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Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Produced by Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Cells Contributes to Lung Fibroblast Contractile Phenotype.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2018
Kanaji Nobuhiro, Yokohira Masanao, Watanabe Naoki, Kadowaki Norimitsu, Bandoh Shuji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Fibroblasts can alter the extracellular matrix (ECM), contributing to cancer progression by providing a scaffold for cancer cells. The influence of lung cancer cells (LCCs) on lung fibroblast-mediated ECM alteration is not well understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After incubation in serum-free medium, LCC- or fibroblast-conditioned media were collected. The ECM alteration was assessed by collagen...
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