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Investigators at Kumamoto University zero in on glioma.(Report)
Cancer Weekly
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September 15, 2009
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According to a study from Honjo, Japan, "Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that regulates diverse physiological functions, including cell proliferation and Survival. Recent studies have shown that IL-6 expression is often elevated in response to several types of glioma."
"Although IL-6 is said to play an important role in glioma, the involvement of IL-6 signaling has been quite controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the involvement of IL-6 signaling in glioma and the inhibitory effect of IL-6 signaling on glioma tumor proliferation. The ...
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