<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection-Induced Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor Regulates the Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Myofibroblast-Like Cells

Hepatoma-derived growth factor (HDGF) plays a critical role in tumor cell proliferation, anti-apoptosis, VEGF expression, lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in human gastric cancer. Gastric cancer, as one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide, is the second leading cause of cancer-related mo...

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Main Authors: Chung-Jung Liu, Yao-Kuang Wang, Fu-Chen Kuo, Wen-Hung Hsu, Fang-Jung Yu, Shuchen Hsieh, Ming-Hong Tai, Deng-Chyang Wu, Chao-Hung Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/12/479