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Laboratory of Min Li, Ph.D.

• Li M, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Bharadwa U, Wang H, Wang X, Zhang S, Liuzzi JP, Chang SM, Cousins RJ, Fisher WE, Brunicardi FC, Logsdon CD, Chen C, and Yao Q. Aberrant Expression of Zinc Transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) Significantly Contributes to Human Pancreatic Cancer Pathogenesis and Progression. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2007, 104(47):18636-18641 (featured in Highlight in this issue).   »Read it on PubMed
• Li M, Zhang Y, Bharadwa U, Zhai Q, Ahern C, Fisher WE, Brunicardi FC, Logsdon CD, Chen C, Yao Q. Downregulation of ZIP4 by RNA Interference Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Growth and Increases the Survival of Nude Mice with Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts. Clin Cancer Res. 2009, 15(19):5993-6001.   »Read it on PubMed
• Zhang Y, Bharadwa U, Logsdon CD, Chen C, Yao Q, and Li M. ZIP4 Regulates Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth by Activating IL-6/STAT3 Pathway via Zinc Finger Transcription Factor CREB. Clin Cancer Res, 2010 Mar 1;16(5):1423-30.   »Read it on PubMed
• Zhang Y, Li W, Chen C, Yao Q, and Li M. ZIP4 Upregulates the Expression of Neuropilin-1, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Matrix Metalloproteases in Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines and Xenografts. Can Biol Ther. 2010 Feb 25;9(3):235-241.   »Read it on PubMed
• Yu X, Zhang Y, Chen C, Yao Q, and Li M. Targeted Drug Delivery in Pancreatic Cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta (BBA) Reviews on Cancer. 1805 (2010) 97–104.   »Read it on PubMed
• Long J, Zhang Y, Yu X, Yang J, LeBrun DG, Chen C, Yao Q, and Li M. Overcoming Drug Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2011. 15(7):1-12   »Read it on PubMed
• Zhang Y, Feurino LW, Zhai Q, Wang H, Fisher WE, Chen C, Yao Q, and Li M. Thymosin Beta 4 is Overexpressed in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells and Stimulates Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion and JNK Activation. Cancer Biol Ther. 2008 Mar;7(3):419-23.   »Read it on PubMed
• Feurino L, Zhang Y, Bharadwaj U, Zhang R, Li F, Fisher WE, Brunicardi FC, Chen C, Yao, Q, Li M. IL-6 stimulates Th2 type cytokine secretion and upregulates VEGF and NRP-1 expression in pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther. 2007, 6(7):1096-1100.   »Read it on PubMed