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Medroxyprogesterone acetate inhibits interleukin 6 secretion from KPL-4 human breast cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo: a possible mechanism of the anticachectic effect
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine. Recent reports suggest that circulating IL-6 secreted from tumour cells plays an important role in cancer-induced cachexia. Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) has been used as an endocrine therapeutic agent for patients with breast cancer. It has be...
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Nature Publishing Group
1999
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362426/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10027341 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690099 |