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injection in the right supra scapular area of C57Bl/6 mice and tumor volumes were monitored three times each week.
The case group consisted of 868 individuals with primary, incident lung cancer, identified from the RPCI tumor registry and Diagnostic Index.
These mediators, particularly tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-1, platelet activating factor, and prostaglandins, are thought to mediate the reduced peripheral vascular resistance seen in septic shock [ 4, 5, 6].
Increased serum leptin levels in obesity and metabolic syndrome support the view that these disorders are in fact low-grade systemic inflammatory diseases, characterized by increased concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines like interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and leptin.
Mutations in the Hedgehog pathway members PTCH , PTCH 2 , SUFU and Smo , have all been identified in sporadic medulloblastomas as well, with approximately 25% of cases containing mutations affecting these genes [ 5 6 7 8 9 ] . A murine medulloblastoma model was recently developed by disruption of the PTCH gene, with medulloblastoma-like tumors arising in 10-15% of heterozygotes by 9 months of age [ 10 11 ] . Breeding PTCH mice to p53 knockout animals markedly increased tumor incidence.