Adipocyte regulation of cancer stem cells

© 2023 The Authors. Cancer Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association..

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a highly tumorigenic subpopulation of the cancer cells within a tumor that drive tumor initiation, progression, and therapy resistance. In general, stem cell niche provides a specific microenvironment in which stem cells are present in an undifferentiated and self-renewable state. CSC niche is a specialized tumor microenvironment for CSCs which provides cues for their maintenance and propagation. However, molecular mechanisms for the CSC-niche interaction remain to be elucidated. We have revealed that adipsin (complement factor D) and its downstream effector hepatocyte growth factor are secreted from adipocytes and enhance the CSC properties in breast cancers in which tumor initiation and progression are constantly associated with the surrounding adipose tissue. Considering that obesity, characterized by excess adipose tissue, is associated with an increased risk of multiple cancers, it is reasonably speculated that adipocyte-CSC interaction is similarly involved in many types of cancers, such as pancreas, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. In this review, various molecular mechanisms by which adipocytes regulate CSCs, including secretion of adipokines, extracellular matrix production, biosynthesis of estrogen, metabolism, and exosome, are discussed. Uncovering the roles of adipocytes in the CSC niche will propose novel strategies to treat cancers, especially those whose progression is linked to obesity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

Enthalten in:

Cancer science - 114(2023), 11 vom: 25. Nov., Seite 4134-4144

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khaledian, Behnoush [VerfasserIn]
Thibes, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Shimono, Yohei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adipocyte
Adipokine
Adipsin
Cancer stem cell
Journal Article
Metabolism
Niche
Obesity
Review
Tumor microenvironment

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Date Completed 13.11.2023

Date Revised 13.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/cas.15940

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36120664X