A secreted form of ADAM9 promotes carcinoma invasion through tumor-stromal interactions

A Mazzocca, R Coppari, R De Franco, JY Cho… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Tumor cell invasion is a process regulated by integrins, matrix-degrading enzymes, and
interactions with host tissue stromal cells. The ADAM family of proteins plays an important role in …

[PDF][PDF] Down‐regulation of connective tissue growth factor by inhibition of transforming growth factor β blocks the tumor–stroma cross‐talk and tumor progression in …

A Mazzocca, E Fransvea, F Dituri, L Lupo… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor–stroma interactions in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are of key importance to
tumor progression. In this study, we show that HCC invasive cells produce high levels of …

Overexpression of Bcl-2 by activated human hepatic stellate cells: resistance to apoptosis as a mechanism of progressive hepatic fibrogenesis in humans

…, L Monitillo, S Cannito, I Petrai, A Mazzocca… - Gut, 2006 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims: Myofibroblast-like cells, originating from activation of hepatic stellate
cells (HSC/MFs), play a key role in liver fibrosis, a potentially reversible process that may rely …

[PDF][PDF] T (14; 18) translocation in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

…, F Giannelli, ME Marrocchi, A Mazzocca… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic mechanisms of B‐cell lymphoproliferative disorders in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection are unclear. We studied t(14;18) translocation by polymerase chain reaction …

[PDF][PDF] Targeting transforming growth factor (TGF)‐βRI inhibits activation of β1 integrin and blocks vascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

E Fransvea, A Mazzocca, S Antonaci, G Giannelli - Hepatology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular invasion is one of the major negative prognostic factors in patients with hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC), leading to cancer recurrence. To invade, HCC cells must penetrate …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and adipocytokines network in promotion of cancer

R Divella, A Mazzocca, A Daniele… - … journal of biological …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Western populations are becoming increasingly sedentary and the incidence of nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing and becoming one of the most common causes of …

[PDF][PDF] Tumor‐secreted lysophostatidic acid accelerates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by promoting differentiation of peritumoral fibroblasts in myofibroblasts

A Mazzocca, F Dituri, L Lupo, M Quaranta… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurs in fibrotic liver as a consequence of underlying
cirrhosis. The goal of this study was to investigate how the interaction between HCC cells and …

[PDF][PDF] Inhibition of transforming growth factor β receptor I kinase blocks hepatocellular carcinoma growth through neo‐angiogenesis regulation

A Mazzocca, E Fransvea, G Lavezzari, S Antonaci… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Curative therapies for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are mainly invasive,
and with the exception of sorafenib, no medical treatments are available for advanced or …

[HTML][HTML] Differential inhibition of the TGF-β signaling pathway in HCC cells using the small molecule inhibitor LY2157299 and the D10 monoclonal antibody against …

F Dituri, A Mazzocca, FJ Peidrò, P Papappicco… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
We investigated blocking the TGF-β signaling pathway in HCC using two small molecule
inhibitors (LY2157299, LY2109761) and a neutralizing humanized antibody (D10) against TGF-…

[HTML][HTML] Binding of hepatitis C virus envelope protein E2 to CD81 up-regulates matrix metalloproteinase-2 in human hepatic stellate cells

A Mazzocca, SC Sciammetta, V Carloni, L Cosmi… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) envelope E2 glycoprotein is a key molecule regulating the interaction
of HCV with cell surface proteins. E2 binds the major extracellular loop of human CD81…