The intricate role of CXCR4 in cancer

S Chatterjee, BB Azad, S Nimmagadda - Advances in cancer research, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemokines mediate numerous physiological and pathological processes related primarily
to cell homing and migration. The chemokine CXCL12, also known as stromal cell-derived …

[HTML][HTML] CXCR4-directed theranostics in oncology and inflammation

M Kircher, P Herhaus, M Schottelius, AK Buck… - Annals of nuclear …, 2018 - Springer
Given its prominent role in inflammation and cancer biology, the CXC motif chemokine
receptor 4 (CXCR4) has gained a lot of attention in the recent years. This review gives a …

CXCR4 ligands: the next big hit?

AME Walenkamp, C Lapa, K Herrmann… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
The G protein–coupled protein receptor CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is an attractive
target for cancer diagnosis and treatment, as it is overexpressed in many solid and …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into the Development of PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Oncology

J Lau, E Rousseau, D Kwon, KS Lin, F Bénard, X Chen - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
While the development of positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals
closely follows that of traditional drug development, there are several key considerations in …

[HTML][HTML] Disclosing the CXCR4 expression in lymphoproliferative diseases by targeted molecular imaging

HJ Wester, U Keller, M Schottelius, A Beer… - Theranostics, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemokine ligand-receptor interactions play a pivotal role in cell attraction and cellular
trafficking, both in normal tissue homeostasis and in disease. In cancer, chemokine receptor …

PET of CXCR4 expression by a 68Ga-labeled highly specific targeted contrast agent

E Gourni, O Demmer, M Schottelius… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
The overexpression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 plays an important role in oncology,
since together with its endogenous ligand, the stromal cell–derived factor (SDF1-α), CXCR4 …

The CXCR4 inhibitor BL-8040 induces the apoptosis of AML blasts by downregulating ERK, BCL-2, MCL-1 and cyclin-D1 via altered miR-15a/16-1 expression

M Abraham, S Klein, B Bulvik, H Wald, ID Weiss… - Leukemia, 2017 - nature.com
CXCR4 is a key player in the retention and survival of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
blasts in the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment. We studied the effects of the CXCR4 …

Development of individualized anti-metastasis strategies by engineering nanomedicines

Q He, S Guo, Z Qian, X Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Metastasis is deadly and also tough to treat as it is much more complicated than the primary
tumour. Anti-metastasis approaches available so far are far from being optimal. A variety of …

At the Bench: Pre-clinical evidence for multiple functions of CXCR4 in cancer

GD Luker, J Yang, A Richmond, S Scala… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Signaling through chemokine receptor, CXC chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) regulates
essential processes in normal physiology, including embryogenesis, tissue repair …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review of Non-Covalent Radiofluorination Approaches Using Aluminum [18F]fluoride: Will [18F]AlF Replace 68Ga for Metal Chelate …

C Fersing, A Bouhlel, C Cantelli, P Garrigue… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Due to its ideal physical properties, fluorine-18 turns out to be a key radionuclide for positron
emission tomography (PET) imaging, for both preclinical and clinical applications. However …