Neoplasia IV Flashcards
anoikis
loss of adhesion to BM
extrinsic apoptosis
Fas/FasL
-FADD
caspase 8
intrinsic apoptosis
DNA damage
-mito cytochrome c
caspase 9
pro-apoptotic
BAX and BAK
anti-apoptotic
BCL-2
BH3-only proteins
sense death inducing stimuli
convergence of apoptosis pathways
caspase 3
FLIP
in tumors - prevent activation of caspase 8
p53 and apoptosis
increases BAX
BCL2 gene
protects tumor cells from apoptosis
telomerase
upregulated in tumors
angiogenesis in tumors
necessary to get larger than 1-2mm
bridge fusion breakage cycle
joining of ends of shortened chromosomes
-if cancer gets telomerase back - this can cause cells with really fucked up DNA
angiogenesis inhibitors
angiostatin
endostatin
vasculostatin
HIF-alpha
with hypoxia
-activates transcription of VEGF and bFGF
bFGF
pro-angiogenic
notch signaling
with VEGF
-regulates branching and density of vessels
p53
can stimulate anti-angiogenesis factors
mutations of RAS and MYC
up-regulate VEGF production
bevacizumab
anti-VEGF antibody
-Tx of multiple cancers
steps of metastasis through ECM
loosen tumor cell-cell interactions
degrade ECM
attachment to ECM
migration
E-cadherins
connected to beta-catenin
-disrupted with cell mestastasis
catenin
link E-cadherin to cytoskeleton
mutations in catenin - cancer
MMP
degradation of the BM and CT
ameboid migration
tumor cells squeeze through matrix
quicker
collagen IV
in BM
locomotion during metastasis
cytokine driven