CXCR4/SDF1 mediate hypoxia induced chondrosarcoma cell invasion through ERK signaling and increased MMP1 expression

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chondrosarcoma is a disease that does not respond to conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy and expression of MMP1 is a marker for a poor prognosis. The mechanism of increased MMP1 expression in chondrosarcoma is not completely known. O...

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Main Authors: Chen Qian, Wei Lei, Sun Xiaojuan, Terek Richard M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/17