Upregulation of Tissue Factor by Activated Stat3 Contributes to Malignant Pleural Effusion Generation via Enhancing Tumor Metastasis and Vascular Permeability in Lung Adenocarcinoma

• Hsuan-Heng Yeh,

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Cancer Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Wen-Tsan Chang,

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Kuang-Chu Lu,

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Wu-Wei Lai,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Hsiao-Sheng Liu ,

  * E-mail: sunnysu@mail.ncku.edu.tw (WCS); a713@mail.ncku.edu.tw (HSL)

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Center for Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Wu-Chou Su

  * E-mail: sunnysu@mail.ncku.edu.tw (WCS); a713@mail.ncku.edu.tw (HSL)

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Cancer Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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