Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (2): 210-214.doi: 10.12280/gjfckx.20230884

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Role of E-Cadherin in Peritoneal Implantation and Metastasis of Ovarian Cancer

QI Qi, GAO Ya-ting, XU Fei-xu()   

  1. . The First School of Clinical Medicine of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China (QI Qi, GAO Ya-ting); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Gansu Provincial Clinical Research Center for Gynecological Oncology, Lanzhou 730000, China (XU Fei-xue)
  • Received:2023-11-07 Published:2024-04-15 Online:2024-04-19
  • Contact: XU Fei-xue, E-mail: xfxsxq@163.com

Abstract:

Ovarian cancer is one of the important causes of cancer death in women, and the main reason for its poor prognosis is that ovarian cancer is prone to recurrence and metastasis in a short period of time. Metastasis of ovarian cancer involves many aspects, such as intercellular junction, angiogenesis, tumor microenvironment and so on. It has been found that epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin) is an important factor in the metastasis of ovarian cancer, which can participate in the metastasis of ovarian cancer by changing cell-cell adhesion, promoting angiogenesis, regulating the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and promoting tumor invasion and infiltration. The structure and expression of E-cadherin in ovarian cancer will be described in detail, and the implantation and metastasis mechanism of ovarian cancer and the role of E-cadherin in ovarian cancer metastasis are reviewed, in order to provide new ideas for recurrence monitoring and follow-up treatment of ovarian cancer.

Key words: Cadherins, Ovarian neoplasms, Carcinoma, ovarian epithelial, Neoplasm metastasis, Epithelial-mesenchymal transition