Review Article

Novel Strategies for the Treatment of Chondrosarcomas: Targeting Integrins

Table 1

Regulation of integrin expression in human chondrosarcoma cells.

GroupsActivatorsIntegrins Pathway References

Growth factorsInsulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) α5β1IGF-I receptor/PI3K/Akt/NF-κB [44]
Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) β5TrkB receptor/PI3K/Akt/NF-κB [45]

ChemokinesIL-8/CXCL8αvβ3 CXCR1 and CXCR2/PI3K/Akt/AP-1[46]
CXCL12/SDF-1αvβ3CXCR4/ERK/NF-κB[47]

Pro-inflammatory cytokinesTNF-ααvβ3 MEK/ERK/IKKα/β/NF-κB [48]
Leptinαvβ3OBR1/IRS-1/PI3K/Akt/NF-κB[49]
Adiponectinα2β1AdipoR/AMPK/p38/IKKα/β/NF-κB[50]
Macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MIF)αvβ3PI3K/Akt/NF-κB[51]

CytokinesTGF-βαvβ3 PI3K/Akt/NF-κB [52]
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) β1 PI3K/Akt/IKKα/β/NF-κB[53]
Glial cell derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) αvβ3MEK/ERK/IKKα/β/NF-κB [54]
Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) β1RANK/MEK/ERK/IKKα/β/NF-κB [55]

Inflammatory-related moleculesCyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)α2β1EP1/PLC/PKCα/c-Src [56]
Bradykinin (BK) α2β1BK receptors/PLC/PKCδ/NF-κB [57]
High mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1)α5β1RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products)/PI3K/Akt/c-Jun/AP-1[58]