Aging-related alterations in the extracellular matrix modulate the microenvironment and influence tumor progression

作者：Sprenger Cynthia C; Plymate Stephen R; Reed May J^*

来源：International Journal of Cancer, 2010, 127(12): 2739-2748.

DOI：10.1002/ijc.25615

• prostate cancer
• microenvironment
• senescence
• extracellular matrix
• matricellular proteins

Age is the greatest risk factor for the development of epithelial cancers. In this minireview, we will examine key extracellular matrix and matricellular components, their changes with aging, and discuss how these alterations might influence the subsequent progression of cancer in the aged host. Because of the tight correlation between advanced age and the prevalence of prostate cancer, we will use prostate cancer as the model throughout this minireview.

• 出版日期2010-12-15