Prostate-specific IL-6 transgene autonomously induce prostate neoplasm through amplifying inflammation in the prostate and peri-prostatic adipose tissue.
Gang LiuJinyu ZhangLewis FreyXiao GangKongming WuQian LiuMichael LillyJennifer D WuPublished in: Journal of hematology & oncology (2017)
The pro-inflammatory IL-6 is autonomous oncogene for the prostate. IL-6 induces prostate oncogenesis through amplifying local inflammation. We also presented a valuable animal model to study inflammation and prostate cancer development.