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Interleukin-9 promotes cell survival and drug resistance in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
30 Jun 2016
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-9 (IL-9) was discovered as a helper T cell growth factor. It has long been recognized as an important regulator in allergic inflammation. Recent years it was discovered to induce cell growth and differentiation of multiple transformed cells. However, its oncogenic activities in B-cell lymphomas have not been reported in detail. METHODS: Serum levels of IL-9 in DLBCL patients were...