IMR Press / FBL / Volume 20 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.2741/4328

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HGF and c-Met in pathogenesis of endometrial carcinoma
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430022 Wuhan, China
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2015, 20(4), 635–643; https://doi.org/10.2741/4328
Published: 1 January 2015
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pathogenesis and diagnostic modalities in cancer)
Abstract

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) regulates cell growth, motility, and morphogenesis of various types of cells via its receptor c-Met. In the growth of endometrium, HGF/c-Met signaling promotes the proliferation of both endometrial epithelial cells and stromal cells. In the onset and development of several cancers, HGF/c-Met signaling drives carcinogenesis and cancer invasion and metastasis. In endometrial carcinoma (EC), accounting for a majority of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women, the increased expression of HGF and c-Met signaling is associated with a poor prognosis of EC patients. Thus, we will discuss the role of HGF and c-Met in the EC pathogenesis in this review.

Keywords
HGF
endometrial carcinoma
TNF-alpha
TIMP-2
Review
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