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c-Jun N-terminal kinase in pancreatic tumor stroma augments tumor development in mice.
Cancer science - 1 Nov 2017
Sato Takeshi, Shibata Wataru, Hikiba Yohko, Kaneta Yoshihiro, Suzuki Nobumi, Ihara Sozaburo, Ishii Yasuaki, Sue Soichiro, Kameta Eri, Sugimori Makoto, Yamada Hiroaki, Kaneko Hiroaki, Sasaki Tomohiko, Ishii Tomohiro, Tamura Toshihide, Kondo Masaaki, Maeda Shin
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a life-threatening disease and there is an urgent need to develop improved therapeutic approaches. The role of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in PDAC stroma is not well defined even though dense desmoplastic reactions are characteristic of PDAC histology. We aimed to explore the role of JNK in PDAC stroma in mice. We crossed Ptf1aCre/+ ;KrasG12D/+ mice with JNK1-/- mice...
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