STAT3 and neoplasm: To study the effects of pardaxin on tumor functions, we performed a real-time RT-PCR analysis of caspase-3, caspase-7, caspase-8, caspase-9, Bax, Bcl-2, STAT2, ATF3, STAT3, SOCS3, IL-2, cathelicidin, TNF-α, MyD88, NF-κB1, p65, IFN-β1, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-7r, and IL-10.