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Deficiency of phospholipase A2 group 7 decreases intestinal polyposis and colon tumorigenesis in Apc(Min/+) mice.
Cancer research - 1 May 2013
Xu Changxin, Reichert Ethan C, Nakano Tomoyuki, Lohse Mariah, Gardner Alison A, Revelo Mónica P, Topham Matthew K, Stafforini Diana M
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a naturally occurring phospholipid that mediates diverse effects such as physiological and pathological inflammation, immunosuppression, and cancer. Several lines of evidence support both positive and negative roles for PAF in carcinogenesis. PAF stimulates cell growth, oncogenic transformation, and metastasis, but can also limit proliferation and induce apoptosis. The...
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