Lysophosphatidic acid and tumor / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a newly discovered multi-function "phospholipid messenger" which is primarily from platelet activation,and is involved in a variety of biological effects,and closely correlated with carcinoma growth,invasion and metastasis.LPA plays an important role in carcinoma development.There is a certain degree of clinical significance of LPA in some carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis.