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Cholesteatoma-associated fibroblasts modulate epithelial growth and differentiation through KGF/FGF7 secretion.
Histochemistry and cell biology - 1 Aug 2012
Raffa Salvatore, Leone Laura, Scrofani Cristina, Monini Simonetta, Torrisi Maria Rosaria, Barbara Maurizio
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The keratinocyte growth factor (KGF/FGF7), produced by stromal cells, is a key paracrine mediator of epithelial proliferation, differentiation and migration. Expression of the growth factor is increased in wound healing and in hyperproliferative epithelial diseases, as a consequence of the activation of dermal fibroblasts by the inflammatory microenvironment. The middle ear cholesteatoma, an aural epidermal...
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