CX3CL1 and pancreatic neoplasm: The authors reported than three pancreatic cancer cell lines (Aspc-1, Capan-2 and MIA PaCa-2) upregulated the expression of the anti-apoptotic molecules BCL-2 and BCL-xl in response to exogenous CX3CL1; while the pro-apoptotic caspase 3 is decreased in response to CX3CL1 stimulation.