Periostin Links Skin Inflammation to Melanoma Progression in Humans and Mice

Periostin Links Skin Inflammation to Melanoma Progression in Humans and Mice

It is widely accepted that chronic inflammation initiates and promotes carcinogenesis and tumor progression in various cell types. However, this paradigm has not been comprehensively investigated in melanoma. To investigate the effects of chronic inflammation on the progression of melanoma, we estab...

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Main Authors: Fumitaka Ohno, Takeshi Nakahara, Makiko Kido-Nakahara, Takamichi Ito, Satoshi Nunomura, Kenji Izuhara, Masutaka Furue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
periostin
M2 macrophages
prognosis
melanoma
inflammation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/1/169

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