IL-6 signaling by STAT3 participates in the change from hyperplasia to neoplasia in NRP-152 and NRP-154 rat prostatic epithelial cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>STAT3 phosphorylation is associated with the neoplastic state in many types of cancer, including prostate cancer. We investigated the role of IL-6 signaling and phosphorylation of STAT3 in 2 rat prostatic epithelial lines. NRP-152 an...

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Main Authors: Irwin Robert J, Watson Richard A, Adem Patricia, Murphy Thomas F, Barton Beverly E, Huang Hosea F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/1/19