PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2017, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 48-52.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2017.01.010

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Mechanisms involved in liver metastasis of breast cancer

LI Bo, CHEN Xuesong   

  1. Department of Breast Oncology,The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150000,China
  • Received:2016-09-20 Online:2017-02-28 Published:2017-02-20

Abstract: Liver is the common metastatic site of breast cancer.The process of liver metastasis consists of multiple steps and involves various factors from breast cancer cells and the liver micro-environment.In this review,we reviewed the molecular(including the connection of proteins,protein kinases,miRNAs),signal transduction pathways(including CXCL12-CXCR4 axis,Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway,AF1q/TCF7/CD44 regulatory axis,laminin receptor/Akt/ERK signaling pathway,leptin/ERK/IL-8 signaling pathway)and the influencing factors(including hypoxia inducible factors,tumor-associated fibroblasts,adipose tissue matrix stem cells,metalloproteinases,selective ligands,inflammatory cell infiltration)associated with the liver micro-environment in breast cancer.

Key words: Breast cancer, Liver metastasis, Micro-environment

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