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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yang Bu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51951 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Bu Yang Y Jia Qing-An QA Ren Zheng-Gang ZG Zhang Ju-Bo JB Jiang Xue-Mei XM Liang Lei L Xue Tong-Chun TC Zhang Quan-Bao QB Wang Yan-Hong YH Zhang Lan L Xie Xiao-Ying XY Tang Zhao-You ZY
PloS one 20140314 3
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence suggests that many types of cancers are composed of different cell types, including cancer stem cells (CSCs). We have previously shown that the chemotherapeutic agent oxaliplatin induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition, which is thought to be an important mechanism for generating CSCs. In the present study, we investigate whether oxaliplatin-treated cancer tissues possess characteristics of CSCs, and explore oxaliplatin resistance in these tissues.<h4>Methods</h4>He ...[more]