The role of TGF-β1 in lymph node metastasis and lymphangiogenesis, one of the most important steps of gastric cancer dissemination, is largely unknown. The goal of this study was to investigate the role of TGFβ1 signaling and its molecular mechanisms involved in lymphangiogenesis of gastric cancer. | VEGF-C induced by TGF- β1 signaling in gastric cancer enhances tumor-induced lymphangiogenesis