Characteristics Shared between Lung Development and Tumorigenesis: Mini Review Article

Josenel Maria Barcelos Marçal, Júlia Iaroseski, Luiz Fillipe Pinto da Silva, Thales Augusto Della Torre Marzarotto, Giulia Righetti Tuppini Vargas, Vitória Morita Fukuoka, Luiza Carolina da Rosa Scherner, Rafael Fabiano Machado Rosa, Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen
2021 Global Journal of Medical Research  
Cells with characteristics of embryonic stem cells, and cancer stem cells are at the basis of both embryo development and the cancer process. At the same time, they share signaling pathways, such as the hedgehog, Notch, Wnt, TGF beta, among others. This knowledge is important for understanding the pulmonary regeneration process and for the development of new target therapies.
doi:10.34257/gjmrcvol21is1pg1 fatcat:tkslkiihrrh2dabtz7krfx5mbe