HCMV activates the IL-6-JAK-STAT3 axis in HepG2 cells and primary human hepatocytes.

OBJECTIVES: There has been increased interest in the possible role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in carcinogenesis during the last decade. HCMV seroprevalence was enhanced in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) but a possible relationship between HCC and HCMV infection remained to be asse...

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Main Authors: Quentin Lepiller, Wasim Abbas, Amit Kumar, Manoj K Tripathy, Georges Herbein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3608661?pdf=render