Hypoxia promotes the migration and invasion of human hepatocarcinoma cells through the HIF-1α–IL-8–Akt axis
Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The 5-year survival rate remains low despite considerable research into treatments of HCC, including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Many mech...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2018-09-01
|
Series: | Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11658-018-0100-6 |