CCL2 expression in RSC96 cells was markedly induced by its co-culture with cervical cancer cells (Fig. 7f), and its expression could be induced by the administration of recombinant NMB (Fig. 7g), while this induction was abolished by the inhibition using PD168368 or deficiency of NMB (Fig. 7h, i). This evidence concerns the gene NMB and cervical cancer.