Open AccessInterplay between microRNA-17-5p, insulin-like growth factor-II through binding protein-3 in hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Danira Ashraf Habashy,
H.M. El Tayebi,
Injie Omar Fawzy,
Karim Adel Hosny,
Gamal Esmat,
Ahmed Ihab Abdelaziz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v8.i23.976
Subject(s) - microrna , insulin like growth factor binding protein , hepatocellular carcinoma , downregulation and upregulation , microbiology and biotechnology , transfection , luciferase , medicine , growth factor , messenger rna , cancer research , insulin like growth factor , cell culture , biology , receptor , gene , biochemistry , genetics
To investigate the effect of microRNA on insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) and hence on insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) bioavailability in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).