Browsing by Author "Brañes, Jorge"

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    • Leptin stimulates migration and invasion and maintains cancer stem-like properties in ovarian cancer cells: ... 
      Kato, Sumie; Abarzúa Catalán, Lorena; Trigo, César; Delpiano, Ana; Sanhueza, Cristóbal; García, Karen; Ibáñez, Carolina; Hormazábal, Katherine; Díaz, Daniela; Brañes, Jorge; Castellón Vera, Enrique; Bravo, Erasmo; Owen, Gareth; Cuello, Mauricio (Impact Journals LLC, 2015)
      The evidence linking obesity with ovarian cancer remains controversial. Leptin is expressed at higher levels in obese women and stimulates cell migration in other epithelial cancers. Here, we explored the clinical impact ...
    • Platelets enhance tissue factor protein and metastasis initiating cell markers, and act as chemoattractants ... 
      Orellana, Renán; Kato, Sumie; Erices, Rafaela; Bravo, María Loreto; González, Pamela; Oliva, Bárbara; Cubillos, Sofía; Valdivia, Andrés; Ibáñez, Carolina; Brañes, Jorge; Barriga, María Isabel; Bravo, Erasmo; Alonso, Catalina; Bustamente, Eva; Castellón, Enrique; Hidalgo, Patricia; Trigo, César; Panes, Olga; Pereira, Jaime; Mezzano, Diego; Cuello, Mauricio A.; Owen, Gareth I. (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: An increase in circulating platelets, or thrombocytosis, is recognized as an independent risk factor of bad prognosis and metastasis in patients with ovarian cancer; however the complex role of platelets in ...