Maintenance of stemness in oxaliplatin-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with increased autocrine of IGF1.

BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that many types of cancers are composed of different cell types, including cancer stem cells (CSCs). We have previously shown that the chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition, which is thought to be an important mechanism for generat...

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Main Authors: Yang Bu, Qing-An Jia, Zheng-Gang Ren, Ju-Bo Zhang, Xue-Mei Jiang, Lei Liang, Tong-Chun Xue, Quan-Bao Zhang, Yan-Hong Wang, Lan Zhang, Xiao-Ying Xie, Zhao-You Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3954560?pdf=render