Review Article

Role of Cancer-Associated Fibroblast in Gastric Cancer Progression and Resistance to Treatments

Table 2

Agents for inhibition of communication between CAFs and GC cells.

AuthorYearAgentsOriginCell linesTarget moleculesToolsOutcomesReference

Yashiro M et al.2003TranilastChemicalOCUM-2DMatrix metalloproteinse-2
Transforming growth factor-beta 1
Invasion assayInvasiveness[51]

Onoyama M et al.2013Nilotinib with
Everolimus
ChemicalTMK-1
MKN-1
KKLS
PDGF-R tyrosine kinase
and
Mammalian target of rapamycin
XenograftTumor growth
Angiogenesis
Metastasis
Stromal reaction
[52]

Hara M et al.2016ItraconazoleChemicalHT-29 (colon)
MKN-28
MKN-45
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Protein S6
Flow cytometry
Angiogenesis assay
Xenograft
Angiogenesis
Tumor growth
[53]

Izumi D et al.2016AF-310-NA
AMD3100
PF-573,228
Antibody
Chemical
Chemical
AGS
KATOIII
CXCL12
CXCR4
Focal adhesion kinase
Real-time imaging
Invasion assay
Migration
Invasiveness
[42]

Jin H et al.20177rhChemicalMKN-45
MKN-74
Discoidin domain receptor 1Spheroid culture
Xenograft
Tumorigenesis[54]

Pang T et al.2017Fiber-modified hexon-chimeric oncolytic adenovirusAdenovirusMKN-45Fibroblast activation protein
(for CAF-specific infection)
Cell viability assay
Xenograft
Tumor growth[55]

Wang Z et al.2017TriptonideNatural products (Tripterygium wilfordii)BGC-823microRNA-149 ↑
microRNA-301a ↓
Colony formation assay
Wound healing assay
Invasion assay
Tumorigenesis
Migration
Invasiveness
[56]

Wang ZF et al.2017Astragaloside IVNatural products (Astragali Radix)BGC-823microRNA-214 ↑
microRNA-301a ↓
Proliferation assay
Wound healing assay
Invasion assay
Proliferation
Migration
Invasiveness
[57]

Ding X et al.2018LY294002
U0126
ChemicalAKT
ERK 1/2
Angiogenesis assayAngiogenesis[58]

Dong R et al.2018Polyphyllin IChemicalMKN-45Fibroblast activation protein alpha
Hepatocyte growth factor
Proliferation assay
Xenograft
Proliferation
Tumor growth
[59]

Karakasheva TA et al.2018TocilizumabAntibodyESCC
EAC
IL-6 receptor alpha3D culture
3D organotypic culture
Xenograft
Tumorigenesis[60]

Wang ZF et al.2018PaeoniflorinNatural products
(Radix Paeoniae Rubra)
AGSmicroRNA-149
Interleukin 6
Wound healing assay
Invasion assay
Migration
Invasiveness
[61]

Chen G et al.2019MetforminChemicalCalmodulin-like protein 3Proliferation assayTumor promotion[62]