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Silencing of TLR4 decreases liver tumor burden in a murine model of colorectal metastasis and hepatic steatosis.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Apr 2009
Earl T M, Nicoud I B, Pierce J M, Wright J P, Majoras N E, Rubin J E, Pierre K P, Gorden D L, Chari R S
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BACKGROUND: The relationship between obesity and cancer has become of particular interest due to the rapidly growing prevalence of overweight individuals. Obesity predisposes individuals to the development of hepatic steatosis and is an independent risk factor for several neoplasms. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is the innate receptor for endotoxin, and steatotic livers are known to be sensitive to endotoxin. TLR4...
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