Galectins and Carcinogenesis: Their Role in Head and Neck Carcinomas and Thyroid Carcinomas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Galectins in Head and Neck Cancer and Thyroid Cancer
2.1. Galectins in Carcinogenesis
2.2. Galectins and Patient Prognosis
2.3. Galectins and Cell Proliferation/Survival
2.4. Galectins and Cell Migration/Invasion
2.5. Galectins and Angiogenesis
2.6. Galectins and Tumor Immune Escape
2.7. Clinical Potential of Galectin Inhibition
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Tissues | Gal-1 | Gal-3 | Gal-7 | Gal-8 | Gal-9 | Ref. |
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Salivary gland carcinomas | * | ** | [19,20] | |||
Oral cavity carcinoma | [21,22,23,24] | |||||
Laryngeal carcinoma | [25] | |||||
Hypopharyngeal carcinoma | [25] | |||||
Naso-pharyngeal carcinoma | [26,27] | |||||
Thyroid carcinomas | No change | [14,28,29,30,31] |
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Kindt, N.; Journe, F.; Ghanem, G.E.; Saussez, S. Galectins and Carcinogenesis: Their Role in Head and Neck Carcinomas and Thyroid Carcinomas. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122745
Kindt N, Journe F, Ghanem GE, Saussez S. Galectins and Carcinogenesis: Their Role in Head and Neck Carcinomas and Thyroid Carcinomas. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2017; 18(12):2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122745
Chicago/Turabian StyleKindt, Nadège, Fabrice Journe, Ghanem E. Ghanem, and Sven Saussez. 2017. "Galectins and Carcinogenesis: Their Role in Head and Neck Carcinomas and Thyroid Carcinomas" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18, no. 12: 2745. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122745