Is somatostatin a selective chemoattractant for primitive ( CD34 ( + ) ) hematopoietic progenitor cells?
Somatostatin acts as a selective chemoattractant for immature hematopoietic cells via activation of multiple intracellular pathways.
Results show that the adipocytokines and glucocorticoid metabolism-related genes are overexpressed in colorectal adenocarcinomas, and expression of these genes is associated with the downregulation of E-cadherin mRNA, connecting these genes to carcinogenesis and progression of colorectal cancer.