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Increased pressure stimulates aberrant dendritic cell maturation.
Cellular & molecular biology letters - 1 Jan 2008
Craig David H, Schaubert Keri L, Shiratsuchi Hiroe, Kan-Mitchell June, Basson Marc D
Abstract excerpt
Patients with malignancy typically exhibit abnormal dendritic cell profiles. Interstitial tumor pressure is increased 20-50 mmHg over that in normal tissue. We hypothesized that elevated pressure in the tumor microenvironment may influence dendritic cell (DC) phenotype and function. Monocyte-derived immature and mature DC isolated from healthy human donors were exposed to either ambient or 40 mmHg increased...
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