Resumen
Both invasive placentation and cancer metastasis involve the intricate migration and invasion of cells into the surrounding tissues, while also creating new blood vessels to support their growth. The complex interplay of molecular signals that regulate cell behavior, including growth factors, cytokines, and extracellular matrix components, plays a crucial role in both processes. Despite their differing physiological contexts and evolutionary origins, invasive placentation and cancer metastasis share many molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow them to invade and proliferate in the surrounding tissues. In both pathological conditions, cells need to overcome the local mechanisms of immunological defense, activate invasion, and induce angiogenesis. This article focuses on describing the biomolecules that link these pathological processes.