Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3296172 | Gastroenterology | 2011 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
IL-6, secreted by MSCs, signals through STAT3 to increase the numbers of colorectal tumor-initiating cells and promote tumor formation. Reagents developed to disrupt this process might be developed to treat patients with colorectal cancer.
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Authors
Kuo-Shu Tsai, Shung-Haur Yang, Yen-Ping Lei, Chih-Chien Tsai, Hsin-Wei Chen, Chih-Yuan Hsu, Ling-Lan Chen, Hsei-Wei Wang, Stephanie A. Miller, Shih-Hwa Chiou, Mien-Chie Hung, Shih-Chieh Hung,