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CANCER LETTERS
Volume 270, Issue 1, Pages 30-39Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.04.042
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GDF-15; TGF-beta superfamily; glioblastomas; tumor
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [STR 616/3-4, KU 34/23-1]
- Heidelberg University [791]
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Recent studies have demonstrated growth-inhibiting effects of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) on different cancer cell lines in vitro and on tumor growth in vivo. Here, we present data concerning expression of GDF-15 in glioblastoma. We found low levels of GDF-15 transcripts in primary glioblastoma. Thus, GDF-15 expression might be exploited as a useful indicator for distinguishing primary from other glial derived tumors. In contrast to the documented proapoptotic and anti-tumorigenic activities of GDF-15 in several cancer cell lines, our data suggest that GDF-15 does not decrease proliferation of glioblastoma cell lines, while its effects on invasiveness are not consistent. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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