Lack of decorin expression by human bladder cancer cells offers new tools in the therapy of urothelial malignancies.

Decorin, a multifunctional small leucine-rich extracellular matrix proteoglycan, has been shown to possess potent antitumour activity. However, there is some uncertainty whether different cancer cells express decorin in addition to non-malignant stromal cells. In this study we clarified decorin expr...

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Main Authors: Annele Sainio, Marie Nyman, Riikka Lund, Sanna Vuorikoski, Pia Boström, Matti Laato, Peter J Boström, Hannu Järveläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24146840/pdf/?tool=EBI