Vimalraj Selvaraj, Hariprabu Krishnasamy Naidu Gopal, Rahaman Mostafizur, Govindasami Periyasami, Perumal Karthikeyan, Sekaran Saravanan, Ganapathy Dhanraj
Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai, India.
Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, India.
3 Biotech. 2023 Oct;13(10):326. doi: 10.1007/s13205-023-03719-4. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
The cancer-promoting ligand vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) activates VEGF receptor-3 (VEGFR-3). The VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 axis is expressed by a range of human tumor cells in addition to lymphatic endothelial cells. Activating the VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling enhances metastasis by promoting lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis inside and around tumors. Stimulation of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling promotes tumor metastasis in tumors, such as ovarian, renal, pancreatic, prostate, lung, skin, gastric, colorectal, cervical, leukemia, mesothelioma, Kaposi sarcoma, and endometrial carcinoma. We discuss and update the role of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling in tumor development and the research is still needed to completely comprehend this multifunctional receptor.
促癌配体血管内皮生长因子-C(VEGF-C)可激活血管内皮生长因子受体-3(VEGFR-3)。除淋巴管内皮细胞外,一系列人类肿瘤细胞也表达VEGF-C/VEGFR-3轴。激活VEGF-C/VEGFR-3信号传导可通过促进肿瘤内部及周围的淋巴管生成和血管生成来增强转移。刺激VEGF-C/VEGFR-3信号传导可促进卵巢癌、肾癌、胰腺癌、前列腺癌、肺癌、皮肤癌、胃癌、结直肠癌、宫颈癌、白血病、间皮瘤、卡波西肉瘤和子宫内膜癌等肿瘤的转移。我们讨论并更新了VEGF-C/VEGFR-3信号传导在肿瘤发展中的作用,仍需要开展研究以全面理解这一多功能受体。