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Why Liver Cancer Is More Prevalent In Males Than In Females

Started by LostInTime, July 06, 2007, 08:20:40 AM

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July 06, 2007, 08:20:40 AM
Medical News Today
Main Category: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News
Article Date: 06 Jul 2007 - 0:00 PDT

Production of a protein that promotes inflammation appears to be linked to the higher incidence of liver cancer in men than in women, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have determined in mouse studies. Their discovery that female mice produce far less of the protein called interleukin-6 (IL-6) in response to liver injury than males do, and that production of this protein is suppressed by estrogen, may point the way to therapies to reduce the incidence of liver cancer in males. IL-6 contributes to the chronic liver inflammation that leads to cancer.
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