Inhibition of Chemokine Receptor Expression on Uveal Melanomas by CXCR4 siRNA and Its Effect on Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases
Author(s) -
Haochuan Li,
Wanhua Yang,
Peter W. Chen,
Hassan Alizadeh,
Jérry Y. Niederkorn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.09-3804
Subject(s) - melanoma , transfection , chemokine receptor , cancer research , chemokine , cxcr4 , cxc chemokine receptors , micrometastasis , metastasis , interleukin 8 , gene knockdown , cell culture , medicine , receptor , biology , pathology , immunology , cytokine , cancer , genetics
To determine whether blocking the expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 using siRNA inhibits chemotactic responses of human uveal melanoma cells to liver-derived factors and prevents liver metastases.
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