Effect of P2X purinergic receptors in tumor progression and as a potential target for anti-tumor therapy

• Published in: Purinergic signalling Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 151 - 162
• Main Author: Zhang, Wen-jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Apoptosis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Cancer therapies; Cell proliferation; Fluidity; Human Physiology; Membrane fluidity; Neurosciences; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Purine P2X receptors; Purine receptors; Review; Review Article; Tumor cells; Tumor microenvironment; Tumors; P2X purinergic receptors; Tumor microenvironment; ATP; Tumors

The development of tumors is a complex pathological process involving multiple factors, multiple steps, and multiple genes. Their prevention and treatment have always been a difficult problem at present. A large number of studies have proved that the tumor microenvironment plays an important role in...