But recent research shows that the NTFs and their receptors are implicated in the autocrine and (or) paracrine growth regulation of a number of neuronal and non-neuronal tumor types.

• 研究发现，神经营养因子家族成员不仅仅是神经生长发育、修复所必需的，它们还参与了某些肿瘤神经侵袭过程，这一作用与其相应受体在肿瘤细胞的表达情况密切相关。