- Inhibition of HSF1 suppresses the growth of hepatocarcinoma cell lines
Inhibition of HSF1 suppresses the growth of hepatocarcinoma cell lines
Oncotarget (2017-09-15)
Antonio Cigliano, Chunmei Wang, Maria G Pilo, Marta Szydlowska, Stefania Brozzetti, Gavinella Latte, Giovanni M Pes, Rosa M Pascale, Maria A Seddaiu, Gianpaolo Vidili, Silvia Ribback, Frank Dombrowski, Matthias Evert, Xin Chen, Diego F Calvisi
PMID28903330
RÉSUMÉ
Upregulation of the heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) has been described as a frequent event in many cancer types, but its oncogenic role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poorly delineated. In the present study, we assessed the function(s) of HSF1 in hepatocarcinogenesis via