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Wnt/β‑catenin signaling: Causes and treatment targets of drug resistance in colorectal cancer (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Gui-Xian Zhu
    • Dian Gao
    • Zhao-Zhao Shao
    • Li Chen
    • Wen-Jie Ding
    • Qiong-Fang Yu
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11744
  • Article Number: 105
  • Copyright: © Zhu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignant tumor in humans. Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of CRC. However, the effect of chemotherapy remains unsatisfactory due to drug resistance. Growing evidence has shown that the presence of highly metastatic tumor stem cells, regulation of non‑coding RNAs and the tumor microenvironment contributes to drug resistance mechanisms in CRC. Wnt/β‑catenin signaling mediates the chemoresistance of CRC in these three aspects. Therefore, the present study analyzed the abundant evidence of the contribution of Wnt/β‑catenin signaling to the development of drug resistance in CRC and discussed its possible role in improving the chemosensitivity of CRC, which may provide guidelines for its clinical treatment.
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Zhu G, Gao D, Shao Z, Chen L, Ding W and Yu Q: Wnt/β‑catenin signaling: Causes and treatment targets of drug resistance in colorectal cancer (Review). Mol Med Rep 23: 105, 2021
APA
Zhu, G., Gao, D., Shao, Z., Chen, L., Ding, W., & Yu, Q. (2021). Wnt/β‑catenin signaling: Causes and treatment targets of drug resistance in colorectal cancer (Review). Molecular Medicine Reports, 23, 105. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11744
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Zhu, G., Gao, D., Shao, Z., Chen, L., Ding, W., Yu, Q."Wnt/β‑catenin signaling: Causes and treatment targets of drug resistance in colorectal cancer (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 23.2 (2021): 105.
Chicago
Zhu, G., Gao, D., Shao, Z., Chen, L., Ding, W., Yu, Q."Wnt/β‑catenin signaling: Causes and treatment targets of drug resistance in colorectal cancer (Review)". Molecular Medicine Reports 23, no. 2 (2021): 105. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11744