PART I Molecular Bases for Stem and Cancer Cells Proliferation
1 An introduction to proliferation and migration of stem cells
and cancer
Micheli Mainardi Pillat, Talita Glaser, Telma Tiemi Schwindt and Henning Ulrich
2 The role of cell adhesions, cell junctions and extracellular
matrix in normal development and carcinogenesis
Anderson K. Santos, Fernanda M. P. Tonelli, Daniel A. F. Silva, Kátia N. Gomes, Luiz O. Ladeira and Rodrigo R. Resende
3 The embryonic rest hypothesis of cancer development:150
years later
Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Maciej Tarnowski, Sylwia Borkowska, Karol Serwin.
4 Are calcium channels more important than calcium influx for cell proliferation ?
Anne-Sophie Borowiec, Gabriel Bidaux and Thierry Capiod
5 Role of calcium signaling in stem cells and cancer cells
proliferation
Maria Jimena Amaya, Vânia A. M. Goulart, Anderson K. Santos, Alexandre H. Kihara, Silvia Guatimosim, Rodrigo R. Resende.
6 Formation and function of lipid droplets in inflammation
and cancer
João P.B. Viola, André L.S. Cruz, Miriam B.F. Werneck, Patricia T. Bozza
7 The role of sphingolipids in modulating pluripotency of stem
cells
Salman B. Hosain, Ronald A. Hill, Yong-Yu Liu
PART II Signaling Pathways to Cancer Cells Fate
8 Signaling pathways of cbl-b and its role on peripheral t cell
tolerance
K Venuprasad
9 BH3-only proteins in cancer and apoptosis
Fabio Ghiotto, Claudya Tenca, Franco Fais and Silvia Bruno
10 Signaling pathways of mta family proteins as regulators of
cancer progression and metastasis
Yasushi Toh, Garth L. Nicolson
11 Signalling pathways of β-catenin/jnk on carcinogenesis
Eliana Kalakouti, Roya Babaei-Jadidi and Abdolrahman S. Nateri
12 The regulation of the jnk cascade and programmed cell death by
nf-κb: mechanisms and functions
Jason Bennett, Marta Moretti, Anil K. Thotakura, Laura Tornatore and Guido Franzoso
PART III Uncontrolled Physiology Process Guiding to Cancer Cells
13 Migration, metastasis and more: the role of chemokines in the
proliferation, spreading and metastasis of tumors
Rolf Mentlein, Kirsten Hattermann and Janka Held-Feindt
14 Autophagy, cell death, and cancer
Maryam Mehrpour, Ahmed Hamaï and Patrice Codogno
15 The duality of stem cells - double edged sword in tumour
evolution and treatment
Urska Tajnsek, Helena Motaln, Natasa Levičar, Ana Rotter and Tamara T.Lah
16 Glioblastoma stem cells and implications for chemoresistance
Suzana A. Kahn, Ema Torrado, Dora Brites, Vivaldo Moura Neto
17 The tumor microenvironment as a transient niche: a modulator of
epigenetic states and stem cell functions
Lorena E. Mora-Blanco, James B. Lorens, and Mark A. LaBarge
18 Tumor-associated neutrophils (tans)
André Gustavo Oliveira, Rodrigo Guabiraba, Mauro Martins Teixeira and Gustavo Batista Menezes
19 MicroRNA control of apoptotic programs in cancer
Reena V. Kartha and Subbaya Subramanian
PART IV Therapeutic Strategies for Anticancer Treatment
20 Markers of cancer stem cells and their functions
Olivier Gires
21 Cancer cell dormancy: potential therapeutic targets to eradicate
cancer cells within the niche
Jessian L.Munoz, Jacqueline M. Park, Sarah A. Bliss, Pranela Rameshwar
22 Modulating apoptosis in cancer therapy with ultrasound and high
intensity nanosecond electric pulses
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