[PDF][PDF] PKCλ/ι loss induces autophagy, oxidative phosphorylation, and NRF2 to promote liver cancer progression

Y Kudo, M Sugimoto, E Arias, H Kasashima, T Cordes… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Oxidative stress plays a critical role in liver tissue damage and in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
initiation and progression. However, the mechanisms that regulate autophagy and …

Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) from stromal fibroblasts stimulates the progression of gastric cancer

H Kasashima, M Yashiro, H Kinoshita, T Fukuoka… - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to clarify the role of fibroblast-derived Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2)
in the development of gastric cancer. The correlation between the clinicopathological …

The heterogeneity of cancer‐associated fibroblast subpopulations: Their origins, biomarkers, and roles in the tumor microenvironment

Y Yamamoto, H Kasashima, Y Fukui, G Tsujio… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prognosis for patients with cancers known for a highly activated stromal reaction,
including diffuse‐type (scirrhous) gastric cancer, consensus molecular subtype 4 (CMS4) …

Clinicopathological correlations of autophagy-related proteins LC3, Beclin 1 and p62 in gastric cancer

…, M Yashiro, K Kitayama, Y Miki, H Kasashima… - Anticancer …, 2016 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Aim: This study evaluated the clinicopathological significance of autophagy, an intracellular
degradation system, in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: The expression levels of three …

[HTML][HTML] THBS1-producing tumor-infiltrating monocyte-like cells contribute to immunosuppression and metastasis in colorectal cancer

…, M Tsuda, T Maruno, T Kogame, H Kasashima… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mesenchymal activation, characterized by dense stromal infiltration of immune and mesenchymal
cells, fuels the aggressiveness of colorectal cancers (CRC), driving progression and …

[PDF][PDF] Stromal SOX2 upregulation promotes tumorigenesis through the generation of a SFRP1/2-expressing cancer-associated fibroblast population

H Kasashima, A Duran, A Martinez-Ordoñez… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote tumor malignancy, but the precise transcriptional
mechanisms regulating the acquisition of the CAF phenotype are not well understood. …

[HTML][HTML] Lysyl oxidase is associated with the epithelial–mesenchymal transition of gastric cancer cells in hypoxia

H Kasashima, M Yashiro, H Kinoshita, T Fukuoka… - Gastric cancer, 2016 - Springer
Purpose It has been reported that lysyl oxidase (LOX) is a hypoxia-responsive factor and is
associated with the malignant progression of carcinoma. The aim of this study was to clarify …

Hyaluronan driven by epithelial aPKC deficiency remodels the microenvironment and creates a vulnerability in mesenchymal colorectal cancer

…, Q Han, H Kinoshita, Y Muta, JF Linares, H Kasashima… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mesenchymal colorectal cancer (mCRC) is microsatellite stable (MSS), highly desmoplastic,
with CD8 + T cells excluded to the stromal periphery, resistant to immunotherapy, and …

[PDF][PDF] The secretion of miR-200s by a PKCζ/ADAR2 signaling axis promotes liver metastasis in colorectal cancer

…, Y Nakanishi, M Reina-Campos, H Kasashima… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Most colorectal cancer (CRC)-related deaths are due to liver metastases. PKCζ is a tumor
suppressor in CRC with reduced expression in metastasis. Given the importance of …

Significance of the lysyl oxidase members lysyl oxidase like 1, 3, and 4 in gastric cancer

H Kasashima, M Yashiro, T Okuno, Y Miki, K Kitayama… - Digestion, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Lysyl oxidase (LOX) family members play a key role in modifying the primary
tumor microenvironment by crosslinking collagens and elastin in the extracellular matrix. …