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Dichotomous roles of TGF-? in human cancer
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Huang JJ
; Blobe GC
Biochem Soc Trans
2016[Oct]; 44
(5
): 1441-1454
PMID27911726
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Transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?) mediates numerous biological processes,
including embryonic development and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis in a
context-dependent manner. Consistent with its central role in maintaining
cellular homeostasis, inhibition of TGF-? signaling results in disruption of
normal homeostatic processes and subsequent carcinogenesis, defining the TGF-?
signaling pathway as a tumor suppressor. However, once carcinogenesis is
initiated, the TGF-? signaling pathway promotes cancer progression. This
dichotomous function of the TGF-? signaling pathway is mediated through altering
effects on both the cancer cells, by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting
proliferation, and the tumor microenvironment, by promoting angiogenesis and
inhibiting immunosurveillance. Current studies support inhibition of TGF-?
signaling either alone, or in conjunction with anti-angiogenic therapy or
immunotherapy as a promising strategy for the treatment of human cancers.