NEW INSIGHTS INTO TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA IN CANCER: DISTINCT ISOFORMS EXERT OPPOSING EFFECTS ON TUMOR ASSOCIATED MYELOID CELLS AND TUMORIGENESIS

TNF-α, produced by most malignant cells, orchestrates the interplay between malignant cells and myeloid cells, which have been linked to tumor growth and metastasis. Although TNF-α can exist as one of two isoforms, a 26-kDa membrane tethered form (mTNF-α) or a soluble 17-kDa cytokine (sTNF-α), the v...

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Main Author: Ardestani, Shidrokh
Other Authors: Bill Valentine
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2013
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07222013-105346/