title: TNF-alpha/NF-kappaB/Snail pathway in cancer cell migration and invasion.
abstract: Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is an important inflammatory factor that acts as a master switch in establishing an intricate link between inflammation and cancer. A wide variety of evidence has pointed to a critical role of TNF-alpha in tumour proliferation, migration, invasion and angiogenesis. The function of TNF-alpha as a key regulator of the tumour microenvironment is well recognised. We will emphasise the contribution of TNF-alpha and the nuclear factor-kappaB pathway on tumour cell invasion and metastasis. Understanding the mechanisms underlying inflammation-mediated metastasis will reveal new therapeutic targets for cancer prevention and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, 40506, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000235:genetics*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D000071250:Snail Family Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D000071250:Snail Family Transcription Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha