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Published in: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 1-2/2019

01-06-2019 | Metastasis

Tumor pH and metastasis: a malignant process beyond hypoxia

Authors: Oliver Thews, Anne Riemann

Published in: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews | Issue 1-2/2019

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Abstract

Tumors often show, compared to normal tissues, a markedly decreased extracellular pH resulting from anaerobic or aerobic glycolysis in combination with a reduced removal of acidic metabolites. Several studies indicate that acidosis induces (independently from hypoxia) hematogenous and lymphatic spread of tumor cells worsening the long-term prognosis of tumor patients. This review gives an overview on the impact of low pH on different steps of metastasis including (a) local tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis, (b) intravasation of tumor cells and detachment into the circulation, and (c) adherence of circulating tumor cells, transmigration and invasion in the new host tissue. The review describes pH-dependent cellular mechanisms fostering these steps such as endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), activation of cell migration, degradation of the extracellular matrix, or angiogenesis. The review discusses mechanisms of tumor cells for proton sensing including acid-sensitive ion channels (ASICs, TRPs) or ion transporters (NHE1) and G protein coupled H+-sensors. Finally, the review describes several intracellular signaling cascades activated by H+ sensing mechanisms leading to transcriptional, post-transcriptional, or functional changes in the cell relevant for the metastatic spread. From these studies, different therapeutical approaches are described to overcome tumor acidosis or to interfere with the signaling cascades to reduce the metastatic potential of tumors.
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Title
Tumor pH and metastasis: a malignant process beyond hypoxia
Authors
Oliver Thews
Anne Riemann
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Cancer and Metastasis Reviews / Issue 1-2/2019
Print ISSN: 0167-7659
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7233
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-018-09777-y

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