Research Article: Polyhydroxylated Fullerene C(OH) Nanofilms Promote the Mesenchymal–Epithelial Transition of Human Liver Cancer Cells via the TGF-?/Smad Pathway
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant, rapidly growing cancer of the digestive system; it is more common in men and rarely presents with clinical signs in the early stages. Delayed diagnosis of liver cancer and distant metastases after surgical resection of the tumor results in a patient survival of months. , Poor prognosis is related to the secretion of cytokines into the extracellular matrix (ECM), which induces the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) of tumor cells and subsequent vascular invasion.…
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