Article
Characterization of tumor-derived pancreatic stellate cells.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Nov 2009
Farrow Buckminster, Rowley David, Dang Truong, Berger David H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are key mediators of the desmoplastic reaction that characterizes pancreatic adenocarcinoma. We sought to isolate and characterize tumor-derived pancreatic stellate (TDPS) cells to further understand how these stromal cells influence pancreatic cancer behavior. METHODS: We established a stable line of non-immortalized PSCs from a patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma...
Topics
- Actins
- Adenocarcinoma
- Cell Communication
- Cell Culture Techniques
- Fibroblasts
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Keratins
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Stromal Cells
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Vimentin
