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Fibroblast phenotypes in different lung diseases.
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery - 5 Sept 2014
Du Heng, Chen Dali, Zhou Yubin, Han Zhaojie, Che Guowei
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BACKGROUND: The "seed and soil" hypothesis emphasizes the importance of interactions between tumor cells and their microenvironment. CAFs (Cancer associated fibroblasts) are important components of the tumor microenvironment. They were widely involved in cancer cells growth and metastasis. Fibroblasts may also play a role in inflammatory disease. The phenotype conversion of fibroblasts in lung diseases has not...
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