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Hypoxia Potentiates the Inflammatory Fibroblast Phenotype Promoted by Pancreatic Cancer Cell-Derived Cytokines.
Cancer research - 15 May 2023
Schwörer Simon, Cimino Francesco V, Ros Manon, Tsanov Kaloyan M, Ng Charles, Lowe Scott W, Carmona-Fontaine Carlos, Thompson Craig B
Abstract excerpt
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a major cell type in the stroma of solid tumors and can exert both tumor-promoting and tumor-restraining functions. CAF heterogeneity is frequently observed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a tumor characterized by a dense and hypoxic stroma that features myofibroblastic CAFs (myCAF) and inflammatory CAFs (iCAF) that are thought to have opposing roles in tumor...
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