Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Lung Cancer

Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Lung Cancer

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process that allows an epithelial cell to acquire a mesenchymal phenotype through multiple biochemical changes resulting in an increased migratory capacity. During cancer progression, EMT is found to be associated with an invasive or metastatic phenoty...

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Main Authors: Trung Vu, Lin Jin, Pran K. Datta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
epithelial to mesenchymal transition
cigarette smoke
drug resistance
metastasis
and lung cancer
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/5/4/44

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