Thymosin beta 4 is overexpressed in human pancreatic cancer cells and stimulates proinflammatory cytokine secretion and JNK activation

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-423

  Zhang, Yuqing ^a   Feurino, Louis W ^a   Zhai, Qihui ^b   Wang, Hao ^a   Fisher, William E ^a   Chen, Changyi ^a   Yao, Qizhi ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine; JNK activation; Overexpression; Pancreatic cancer; Proinflammation; Thymosin beta 4; Tumor tissue

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; THYMOSIN BETA4;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS DUCT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 45349096573     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.7.3.5415     Document Type: Article

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