Neuromedin U: A Small Peptide in the Big World of Cancer

  • Patrycja Przygodzka
    Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 106 Lodowa Str, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
  • Kamila Soboska
    Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 106 Lodowa Str, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
  • Ewelina Sochacka
    Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 106 Lodowa Str, 93-232 Lodz, Poland
  • Joanna Boncela
    Institute of Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 106 Lodowa Str, 93-232 Lodz, Poland

書誌事項

公開日
2019-09-05
権利情報
  • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI
  • 10.3390/cancers11091312
公開者
MDPI AG

説明

<jats:p>Neuromedin U (NMU), a neuropeptide isolated from porcine spinal cord and named because of its activity as a rat uterus smooth muscle contraction inducer, is emerging as a new player in the tumorigenesis and/or metastasis of many types of cancers. Expressed in a variety of tissues, NMU has been shown to possess many important activities in the central nervous system as well as on the periphery. Along with the main structural and functional features of NMU and its currently known receptors, we summarized a growing number of recently published data from different tissues and cells that associate NMU activity with cancer development and progression. We ask if, based on current reports, NMU can be included as a marker of these processes and/or considered as a therapeutic target.</jats:p>

収録刊行物

  • Cancers

    Cancers 11 (9), 1312-, 2019-09-05

    MDPI AG

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