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Hepatic stellate cells secreted hepatocyte growth factor contributes to the chemoresistance of hepatocellular carcinoma.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yu Guofeng, Jing Yingying, Kou Xingrui, Ye Fei, Gao Lu, Fan Qingmin, Yang Yang, Zhao Qiudong, Li Rong, Wu Mengchao, Wei Lixin
Abstract excerpt
As the main source of extracellular matrix proteins in tumor stroma, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) have a great impact on biological behaviors of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the present study, we have investigated a mechanism whereby HSCs modulate the chemoresistance of hepatoma cells. We used human HSC line lx-2 and chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin to investigate their effects on human HCC cell line...
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