Design C57BL/6 mice were ‘educated’ by tail vein Pex injection. The intrasplenic injection liver metastasis and PDAC orthotopic transplantation models were used to evaluate liver metastasis. Stable ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. The adipokine apelin has been directly ...

Objective Although counting of circulating tumour cells (CTC) has attracted a broad interest as potential markers of tumour progression and treatment response, the lack of functional characterisation ...

Figure 3. Macroscopic view of the surgical specimen.(A, B) Gross specimen: Macroscopy revealed a bulging splenic cut surface. The intrasplenic tumor mass had a yellow macroscopic appearance, with ...

Immune cells rely on cell-cell communication to specify and fine-tune their responses. They express an extensive network of cell communication modes, including a vast repertoire of cell surface and ...