| Literature DB >> 15599391 |
Gaorav P Gupta1, Joan Massagué.
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Platelets have long been suspected of having a role in cancer progression and metastasis that has largely been attributed to platelet-mediated enhancement of tumor cell survival, extravasation, and angiogenesis. A study in this issue of the JCI suggests that platelet-derived lysophosphatidic acid is coopted by aggressive breast and ovarian cancer cells as a tumor cell mitogen and promoter of osteolysis during bone metastasis.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15599391 PMCID: PMC535073 DOI: 10.1172/JCI23823
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808