Nitric oxide synthase and breast cancer: role of TIMP-1 in NO-mediated Akt activation.

Prediction of therapeutic response and cancer patient survival can be improved by the identification of molecular markers including tumor Akt status. A direct correlation between NOS2 expression and elevated Akt phosphorylation status has been observed in breast tumors. Tissue inhibitor matrix metal...

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Main Authors: Lisa A Ridnour, Kimberly M Barasch, Alisha N Windhausen, Tiffany H Dorsey, Michael M Lizardo, Harris G Yfantis, Dong H Lee, Christopher H Switzer, Robert Y S Cheng, Julie L Heinecke, Ernst Brueggemann, Harry B Hines, Chand Khanna, Sharon A Glynn, Stefan Ambs, David A Wink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3434220?pdf=render