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Gastritis promotes an activated bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell with a phenotype reminiscent of a cancer-promoting cell.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Mar 2014
Donnelly Jessica M, Engevik Amy C, Engevik Melinda, Schumacher Michael A, Xiao Chang, Yang Li, Worrell Roger T, Zavros Yana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) promote gastric cancer in response to gastritis. In culture, BM-MSCs are prone to mutation with continued passage but it is unknown whether a similar process occurs in vivo in response to gastritis. AIM: The purpose of this study was to identify the role of chronic gastritis in the transformation of BM-MSCs leading to an activated cancer-promoting...
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