Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10911026 | Lung Cancer | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
IL-6 enhanced epithelial cell EMT and stimulated tumor progression by enhancing TGF-β signaling. IL-6 and TGF-β may play a contributing role in maintenance of the paracrine loop between these two cytokines in the communication between fibroblasts and NSCLC cells for tumor progression.
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Authors
Abulimiti Abulaiti, Yasushi Shintani, Soichiro Funaki, Tomoyuki Nakagiri, Masayohi Inoue, Noriyoshi Sawabata, Masato Minami, Meinoshin Okumura,