2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Enhanced sensitivity to androgen withdrawal due to overexpression of interleukin-6 in androgen-dependent human prostate cancer LNCaP cells
Project/Area Number |
21791503
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Urology
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
TERAKAWA Tomoaki Kobe University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 医学研究員 (50533759)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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Keywords | 前立腺癌 / IL-6 |
Research Abstract |
Excessive secretion of IL-6 by LNCaP cells in an autocrine manner may have a suppressive function in their growth and acquisition of androgen-independent phenotype under an androgen-deprived condition.
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Research Products
(5 results)