Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy in the western world. The causal association between inflammation and tumorigenesis is well established. The pivotal contribution of the innate immune system to tumor formation, especially through Toll-like-receptor (TLRs) mediated activation of the NF-B-signal pathway, is increasingly accepted. We could demonstrate a significantly deregulated expression among the TLRs in genetically defined mouse models, as well as in human colorectal cancer samples from n=55 patients.
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Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy in the western world. The causal association between inflammation and tumorigenesis is well established. The pivotal contribution of the innate immune system to tumor formation, especially through Toll-like-receptor (TLRs) mediated activation of the NF-B-signal pathway, is increasingly accepted. We could demonstrate a significantly deregulated expression among the TLRs in genetically defined mouse models, as well as in human colorectal cance...
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