The EMT signaling pathways in endometrial carcinoma


Por: Colas, E, Pedrola, N, Devis, L, Ertekin, T, Campoy, I, Martinez, E, Llaurado, M, Rigau, M, Olivan, M, Garcia, M, Cabrera, S, Gil-Moreno, A, Xercavins, J, Castellvi, J, Garcia, A, Cajal, SRY, Moreno-Bueno, G, Dolcet, X, Alameda, F, Palacios, J, Prat, J, Doll, A, Matias-Guiu, X, Abal, M, Reventos, J

Publicada: 1 oct 2012
Resumen:
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecologic malignancy of the female genital tract and the fourth most common neoplasia in women. In EC, myometrial invasion is considered one of the most important prognostic factors. For this process to occur, epithelial tumor cells need to undergo an epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), either transiently or stably, and to differing degrees. This process has been extensively described in other types of cancer but has been poorly studied in EC. In this review, several features of EMT and the main molecular pathways responsible for triggering this process are investigated in relation to EC. The most common hallmarks of EMT have been found in EC, either at the level of E-cadherin loss or at the induction of its repressors, as well as other molecular alterations consistent with the mesenchymal phenotype-like L1CAM and BMI-1 up-regulation. Pathways including progesterone receptor, TGF beta, ETV5 and microRNAs are deeply related to the EMT process in EC.

Filiaciones:
Colas, E:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Pedrola, N:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Devis, L:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Ertekin, T:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Campoy, I:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Martinez, E:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Llaurado, M:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Rigau, M:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Olivan, M:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Garcia, M:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Cabrera, S:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Ginecol, Barcelona, Spain

Gil-Moreno, A:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Ginecol, Barcelona, Spain

Xercavins, J:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Ginecol, Barcelona, Spain

Castellvi, J:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Patol, Barcelona, Spain

Garcia, A:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Patol, Barcelona, Spain

Cajal, SRY:
 Hosp Valle De Hebron, Serv Patol, Barcelona, Spain

Moreno-Bueno, G:
 IdiPAZ, Dept Bioquim IIB CSIC UAM, Madrid, Spain

 Fdn MD Anderson Int, Madrid, Spain

Dolcet, X:
 Hosp Arnau Vilanova, Serv Patol, Lleida, Spain

Alameda, F:
 Hosp del Mar, Serv Patol, Barcelona, Spain

Palacios, J:
 Hosp Virgen del Rocio, Serv Patol, Seville, Spain

Prat, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Serv Patol, Barcelona, Spain

Doll, A:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

Matias-Guiu, X:
 Hosp Arnau Vilanova, Serv Patol, Lleida, Spain

Abal, M:
 Complejo Hosp Santiago de Compostela, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Reventos, J:
 Vall dHebron Res Inst, Biomed Res Unit, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Hosp, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Int Catalunya, Dept Ciencies Basiques, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 1699048X
Editorial
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, GEWERBESTRASSE 11, CHAM, CH-6330, SWITZERLAND, España
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 14 Número: 10
Páginas: 715-720
WOS Id: 000309349500002
ID de PubMed: 22911547
imagen Green Accepted

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