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Small Cell Lung Cancer Exploits Brain Neuronal Synapses to Promote Growth

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Source: Nature
Small Cell Lung Cancer Exploits Brain Neuronal Synapses to Promote Growth
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The article explores how neuronal activity and innervation, particularly via the vagus nerve, influence the initiation, progression, and metastasis of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), highlighting the role of neuron-tumor interactions, synaptic communication, and membrane depolarization in tumor growth within the lung and brain.

Topics:healthcancer-research#brain-metastasis#cancer-research#neuronal-activity#neurotransmitter-signaling#small-cell-lung-cancer#tumor-microenvironment
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  1. Neuronal activity-dependent mechanisms of small cell lung cancer pathogenesis  Nature
  2. Functional synapses between neurons and small cell lung cancer  Nature
  3. How small cell lung cancer hijacks neuronal synapses  Medical Xpress
  4. Lung cancer cells in the brain form electrical connections with neurons that spur tumor growth  Stanford Medicine
  5. Neuronal Synapses Hijacked: How Small Cell Lung Cancer Exploits Brain Wiring to Thrive  BIOENGINEER.ORG

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