TY - JOUR
T1 - Kaposi sarcoma pathogenesis
T2 - A triad of viral infection, oncogenesis and chronic inflammation
AU - Douglas, Janet L.
AU - Gustin, Jean K.
AU - Moses, Ashlee V.
AU - Dezube, Bruce J.
AU - Pantanowitz, Liron
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a complex cancer that arises from the initial infection of an appropriate endothelial or progenitor cell by Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus-8 (KSHV/HHV8). However, the majority of KS cases occur when infected patients also suffer from some coincident form of immune deregulation, providing a favorable microenvironment for tumor development. Cellular hallmarks of KS progression include both the hyper-proliferation of KSHV-infected cells and the infiltration of immune modulatory cells into KS lesions, which together result in chronic inflammation, the induction of angiogenesis and tumor growth. This review describes the current understanding of the interactions between KSHV and host responses that result in this unusual cancer, along with existing treatments and prospects for future therapeutic approaches.
AB - Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a complex cancer that arises from the initial infection of an appropriate endothelial or progenitor cell by Kaposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus/Human Herpesvirus-8 (KSHV/HHV8). However, the majority of KS cases occur when infected patients also suffer from some coincident form of immune deregulation, providing a favorable microenvironment for tumor development. Cellular hallmarks of KS progression include both the hyper-proliferation of KSHV-infected cells and the infiltration of immune modulatory cells into KS lesions, which together result in chronic inflammation, the induction of angiogenesis and tumor growth. This review describes the current understanding of the interactions between KSHV and host responses that result in this unusual cancer, along with existing treatments and prospects for future therapeutic approaches.
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U2 - 10.3823/409
DO - 10.3823/409
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859642925
SN - 2172-0479
VL - 1
JO - Translational Biomedicine
JF - Translational Biomedicine
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -