Pericytes in the tumor microenvironment.
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Pericytes
Tumor microenvironment
Tumor therapy
Tumor-associated macrophages
Journal
Cancer letters
ISSN: 1872-7980
Titre abrégé: Cancer Lett
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 7600053
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 03 2023
01 03 2023
Historique:
received:
21
10
2022
revised:
10
01
2023
accepted:
19
01
2023
pubmed:
23
1
2023
medline:
15
2
2023
entrez:
22
1
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Pericytes are a type of mural cell located between the endothelial cells of capillaries and the basement membrane, which function to regulate the capillary vasomotor and maintain normal microcirculation of local tissues and organs and have been identified as a significant component in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Pericytes have various interactions with different components of the TME, such as constituting the pre-metastatic niche, promoting the growth of cancer cells and drug resistance through paracrine activity, and inducing M2 macrophage polarization. While changes in the TME can affect the number, phenotype, and molecular markers of pericytes. For example, pericyte detachment from endothelial cells in the TME facilitates tumor cells in situ to invade the circulating blood and is beneficial to local capillary basement membrane enzymatic hydrolysis and endothelial cell proliferation and budding, which contribute to tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. In this review, we discuss the emerging role of pericytes in the TME, and tumor treatment related to pericytes. This review aimed to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the function of pericytes and the relationship between pericytes and tumors and to provide ideas for the treatment and prevention of malignant tumors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36682706
pii: S0304-3835(23)00025-3
doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216074
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
216074Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.