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Collagen type V promotes the malignant phenotype of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Cancer letters - 28 Jan 2015
Berchtold Sonja, Grünwald Barbara, Krüger Achim, Reithmeier Anja, Hähl Teresa, Cheng Tao, Feuchtinger Annette, Born Diana, Erkan Mert, Kleeff Jörg, Esposito Irene
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Excessive matrix production by pancreatic stellate cells promotes local growth and metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and provides a barrier for drug delivery. Collagen type V is a fibrillar, regulatory collagen up-regulated in the stroma of different malignant tumors. Here we show that collagen type V is expressed by pancreatic stellate cells in the stroma of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and...
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