Apigenin Inhibits IL-6 Transcription and Suppresses Esophageal Carcinogenesis

• Main Authors: Jian-Ge Qiu (Author), Lin Wang (Author), Wen-Jing Liu (Author), Ju-Feng Wang (Author), Er-Jiang Zhao (Author), Feng-Mei Zhou (Author), Xiang-Bo Ji (Author), Li-Hong Wang (Author), Zhong-Kun Xia (Author), Wei Wang (Author), Marie Chia-mi Lin (Author), Ling-Zhi Liu (Author), Ying-Xue Huang (Author), Bing-Hua Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Esophagus cancer is the seventh cause of cancer-related deaths globally. In this study, we analyzed interleukin 6 (IL-6) gene expression in human esophagus cancer patients and showed that IL-6 mRNA levels are significantly higher in tumor tissues and negatively correlated with overall survival, sugg...