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MCP-1/CCR-2 axis in adipocytes and cancer cell respectively facilitates ovarian cancer peritoneal metastasis.
Oncogene - 1 Feb 2020
Sun Chaoyang, Li Xi, Guo Ensong, Li Na, Zhou Bo, Lu Hao, Huang Jia, Xia Meng, Shan Wanying, Wang Beibei, Li Kezhen, Weng Danhui, Xu Xiaoyan, Gao Qinglei, Wang Shixuan, Hu Junbo, Lu Yiling, Mills Gordon B, Chen Gang
Abstract excerpt
Ovarian cancer selective metastasizes to the omentum contributing to the poor prognosis associated with ovarian cancer. However, the mechanism underlining this propensity and therapeutic approaches to counter this process has not been fully elucidated. Here, we show that MCP-1 produced by omental adipocytes binding to its cognate receptor CCR-2 on ovarian cancer cells facilitates migration and omental metastasis...
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