First Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 72 Athens, Greece.
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Mar 2;23(5):2761. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052761.
The EPH/ephrin system constitutes a bidirectional signaling pathway comprised of a family of tyrosine kinase receptors in tandem with their plasma membrane-bound ligand (ephrins). Its significance in a wide variety of physiologic and pathologic processes has been recognized during the past decades. In carcinogenesis, EPH/ephrins coordinate a wide spectrum of pathologic processes, such as angiogenesis, vessel infiltration, and metastasis. Despite the recent advances in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis and treatment, it remains a leading cause of death globally, accounting for 9.2% of all cancer deaths. A growing body of literature has been published lately revitalizing our scientific interest towards the role of EPH/ephrins in pathogenesis and the treatment of CRC. The aim of the present review is to present the recent CRC data which might lead to clinical practice changes in the future.
EPH/ephrin 系统构成了一个双向信号通路,由一系列酪氨酸激酶受体与其质膜结合配体(ephrins)串联组成。在过去的几十年中,人们已经认识到它在广泛的生理和病理过程中的重要性。在肿瘤发生过程中,EPH/ephrins 协调了广泛的病理过程,如血管生成、血管浸润和转移。尽管近年来在结直肠癌(CRC)的诊断和治疗方面取得了进展,但它仍然是全球主要的死亡原因,占所有癌症死亡人数的 9.2%。最近发表了大量文献,重新激发了我们对 EPH/ephrin 在 CRC 发病机制和治疗中的作用的科学兴趣。本综述的目的是介绍最近的 CRC 数据,这些数据可能会导致未来临床实践的改变。