PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 159-163.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.02.014

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Research progress and mechanism of Galectin-9 and various malignant tumors

ZHANG Yongxin, HUANG He   

  1. Shanxi Medical University,First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University,Taiyuan 030001,China
  • Received:2017-11-11 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-05-09

Abstract: Galectin-9 is a member of galectin,with chemotaxis eosinophils,regulating cell aggregation and adhesion,immune regulation and other functions.In recent years,many studies have shown that Galectin-9 plays an important role in a variety of malignant tumors,affecting tumor cell proliferation,apoptosis and other activities.This article focuses on the relationship between Galectin-9 and various malignant tumors,and explores its possible mechanism of action.

Key words: Galectin-9, Malignant tumors, Mechanism

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