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The effect of alpha-v integrin inhibition on the malignant characteristics of medulloblastoma.
Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics - 1 Jan 2013
Thompson Eric M, Whitney Nathaniel L, Wu Y Jeffrey, Neuwelt Edward A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECT: Hypoxia induces an aggressive phenotype in some brain tumors in part due to hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and integrin expression. The importance of hypoxia in medulloblastoma is unclear and the interaction of HIF-1α and c-Myc in medulloblastoma has not been explored. The objective of this study was to determine if hypoxia induces an aggressive phenotype in human medulloblastoma cells that...
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