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SEMINARS IN CANCER BIOLOGY
Volume 23, Issue 6, Pages 533-542Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2013.08.009
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Stress hormones; Tumour progression; Nicotine; beta-Adrenoceptors; beta-Adrenergic system; beta-Blockers; Angiogenesis
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beta-Adrenoceptors are broadly distributed in various tissues of the body. Stress hormones regulate a panel of important physiological functions and disease states including cancer. Nicotine and its derivatives could stimulate the release of stress hormones from cancer cells, leading to the promotion of cancer development. beta-Blockers have been widely used to control hypertension for decades. Recently, these agents could have significant implications in cancer therapy through blockade of adrenoceptors in tumour tissues. In this review, we summarize recent advancements about the influence of stress hormones, nicotine and beta-adrenoceptors on cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion and metastasis, and also tumour vasculature normalization. Relevant signal pathways and potential value of beta-blockers in the treatment of cancer are also discussed in this review. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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