Nicotine-derived NNK induces the stemness enrichment of CRC cells through regulating the balance of DUSP4-ERK1/2 feedback loop

Cigarette smoking has been considered as an independent risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC) initiation and progression. In this study, we found that cigarette smoking was significantly associated with poor CRC differentiation (P = 0.040). Since studies have indicated that poorly differentiated t...

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Main Authors: Yansu Chen, Qinzhi Wang, Lin Cao, Yu Tang, Meixue Yao, Haoran Bi, Yefei Huang, Guixiang Sun, Jun Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Subjects:
NNK
CRC
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651321001688