| Literature DB >> 22018778 |
Pavlos Lampropoulos1, Adamantia Zizi-Sermpetzoglou, Spyros Rizos, Alkiviadis Kostakis, Nikolaos Nikiteas, Athanasios G Papavassiliou.
Abstract
Colorectal cancer remains the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality in Europe. There are a number of pathways that have been implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis, including TGF-beta (TGF-β)/Smad signalling pathway. The TGF-β pathway is involved in several biological processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis. Here we review the role of TGF-β signalling cascade in colorectal carcinogenesis and provide some new molecular insights that may aid efforts towards targeted antitumor therapies.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22018778 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.09.041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679