p21/waf1 and Smooth-Muscle Actin α Expression in Stromal Fibroblasts of Oral Cancers

Background: Concerted alterations between stromal fibroblasts and neoplastic cells underline the carcinogenic process. Activation of alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA) expression, a cytoskeleton protein normally expressed only in myoepithelial cells, is considered a landmark for the activation of strom...

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Main Authors: Ioulia Chatzistamou, Nikolina Dioufa, George Trimis, Alexandra Sklavounou, Christos Kittas, Hippokratis Kiaris, Athanasios G. Papavassiliou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0528