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Overexpression of IL-6 but not IL-8 increases paclitaxel resistance of U-2OS human osteosarcoma cells.
Cytokine - 7 Mar 2002
Duan Z, Lamendola D E, Penson R T, Kronish K M, Seiden M V
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The cytokines IL-6, initially recognized as a regulator of immune and inflammatory response and IL-8, a potential regulator of angiogenesis, also regulate the growth of many tumor cells. Human cancer cells selected for multidrug resistance to common chemotherapeutic agents demonstrate increased expression of IL-6 and IL-8. To determine whether IL-6 or IL-8 overexpression contributes directly to the drug resistant...
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