Malignant tumors are heterogeneous diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation,invasion,metastasis,and/or recurrence of their malignancies.In particular,cancer stem cells(CSCs)within these tumors might b...Malignant tumors are heterogeneous diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation,invasion,metastasis,and/or recurrence of their malignancies.In particular,cancer stem cells(CSCs)within these tumors might be responsible for the property of invasiveness and/or therapies-resistance.CSCs are a self-renewing,awfully tumorigenic subpopulation of cancer cells,which are notorious for strong chemoresistance and are frequently responsible the aggravated invasion,metastasis,and/or recurrence.Developing targeting therapies against CSCs,therefore,may be deliberated a more encouraging mission for the greater cancer therapy.Innovation for a more potent anti-CSC treatment has been required as soon as possible.Interestingly,vitamin D could modulate the inflammatory condition of the tumor microenvironment(TME)by successfully affecting CSCs,which has an imperative role in determining the malignant phenotype of CSCs.In addition,vitamin D may also contribute to the regulation of the malignant behaviors of CSCs.Consistently,vitamin D could have potential applications for the significant inhibition of several tumor growths within various cancer therapies.The biological significance of vitamin D for CSCs regulation may be involved in the function of APRO family proteins.Therefore,vitamin D could be one of the innovative therapeutic modalities for the development of novel CSCs related tumor therapies.展开更多
文摘Malignant tumors are heterogeneous diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation,invasion,metastasis,and/or recurrence of their malignancies.In particular,cancer stem cells(CSCs)within these tumors might be responsible for the property of invasiveness and/or therapies-resistance.CSCs are a self-renewing,awfully tumorigenic subpopulation of cancer cells,which are notorious for strong chemoresistance and are frequently responsible the aggravated invasion,metastasis,and/or recurrence.Developing targeting therapies against CSCs,therefore,may be deliberated a more encouraging mission for the greater cancer therapy.Innovation for a more potent anti-CSC treatment has been required as soon as possible.Interestingly,vitamin D could modulate the inflammatory condition of the tumor microenvironment(TME)by successfully affecting CSCs,which has an imperative role in determining the malignant phenotype of CSCs.In addition,vitamin D may also contribute to the regulation of the malignant behaviors of CSCs.Consistently,vitamin D could have potential applications for the significant inhibition of several tumor growths within various cancer therapies.The biological significance of vitamin D for CSCs regulation may be involved in the function of APRO family proteins.Therefore,vitamin D could be one of the innovative therapeutic modalities for the development of novel CSCs related tumor therapies.
