Adamalizyny jako potencjalne biomarkery w wybranych nowotworach złośliwych przewodu pokarmowego
Abstract
Gastrointestinal cancers are one of the most common causes of cancers and cancer-related mortality worldwide. Potential biomarkers that could serve as predictive and prognostic factors in these cancers are still being sought. Adamalysines are mentioned among the proteins that could play such a role. Numerous proteins from this family are involved in the many stages of tumor formation: from the process of individual cell differentiation, through tumor growth and progression, to the formation of distant metastases. This process occurs, among others, through signaling pathways associated with the activation of insulin-like growth factors, epidermal growth factors or the effect on tumor necrosis factor TNF-α. The signal pathway associated with the activation of proinflammatory cytokines seems to be particularly important in explaining the pathomechanism of gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas. Chronic inflammation is a well-documented risk factor for the development of this group of cancer diseases.
Understanding the role of adamalysines protein family in the development and pathogenesis of gastrointestinal malignancies still requires further research. The article attempts to synthesize current knowledge on the use of selected proteins from the adamalysin family as biomarkers for gastrointestinal cancers.
© 2021 Magdalena Sikora-Skrabaka, Katarzyna Walkiewicz, Ewa Nowakowska-Zajdel, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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