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Review
. 2023 Feb;238(2):306-328.
doi: 10.1002/jcp.30931. Epub 2022 Dec 11.

Neural crest cells development and neuroblastoma progression: Role of Wnt signaling

Mir Hilal Ahmad  1   2 , Balaram Ghosh  3 , Moshahid Alam Rizvi  2 , Mansoor Ali  4 , Loveleena Kaur  5 , Amal Chandra Mondal  1
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Neural crest cells development and neuroblastoma progression: Role of Wnt signaling

Mir Hilal Ahmad et al. J Cell Physiol. 2023 Feb.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most common heterogeneous extracranial cancers in infancy that arises from neural crest (NC) cells of the sympathetic nervous system. The Wnt signaling pathway, both canonical and noncanonical pathway, is a highly conserved signaling pathway that regulates the development and differentiation of the NC cells during embryogenesis. Reports suggest that aberrant activation of Wnt ligands/receptors in Wnt signaling pathways promote progression and relapse of NB. Wnt signaling pathways regulate NC induction and migration in a similar manner; it regulates proliferation and metastasis of NB. Inhibiting the Wnt signaling pathway or its ligands/receptors induces apoptosis and abrogates proliferation and tumorigenicity in all major types of NB cells. Here, we comprehensively discuss the Wnt signaling pathway and its mechanisms in regulating the development of NC and NB pathogenesis. This review highlights the implications of aberrant Wnt signaling in the context of etiology, progression, and relapse of NB. We have also described emerging strategies for Wnt-based therapies against the progression of NB that will provide new insights into the development of Wnt-based therapeutic strategies for NB.

Keywords: Wnt/β-catenin; cancer; embryogenesis; neural crest; neuroblastoma.

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