Progranulin and cholangiocarcinoma: another bad boy on the block

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    gavin
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    Interleukin-6-driven progranulin expression increases cholangiocarcinoma growth by an Akt-dependent mechanism.

    “ConclusionsEvidence is presented for a role for progranulin as a novel growth factor regulating cholangiocarcinoma growth. Specific targeting of progranulin may represent an alternative for the development of therapeutic strategies.”

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22068162?dopt=Abstract

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    gavin
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    Progranulin and cholangiocarcinoma: another bad boy on the block!

    “The authors suggest that PGRN may be a potential target for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for CCA.”

    http://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2011/11/07/gutjnl-2011-301518.extract

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