The Prognostic Role and Significance of Dll4 and Toll-like Receptors in Cancer Development.
Zacharias N FasoulakisAntonios KoutrasThomas NtounisVasilios PergialiotisAthanasios ChionisAlexandros KatrachourasVasileios-Chrysovalantis PaliosPanagiotis SymeonidisAsimina ValsamakiAthanasios SyllaiosMichail DiakosavvasKyveli AngelouAthina A SamaraAthanasios PagkalosMarianna TheodoraDimitrios SchizasEmmanuel N KontomanolisPublished in: Cancers (2022)
The Notch signaling pathway regulates the development of embryonic and tissue homeostasis of various types of cells. It also controls cell proliferation, variation, fate and cell death because it emits short-range messages to nearby cells. The pathway plays an important role in the pathophysiology of various malignancies, controlling cancer creation. It also limits cancer development by adjusting preserved angiogenesis and cellular programs. One of the Notch signaling ligands (in mammals) is Delta-like ligand 4 (Dll4), which plays a significant role in the overall malignancies' advancement. Particularly, sequencing Notch gene mutations, including those of Dll4, have been detected in many types of cancers portraying information on the growth of particular gynecological types of tumors. The current research article examines the background theory that implies the ability of Dll4 in the development of endometrial and other cancer types, and the probable therapeutic results of Dll4 inhibition.