Hypoxic induction of vasculogenic mimicry in hepatocellular carcinoma: role of HIF-1 α, RhoA/ROCK and Rac1/PAK signaling
Abstract Background Vasculogenic mimicry (VM), defined as a capability of aggressive tumor Cells to mimic embryonic vasculogenic networks, caused poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Rho kinases (ROCK), p21-activated kinase (PAK), hypoxia or epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) contr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6501-8 |