Hyaluronan in Cancer Biology

Robert Stern 지음

elsevier 2009년 03월 07일 출간

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Hyaluronan biology is being recognized as an important regulator of cancer progression. Paradoxically, both hyaluronan (HA) and hyaluronidases, the enzymes that eliminate HA, have also been correlated with cancer progression. Hyaluronan, a long-chain polymer of the extracellular matrix, opens up tissue spaces through which cancer cells move and metastasize. It also confers motility upon cells through interactions of cell-surface HA with the cytoskeleton. Embryonic cells in the process of movement and proliferation use the same strategy. It is an example of how cancer cells have commandeered normal cellular processes for their own survival and spread. There are also parallels between cancer and wound healing, cancer occasionally being defined as a wound that does not heal.The growing body of literature regarding this topic has recently progressed from describing the association of hyaluronan and hyaluronidase expression associated with different cancers, to understanding the mechanisms that drive tumor cell activation, proliferation, drug resistance, etc. No one source, however, discusses hyaluronan synthesis and catabolism, as well as the factors that regulate the balance. This book will offer a comprehensive summary and cutting-edge insight into Hyaluronan biology, the role of the HA receptors, the hyaluronidase enzymes that degrade HA, as well as HA synthesis enzymes and their relationship to cancer.* Offers a comprehensive summary and cutting-edge insight into Hyaluronan biology, the role of the HA receptors, the hyaluronidase enzymes that degrade HA, as well as HA synthesis enzymes and their relationship to cancer* Chapters are written by the leading international authorities on this subject, from laboratories that focus on the investigation of hyaluronan in cancer initiation, progression, and dissemination * Focuses on understanding the mechanisms that drive tumor cell activation, proliferation, and drug resistance

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Each contributor will be asked to provide a historic perspective, followed by new research, followed by glimpses and extrapolation into the possible future. The editor will write a general introduction and he will introduce each "section" to place it in a larger context, within the context of oncology and within the context of hyaluronan, from both the basic science as well as the clinical perspectives. Introduction and history of HA in cancer biologyRobert Stern, UC San Francisco, USAOverview of the HA-cancer fieldBryan Toole, University of South Carolina, USASection on HA receptorsLilly Bourguignon, UC San Francisco, USA -- (CD44) Eva Turley, London Regional Cancer Center, Canada -- (RHAMM)David Naor, Hebrew University, Israel -- (CD44 and HA in murine lymphoma)Section on the hyaluronidase enzymes that degrade HAGregory Frost, Halozyme Corporation, USA -- (hyaluronidase in new treatment modalities)Gerhard Baumgartner, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute, Vienna, Austria -- (hyaluronidase, an adjunct in cancer treatments)Antonei Csoka, University of Pittsburgh, USA -- (history of the 3p21.3 tumor suppressor gene locus) Robert Stern, UC San Francisco, USA -- (hyaluronidase and paradoxes in cancer biology)Kazuki Sugahara, Burham Institute, USA -- (biology of HA fragments)Section on stem cells, fetal cells and mesenchymal-epithelial transitionsSeth L. Schor, University of Dundee, UK Ana M Schor, University of Dundee, UKBryan Toole, University of South Carolina, USA Section on the HA synthesis enzymes and their relationship to cancerKoji Kimata, Aichi Medical University, Japan Naoki Itano, Shinshu University, JapanAndrew Spicer, UC Davis, USASection on site-specific malignancies Malignant melanomaJan C. Simon, University of Leipzig, GermanyGenito-urinary cancersMelanie Simpson, University of Nebraska, USA -- (prostate cancer)

"For decades, hyaluronan researchers have followed with growing interest the slowly developing story of how cancer progression and metastasis are correlated with or regulated by hyaluronan and its catabolic degradation products. Initially trying to understand the role of hyaluronan metabolism in prostate, breast, melanoma and other carcinomas was a bit like the story of the blind men touching and describing an elephant, each with a different impression of what they found. Now, however, our understanding of how hyaluronan is related to cancer biology has come into much clearer focus and this is captured nicely in Hyaluronan in Cancer - a collection of well written research perspectives and summaries from ~20 research groups around the world. The timing of this volume edited by Dr. Stern is excellent - readers can now get an overview and understand the importance of hyaluronan in multiple cancers. The book provides the first state-of-the-field summary and should be a highly useful and cited source for cancer biologists and hyaluronan researchers for many years." --Paul H. Weigel, Ph.D., Professor, Chairman George Lynn Cross Research Professor, Ed Miller Endowed Chair Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK, USA "Hyaluronan is a major component of the fluid extracellular matrix that surrounds cells and fills the intercellular spaces of tissue. Long known for its fundamental role in tissue development and physiology, hyaluronan？？s involvement in cancer progression and metastasis has more recently become the subject of intense multidisciplinary efforts. This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of hyaluronan？？s role in the cell biology of cancer, its diagnostic and prognostic value, and its potential as a target for therapeutic intervention. Authored by leading researchers in the field, the chapters help bridge the gap between basic science and clini

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