Emerging Molecular Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Targets in the Genitourinary Immune Microenvironment

Emerging Molecular Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Targets in the Genitourinary Immune Microenvironment
Author: Zhangqun Ye
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2023-12-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 283254181X

It is well known that the immune microenvironment is critical to the progression of genitourinary malignancies and benign diseases. A variety of cellular and molecular properties of the immune microenvironment may influence disease outcome by altering the balance of suppressive versus inflammatory or cytotoxic responses. Emerging evidence suggests that immunoediting is a key factor of phenotypic change, immunological alterations caused by physical activity or drug treatments could promote antitumor or anti-inflammatory activity. Conversely, microenvironment deficits or dysregulation can instigate or worsen pathological progression, thereby contributing to urinary disease development and progression. Thus, understanding how immune microenvironments react and maintain appropriate antitumor or anti-inflammatory responses is important for identifying actionable therapies to improve genitourinary health. Recent technological developments, particularly in the areas of genetic modification and redox indicators, provide hopeful new treatments not only in urinary cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, relatively rare adrenocortical cancer, and penile cancer but also in begin diseases like kidney stones and kidney injuries. The purpose of this topic is to provide up-to-date reviews and original articles that highlight research on immunological mediators of tumor progression and inflammatory-related genitourinary diseases, which we hope will not only integrate our current understanding but crystallize nascent questions that will help move the field forward. This research topic aims to inspire novel insights into the immunity mechanisms, novel therapeutic targets, and effective combinational strategies of urinary immunotherapies.

Inflammation and Cancer

Inflammation and Cancer
Author: Bharat B. Aggarwal
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2014-05-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3034808372

This volume examines in detail the role of chronic inflammatory processes in the development of several types of cancer. Leading experts describe the latest results of molecular and cellular research on infection, cancer-related inflammation and tumorigenesis. Further, the clinical significance of these findings in preventing cancer progression and approaches to treating the diseases are discussed. Individual chapters cover cancer of the lung, colon, breast, brain, head and neck, pancreas, prostate, bladder, kidney, liver, cervix and skin as well as gastric cancer, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia and multiple myeloma.

The Mechanism of Tumor Evolution and Microenvironmental Changes of Genitourinary Oncology in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment,volume II

The Mechanism of Tumor Evolution and Microenvironmental Changes of Genitourinary Oncology in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment,volume II
Author: Hailiang Zhang
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2024-07-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 2832551793

Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a bidirectional, dynamic and intricate network of interactions between tumor cells and mesenchymal tissue cells. Therefore, an in-depth study in TME is of great significance for clarifying tumor biology and molecular mechanisms during tumorigenesis and progression. The genitourinary tumors mainly include relatively high-incidence malignant prostate cancer, kidney cancer and bladder cancer, and relatively rare adrenocortical cancer, penile cancer, and so on. There are various complex intercellular communications in genitourinary tumor microenvironment. Many cells reprogram their metabolic pathways to adapt to an acidic hypoxic environment, providing energy support for growth and metastasis of genitourinary tumors. The heterogeneity of genitourinary TME makes tumor progression quite different between individuals. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the interaction between tumor cells and stromal components, the key components that exert anti-tumor immunity (such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes, TAM, MDSC, etc.) and other genitourinary tumor microenvironment characterizations

New Progress in Cancer Biomarkers and Therapy

New Progress in Cancer Biomarkers and Therapy
Author: Guohui Sun
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2024-03-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 2832546293

As we know, cancer is an important disease threatening human health. According to the latest statistics in “Global Cancer Statistics 2020”, cancer is expected to overtake cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of premature death in most countries this century. That sounds pretty terrible, but it is believed that this situation should be better along with the advances in tumor biology. There is no doubt that biomarkers have very significant clinical implications, which can be used for early diagnosis, monitoring progress, and predicting the prognosis of cancer.