Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) Is Suppressed by Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids In Vitro and In Vivo

Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are responsible for tumor growth, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 secreted from cancer stroma populated by CAFs is a prerequisite for cancer angiogenesis and metastasis. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFA) h...

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Main Authors: Taguchi, Ayumi, Kawana, Kei, Tomio, Kensuke, Yamashita, Aki, Isobe, Yosuke, Nagasaka, Kazunori, Koga, Kaori, Inoue, Tomoko, Nishida, Haruka, Kojima, Satoko, Adachi, Katsuyuki, Matsumoto, Yoko, Arimoto, Takahide, Wada-Hiraike, Osamu, Oda, Katsutoshi, Kang, Jing X., Arai, Hiroyuki, Arita, Makoto, Osuga, Yutaka, Fujii, Tomoyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3937340/