Open AccessChemokines in tumor progression and metastasis
Author(s) -
Tanaka Toshiyuki,
Bai Zhongbin,
Srinoulprasert Yuttana,
Yang BoGi,
Hayasaka Haruko,
Miyasaka Masayuki
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
cancer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1349-7006
pISSN - 1347-9032
DOI - 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2005.00059.x
Subject(s) - chemokine , metastasis , angiogenesis , in vivo , biology , chemokine receptor , immunology , cancer research , chemotaxis , receptor , medicine , inflammation , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology
Although chemokines have been thought of primarily as leukocyte attractants, a growing body of evidence indicates that they also contribute to a number of tumor‐related processes, such as tumor cell growth, angiogenesis/angiostasis, local invasion, and metastasis. The current knowledge of the possible involvement of chemokines and their receptors in these cellular events are reviewed here. The operating mechanism of chemokines in relation to metastatic processes in vivo are also discussed. ( Cancer Sci 2005; 96: 317–322)