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Table 1 Tissue-specific characteristics of PXR in cancer development

From: Tissue-specific regulation of pregnane X receptor in cancer development and therapy

 

Characteristics of PXR activation in cancer development

Cancer type

Pro-proliferative

Anti-apoptotic

Pro-apoptotic

Anti-proliferative

Ovarian carcinoma

Yes[33]

   

Colon cancer

Yes[48]

Yes[35]

 

Yes[51]

Breast carcinoma

Yes[26]

 

Yes[37]

 

Hepatoma cells

 

Yes[34]

  

Prostate cancer

 

Yes[32]

  

Endometrial cancer

 

Yes[36]

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