| Literature DB >> 17357493 |
Tao Yin1, Chunyou Wang, Tao Liu, Gang Zhao, Feng Zhou.
Abstract
This study examined the implication of EMT induced by TGF-beta1 in pancreatic cancer invasion. TGF-beta1 expression was determined in 29 cases of human pancreatic carcinoma (PC) by immunohistochemistry and the results were compared with those of pathological examination. Moreover, the effects of TGF-beta1 on the phenotype and invasion of pancreatic cancer cell line Panc-1 were also investigated. TGF-beta1 was detected in 12 cases (41.4%) of PC. Significant correlation was found between the expression of TGF-beta1 and lymph node involvement (P=0.047) and the depth of invasion (P=0.035). TGF-beta1 obviously promoted EMT of Panc-1 cell lines and their invasion ability was substantially enhanced. TGF-beta1 may promote the malignancy of pancreatic cancer by triggering EMT.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17357493 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-006-0619-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Huazhong Univ Sci Technolog Med Sci ISSN: 1672-0733