Chronic intermittent hypoxia promoted lung cancer stem cell-like properties via enhancing Bach1 expression

Abstract Background An adverse role for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in cancer aggressiveness and mortality has recently emerged from clinical and animal studies, and the reasons have not been fully determined. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are regarded as the main cause of carcinoma metastasis. So far,...

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Main Authors: Shengyu Hao, Xiaodan Zhu, Zilong Liu, Xiaodan Wu, Shanqun Li, Pan Jiang, Liyan Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01655-6