Pancreatic stellate cells increase pancreatic cancer cells invasion through the hepatocyte growth factor/c-Met/survivin regulated by P53/P21

XP Yang, SL Liu, JF Xu, SG Cao, Y Li… - Experimental cell research, 2017 - Elsevier
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are a key cellular component of the pancreatic tumor
microenvironment and are considered to contribute to tumor invasion and metastasis …

Pancreatic stellate cells promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells

K Kikuta, A Masamune, T Watanabe, H Ariga… - Biochemical and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), a
major profibrogenic cell type in the pancreas, is receiving increasing attention. There is …

Pancreatic stellate cells facilitate pancreatic cancer cell viability and invasion

SL Liu, SG Cao, Y Li, B Sun, D Chen… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
The biological features of pancreatic cancer and the associated hypoxic environment
around the cancer cells often lead to resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The …

Pancreatic stellate cells enhance stem cell-like phenotypes in pancreatic cancer cells

S Hamada, A Masamune, T Takikawa, N Suzuki… - Biochemical and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The interaction between pancreatic cancer cells and pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), a
major profibrogenic cell type in the pancreas, is receiving increasing attention. There is …

Paracrine HGF promotes EMT and mediates the effects of PSC on chemoresistance by activating c-Met/PI3K/Akt signaling in pancreatic cancer in vitro

J Xu, S Liu, X Yang, S Cao, Y Zhou - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) play key roles in the pancreatic tumor
microenvironment and are considered to contribute to chemoresistance. PSCs can …

Pancreatic stellate cells: partners in crime with pancreatic cancer cells

A Vonlaufen, S Joshi, C Qu, PA Phillips, Z Xu… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) produce the stromal reaction in pancreatic cancer, but their
role in cancer progression is not fully elucidated. We examined the influence of PSCs on …

Pancreatic stellate cells facilitate perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer via HGF/c-Met pathway

L Nan, T Qin, Y Xiao, W Qian, J Li, Z Wang… - Cell …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly lethal cancer that has a strong ability for invasion and
metastasis, poor prognosis, and a stubbornly high death rate due to late diagnosis and early …

[HTML][HTML] Fibroblast activation protein α-positive pancreatic stellate cells promote the migration and invasion of pancreatic cancer by CXCL1-mediated Akt …

Z Wen, Q Liu, J Wu, B Xu, J Wang, L Liang… - Annals of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) is a highly heterogeneic stroma cell population
in pancreatic cancer tissue. Interaction between PSCs and pancreatic cancer cells has not …

Paracrine HGF/c-MET enhances the stem cell-like potential and glycolysis of pancreatic cancer cells via activation of YAP/HIF-1α

B Yan, Z Jiang, L Cheng, KE Chen, C Zhou… - Experimental cell …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs), a pivotal component of the tumor microenvironment,
contribute to tumor growth and metastasis. PSC-derived factors are essential for triggering …

Pancreatic stellate cells–multi-functional cells in the pancreas

A Masamune, T Shimosegawa - Pancreatology, 2013 - Elsevier
There is accumulating evidence that activated pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) play a pivotal
role in pancreatic fibrosis in chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. In addition, we have …