Activation of STAT3 in Human Gastric Cancer Cells via Interleukin (IL)-6-Type Cytokine Signaling Correlates with Clinical Implications

Zhengguang Wang; Xiulian Si; Aman Xu; Xiangning Meng; Shile Gao; Yijun Qi; Liang Zhu; Tuanjie Li; Weiping Li; Liuyi Dong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075788

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Activation of STAT3 in Human Gastric Cancer Cells via Interleukin (IL)-6-Type Cytokine Signaling Correlates with Clinical Implications

Zhengguang Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhengguang Wang, Xiulian Si

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research and Development, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China, Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Xiulian Si ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhengguang Wang, Xiulian Si

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research and Development, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Aman Xu,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Xiangning Meng,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Shile Gao,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research and Development, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Yijun Qi,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Liang Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Tuanjie Li,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Weiping Li ,

* E-mail: dongly@ahmu.edu.cn (LD); weipingli19@hotmail.com (WL)

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research and Development, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Liuyi Dong

* E-mail: dongly@ahmu.edu.cn (LD); weipingli19@hotmail.com (WL)

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research and Development, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Activation of STAT3 in Human Gastric Cancer Cells via Interleukin (IL)-6-Type Cytokine Signaling Correlates with Clinical Implications

Zhengguang Wang,
Xiulian Si,
Aman Xu,
Xiangning Meng,
Shile Gao,
Yijun Qi,
Liang Zhu,
Tuanjie Li,
Weiping Li,
Liuyi Dong

Published: October 7, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075788

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