Survival and invasiveness of astrocytomas promoted by erythropoietin

Abstract

The hypoxia-inducible pleiotropic hormone, erythropoietin (EPO), has recently been found to promote the development and survival of neurons and astrocytes. Since hypoxia has been implicated in the malignant progression of some human cancers, the authors investigated whether EPO signaling influenced the malignant properties of human astrocytoma cells.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2007
Source ID
10.3171/jns.2007.106.2.338

Entities

People

  • A. Sasha Tait
  • Ahmed Mohyeldin
  • Ajay Verma
  • Clifton L Dalgard
  • Elizabeth Rushing
  • Geza Acs
  • Huasheng Lu
  • Kondi Wong
  • Subhojit Roy
  • Thomas Mcfate
  • Viral C. Patel

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • University of Pennsylvania

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Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology