Sustained elevation of Snail promotes glial-mesenchymal transition after irradiation in malignant glioma
Author(s) -
Roshan Mahabir,
Mishie Tanino,
Aiman Elmansuri,
Lei Wang,
Taichi Kimura,
Tamio Itoh,
Yusuke Ohba,
Hiroshi Nishihara,
Hiroki Shirato,
Masumi Tsuda,
Shinya Tanaka
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
neuro-oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.005
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1523-5866
pISSN - 1522-8517
DOI - 10.1093/neuonc/not239
Subject(s) - glioma , snail , epithelial–mesenchymal transition , mesenchymal stem cell , cancer research , irradiation , transition (genetics) , biology , pathology , medicine , ecology , physics , genetics , gene , nuclear physics
Ionizing irradiation is an effective treatment for malignant glioma (MG); however, a higher rate of recurrence with more aggressive phenotypes is a vital issue. Although epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is involved in irradiation-induced cancer progression, the role for such phenotypic transition in MG remains unknown.
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