Effects of CXCL8 Overexpression on Tumor Cell Proliferation and Migration in an HNSCC Cell Model

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the 6th most common malignancyworldwide. Recently, a link between cancer and inflammation has been found. Mediatingthis relationship are the chemotactic cytokines known as chemokines. CXCL8 (Interleukin-8), a CXC ELR+ Chemokine mainly responsible for neutroph...

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Main Author: Christofakis, Emil Paul
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2007
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1475
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2474&context=etd