To explore whether hypoxia and interleukin 8 (IL-8) regulate the viability and apoptosis of cervical carcinomas cells and the possible mechanism. We evaluated the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), IL-8 and its receptors (CXCR1 and CXCR2) in cervical cancer and cervicitis tissues by
BACKGROUND
Tumour microenvironment is a fundamental aspect of tumour behaviour, modulating important events as cancer cell migration and invasion, as well as angiogenesis and metastisation. Among other microenvironment features, hypoxia and acidity play important roles in this modulation. As the
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