Progress in research on the effects of traditional Chinese medicine on the tumor microenvironment

doi:10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60345-5

Abstract

Tumor microenvironment (TME) has received more and more attention as modern medical research has begun to understand its importance in tumorigenesis. The occurrence, development, metastasis and drug resistance of tumors are closely related to TME. TME is a complicated system, including nontumor cells, their secreted cytokines, extracellular matrix, among other components. The concepts of wholism and multitarget regulation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) make it well suited to the regulation of TME. In this paper, the authors reviewed the progress of TME research and the effect of TCM on TME, providing some views of Chinese medicine in antitumor research.

Key words: Tumor microenvironment, medicine, Chinese traditional, Chinese medicine monomer, Chinese medicine compound, Research progress

Wan-fu Lin, Jian-ying Lu, Bin-bin Cheng, Chang-quan Ling. Progress in research on the effects of traditional Chinese medicine on the tumor microenvironment. Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2017, 15(4): 282-287.

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