Increased IL-17 and IL-6 Transcripts in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Implication for a Robust Proinflammatory Response in Early Stages of Breast Cancer
Background: Several recent studies demonstrated that transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), by stimulating T regulatory cells, and interleukins 6 and 17 (IL-6, IL-17), by inducing inflammatory reactions, may be critical factors in cancer pathogenesis. Methods: We used quantitative real-time polyme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2011-01-01
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Series: | Middle East Journal of Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/44/117 |