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Zhang X, Wang G, Gong Y, Zhao L, Song P, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Ju H, Wang X, Wang B, Ren H, Zhu X, Dong Y. IGFBP3 induced by the TGF-β/EGFRvIII transactivation contributes to the malignant phenotype of glioblastoma. iScience 2023; 26:106639. [PMID: 37192967 PMCID: PMC10182331 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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Dual or multi-targets therapy targeting epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII) and other molecular may relax the constraint for glioblastoma (GBM), putting forward the urgent requirement of finding candidate molecules. Here, the insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP3) was considered a candidate, whereas the mechanisms of IGFBP3 production remain unclear. We treated GBM cells with exogenous transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) to simulate the microenvironment. We found that TGF-β and EGFRvIII transactivation induced the activation of transcription factor c-Jun, which specifically bound to the promoter region of IGFBP3 through Smad2/3 and ERK1/2 pathways and promoted the production and secretion of IGFBP3. IGFBP3 knockdown inhibited the activation of TGF-β and EGFRvIII signals and the malignant behaviors triggered by them in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, our results indicated a positive feedback loop of p-EGFRvIII/IGFBP3 under administration of TGF-β, blocking IGFBP3 may be an additional target in EGFRvIII-expressing GBM-selective therapeutic strategy.
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- Xuehua Zhang
- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- Clinical Laboratory of Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264199, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China
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- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiarun Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150000, China
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- Department of Immunology, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, China
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- Department of Neurology, Hongda Hospital, Jinxiang, Shandong 272200, China
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- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China
- Corresponding author
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- School of Computer and Control Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong 264005, China
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, China
- Corresponding author
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da Silva LHR, Catharino LCC, da Silva VJ, Evangelista GCM, Barbuto JAM. The War Is on: The Immune System against Glioblastoma—How Can NK Cells Drive This Battle? Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020400. [PMID: 35203609 PMCID: PMC8962431 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that play an important role in immunosurveillance, acting alongside other immune cells in the response against various types of malignant tumors and the prevention of metastasis. Since their discovery in the 1970s, they have been thoroughly studied for their capacity to kill neoplastic cells without the need for previous sensitization, executing rapid and robust cytotoxic activity, but also helper functions. In agreement with this, NK cells are being exploited in many ways to treat cancer. The broad arsenal of NK-based therapies includes adoptive transfer of in vitro expanded and activated cells, genetically engineered cells to contain chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-NKs), in vivo stimulation of NK cells (by cytokine therapy, checkpoint blockade therapies, etc.), and tumor-specific antibody-guided NK cells, among others. In this article, we review pivotal aspects of NK cells’ biology and their contribution to immune responses against tumors, as well as providing a wide perspective on the many antineoplastic strategies using NK cells. Finally, we also discuss those approaches that have the potential to control glioblastoma—a disease that, currently, causes inevitable death, usually in a short time after diagnosis.
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- Lucas Henrique Rodrigues da Silva
- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508000, Brazil; (L.H.R.d.S.); (L.C.C.C.); (V.J.d.S.); (G.C.M.E.)
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508000, Brazil; (L.H.R.d.S.); (L.C.C.C.); (V.J.d.S.); (G.C.M.E.)
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508000, Brazil; (L.H.R.d.S.); (L.C.C.C.); (V.J.d.S.); (G.C.M.E.)
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departamento de Hematologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 0124690, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508000, Brazil; (L.H.R.d.S.); (L.C.C.C.); (V.J.d.S.); (G.C.M.E.)
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508000, Brazil; (L.H.R.d.S.); (L.C.C.C.); (V.J.d.S.); (G.C.M.E.)
- Laboratory of Medical Investigation in Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapy in Onco-Immuno-Hematology (LIM-31), Departamento de Hematologia, Hospital das Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 0124690, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-3091-7375
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Kaminska B, Cyranowski S. Recent Advances in Understanding Mechanisms of TGF Beta Signaling and Its Role in Glioma Pathogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1202:179-201. [PMID: 32034714 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30651-9_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling is involved in the regulation of proliferation, differentiation and survival/or apoptosis of many cells, including glioma cells. TGF-β acts via specific receptors activating multiple intracellular pathways resulting in phosphorylation of receptor-regulated Smad2/3 proteins that associate with the common mediator, Smad4. Such complex translocates to the nucleus, binds to DNA and regulates transcription of many genes. Furthermore, TGF-β-activated kinase-1 (TAK1) is a component of TGF-β signaling and activates mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades. Negative regulation of TGF-β/Smad signaling may occur through the inhibitory Smad6/7. While genetic alterations in genes related to TGF-β signaling are relatively rare in gliomas, the altered expression of those genes is a frequent event. The increased expression of TGF-β1-3 correlates with a degree of malignancy of human gliomas. TGF-β may contribute to tumor pathogenesis in many ways: by direct support of tumor growth, by maintaining self-renewal of glioma initiating stem cells and inhibiting anti-tumor immunity. Glioma initiating cells are dedifferentiated cells that retain many stem cell-like properties, play a role in tumor initiation and contribute to its recurrence. TGF-β1,2 stimulate expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor as well as the plasminogen activator inhibitor and some metalloproteinases that are involved in vascular remodeling, angiogenesis and degradation of the extracellular matrix. Inhibitors of TGF-β signaling reduce viability and invasion of gliomas in animal models and show a great promise as novel, potential anti-tumor therapeutics.
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- Bozena Kaminska
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Neurobiology Center, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. .,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Neurobiology Center, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Ladomersky E, Zhai L, Gritsina G, Genet M, Lauing KL, Wu M, James CD, Wainwright DA. Advanced age negatively impacts survival in an experimental brain tumor model. Neurosci Lett 2016; 630:203-208. [PMID: 27493076 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, with an average age of 64 years at the time of diagnosis. To study GBM, a number of mouse brain tumor models have been utilized. In these animal models, subjects tend to range from 6 to 12 weeks of age, which is analogous to that of a human teenager. Here, we examined the impact of age on host immunity and the gene expression associated with immune evasion in immunocompetent mice engrafted with syngeneic intracranial GL261. The data indicate that, in mice with brain tumors, youth conveys an advantage to survival. While age did not affect the tumor-infiltrating T cell phenotype or quantity, we discovered that old mice express higher levels of the immunoevasion enzyme, IDO1, which was decreased by the presence of brain tumor. Interestingly, other genes associated with promoting immunosuppression including CTLA-4, PD-L1 and FoxP3, were unaffected by age. These data highlight the possibility that IDO1 contributes to faster GBM outgrowth with advanced age, providing rationale for future investigation into immunotherapeutic targeting in the future.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute,USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, USA; Department of Microbiology-Immunology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute,USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Ladomersky E, Genet M, Zhai L, Gritsina G, Lauing KL, Lulla RR, Fangusaro J, Lenzen A, Kumthekar P, Raizer JJ, Binder DC, James CD, Wainwright DA. Improving vaccine efficacy against malignant glioma. Oncoimmunology 2016; 5:e1196311. [PMID: 27622066 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2016.1196311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The effective treatment of adult and pediatric malignant glioma is a significant clinical challenge. In adults, glioblastoma (GBM) accounts for the majority of malignant glioma diagnoses with a median survival of 14.6 mo. In children, malignant glioma accounts for 20% of primary CNS tumors with a median survival of less than 1 y. Here, we discuss vaccine treatment for children diagnosed with malignant glioma, through targeting EphA2, IL-13Rα2 and/or histone H3 K27M, while in adults, treatments with RINTEGA, Prophage Series G-100 and dendritic cells are explored. We conclude by proposing new strategies that are built on current vaccine technologies and improved upon with novel combinatorial approaches.
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- Erik Ladomersky
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Division of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Wainwright DA, Chang AL, Dey M, Balyasnikova IV, Kim CK, Tobias A, Cheng Y, Kim JW, Qiao J, Zhang L, Han Y, Lesniak MS. Durable therapeutic efficacy utilizing combinatorial blockade against IDO, CTLA-4, and PD-L1 in mice with brain tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2014; 20:5290-301. [PMID: 24691018 PMCID: PMC4182350 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 430] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common form of malignant glioma in adults. Although protected by both the blood-brain and blood-tumor barriers, GBMs are actively infiltrated by T cells. Previous work has shown that IDO, CTLA-4, and PD-L1 are dominant molecular participants in the suppression of GBM immunity. This includes IDO-mediated regulatory T-cell (Treg; CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+)) accumulation, the interaction of T-cell-expressed, CTLA-4, with dendritic cell-expressed, CD80, as well as the interaction of tumor- and/or macrophage-expressed, PD-L1, with T-cell-expressed, PD-1. The individual inhibition of each pathway has been shown to increase survival in the context of experimental GBM. However, the impact of simultaneously targeting all three pathways in brain tumors has been left unanswered. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND RESULTS In this report, we demonstrate that, when dually challenged, IDO-deficient tumors provide a selectively competitive survival advantage against IDO-competent tumors. Next, we provide novel observations regarding tryptophan catabolic enzyme expression, before showing that the therapeutic inhibition of IDO, CTLA-4, and PD-L1 in a mouse model of well-established glioma maximally decreases tumor-infiltrating Tregs, coincident with a significant increase in T-cell-mediated long-term survival. In fact, 100% of mice bearing intracranial tumors were long-term survivors following triple combination therapy. The expression and/or frequency of T cell expressed CD44, CTLA-4, PD-1, and IFN-γ depended on timing after immunotherapeutic administration. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data provide strong preclinical evidence that combinatorially targeting immunosuppression in malignant glioma is a strategy that has high potential value for future clinical trials in patients with GBM.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- B7-H1 Antigen/antagonists & inhibitors
- Brain Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Brain Neoplasms/genetics
- Brain Neoplasms/immunology
- Brain Neoplasms/metabolism
- Brain Neoplasms/mortality
- Brain Neoplasms/pathology
- CTLA-4 Antigen/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Dacarbazine/administration & dosage
- Dacarbazine/analogs & derivatives
- Dacarbazine/pharmacology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Glioma/drug therapy
- Glioma/genetics
- Glioma/immunology
- Glioma/metabolism
- Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- Temozolomide
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Affiliation(s)
- Derek A Wainwright
- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- The Brain Tumor Center, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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TGF Beta Signaling and Its Role in Glioma Pathogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 986:171-87. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4719-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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