| Literature DB >> 20332454 |
Jan Plzák1, Lukás Lacina, Martin Chovanec, Barbora Dvoránková, Pavol Szabo, Zdenek Cada, Karel Smetana.
Abstract
Mesenchymal-epithelial interaction is important in the morphogenesis of squamous epithelia and their appendages, and in the control of the hair cycle postnatally. This review summarizes data regarding the interaction between stromal fibroblasts and tumor cells, with an emphasis on tumors originating from squamous epithelium. Tumor stromal fibroblasts as important element of the cancer stem cell niche are able to participate in the control of the biological properties of tumors. We propose these stromal cells and their products as novel targets for anticancer therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20332454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anticancer Res ISSN: 0250-7005 Impact factor: 2.480