Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2689-2698

  Zhu, Qing Chao ^a   Gao, Ren Yuan ^a   Wu, Wen ^a   Qin, Huan Long ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Epithelial; Inflammation; Mesenchymal transition; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MICRORNA; RAS PROTEIN; SMAD PROTEIN; SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STAT3 PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MESODERM; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROHN DISEASE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MESODERM; MICRORNAS; NF-KAPPA B; RAS PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84880388490     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.5.2689     Document Type: Review

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