Cancer cell-secreted IGF2 instigates fibroblasts and bone marrow-derived vascular progenitor cells to promote cancer progression

Cancer cells can affect cancer progression by producing systemic effects. Here, the authors show that IGF2 produced by oesophageal cancer cells increases secretion of VEGF from cancer-associated fibroblasts resulting in systemic mobilization of bone marrow-derived cells and increased metastases.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wen Wen Xu, Bin Li, Xin Yuan Guan, Sookja K. Chung, Yang Wang, Yim Ling Yip, Simon Y. K. Law, Kin Tak Chan, Nikki P. Y. Lee, Kwok Wah Chan, Li Yan Xu, En Min Li, Sai Wah Tsao, Qing-Yu He, Annie L. M. Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14399