Cyclooxygenase 2-dependent and independent activation of Akt through casein kinase 2α contributes to human bladder cancer cell survival

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Survival rate for patients presenting muscle invasive bladder cancer is very low, and useful therapeutic target has not been identified yet. In the present study, new COX2 downstream signals involved in urothelial carcinoma cell surv...

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Main Authors: Fujimoto Kiyohide, Marco Develasco A, Anai Satoshi, Shimada Keiji, Konishi Noboru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/11/8