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Chemotherapy induces expression and release of heparanase leading to changes associated with an aggressive tumor phenotype.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Sept 2016
Ramani Vishnu C, Vlodavsky Israel, Ng Mary, Zhang Yi, Barbieri Paola, Noseda Alessandro, Sanderson Ralph D
Abstract excerpt
High heparanase expression is associated with enhanced tumor growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis in many types of cancer. However, the mechanisms driving high heparanase expression are not fully understood. In the present study, we discovered that drugs used in the treatment of myeloma upregulate heparanase expression. Frontline anti-myeloma drugs, bortezomib and carfilzomib activate the nuclear factor-kappa B...
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