Periostin as a promising target of therapeutical intervention for colorectal cancer

• Main Authors: Li Na Song (Author), Ling Xia Li (Author), Qing Hong Shi (Author), Ling Fang (Author), Li Sun (Author), Hai Feng Zhao (Author), Ning Liu (Author), Hong Jun Li (Author), Cheng Yan He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The expression of periostin in the tissue of colorectal cancer patients and its correlation with clinical features were studied. Periostin expression was ~4 fold up-regulated in cancer tissues compared to adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Serum levels of periostin in patients were significantly elevat...