Erythropoietin and the regulation of cancer stem cell growth and survival

In this paper, the authors show evidence indicating the presence of autocrine/paracrine EPO in the conditioned medium of cultured breast cancer cells and a functional role of an EPO-EPOR autocrine/paracrine loop in regulating tumor cell invasion and migration, and the stem-ness of breast cancer cells.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-01/lb-...