Dysfunctional activation of neurotensin/IL-8 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with increased inflammatory response in microenvironment, more epithelial mesenchymal transition in cancer and worse prognosis in patients.

AIM: To investigate the role of neurotensin (NTS) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) sub- grouping and the clinical and pathological significance of activation of NTS/IL-8 pathway in HCC. METHODS: The genome-wide gene expression profiling were conducted in 10 pairs of cancer tissues and corresponding...

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Main Authors: Jinpu Yu, Xiubao Ren, Yongzi Chen, Pengpeng Liu, Xiyin Wei, Hui Li, Guoguang Ying, Kexin Chen, Hans Winkler, Xishan Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3572009?pdf=render