国际肿瘤学杂志 ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 380-383.

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上皮向间质转化在消化道肿瘤中的研究进展

许春红,邹晓平   

  1. 南京医科大学附属鼓楼临床医学院消化内科
  • 出版日期:2012-05-08 发布日期:2012-05-02
  • 通讯作者: 邹晓平,E-mail:zouxiaoping795@hotmail.com E-mail:zouxiaoping795@hotmail.com
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目(81071816)

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in digestive system tumors

XU Chun-hong, ZOU Xiao-ping   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China
  • Online:2012-05-08 Published:2012-05-02
  • Contact: ZOU Xiao-ping, E-mail: zouxiaoping795@hotmail.com E-mail:zouxiaoping795@hotmail.com

摘要: 近年研究发现,肿瘤细胞发生上皮向间质转化(EMT)摆脱细胞与细胞间连接而发生转移侵袭,已成为上皮细胞癌转移侵袭以及化疗耐药的一个重要途径。Snail家族成员,尤其是Snail被认为是肿瘤EMT发生的重要调节因子,它可以通过竞争性抑制E钙黏蛋白基因的表达,引起上皮细胞向间质细胞表型的转变,最终引起EMT。多项研究显示,在消化系统肿瘤中普遍存在EMT现象,并与这些肿瘤的侵袭转移及化疗耐药密切相关。

关键词: 上皮向间充质转化, 消化系统肿瘤, 糖蛋白类

Abstract: Recent studies show that tumor cells get rid of the connections between cells, and induce tumor invasion and metastasis through epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT). EMT becomes an important way to invasion, metastasis and chemotherapy resistance of epithelial cell carcinoma which accounting for more than 90% of malignant carcinomas. Members of Snail family, especially Snail  is regarded as important adjustment factor of EMT, which induce the transformation from epithelial cell to mesenchymal phenotype through competitive inhibition Ecalcium protein gene expression. Many researches show that EMT exists widely in  digestive system tumors, which is closly related to the invasion, metastasis and chemotherapy resistance of digestive system tumors.

Key words: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Digestive system neoplasms, Glycoproteins