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Altered expression of TGF-beta receptors in hepatocellular carcinoma--effects of a constitutively active TGF-beta type I receptor mutant.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2005
Musch Annemarie, Rabe Christian, Paik Mignon-Denise, Berna Marc Jean, Schmitz Volker, Hoffmann Per, Nischalke Hans Dieter, Sauerbruch Tilman, Caselmann Wolfgang H
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) often show resistance to the effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). This study focuses on molecular mechanisms of this resistance to explore ways to overcome it. METHODS: Transcription and protein expression of TGF-beta type I and type II receptors (TGF-betaRI/RII) were analyzed in clinical HCCs and the human hepatoma cell lines HuH-7 and HepG2....
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