Introduction of STAT3

The signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) is a family of intracellular cytoplasmic transcription factors involved in many biological functions in mammalian signal transduction.

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Among them, STAT3 is involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and inflammatory responses, and also STAT3-related signaling pathways are aberrant over-activated in many types of cancer and are strongly associated with poor patient prognosis.

Excessive activation of STAT3 within tumor cells and other cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) mediates a series of extracellular signals that enhances the immune inflammatory response in the TME, driving tumor cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis, while strongly suppressing the anti-tumor immune response and creating an immunosuppressive microenvironment.

Studies have indicated that persistently activated STAT3 is indispensable for various cancers including breast cancer and colorectal cancer, which makes it an ideal drug target.

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