Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Carcinogenic Properties of Epithelia.

The relationship between chronic inflammation and cancer is well known. The inflammation increases the permeability of blood vessels and consequently elevates pressure in the interstitial tissues. However, there have been only a few reports on the effects of hydrostatic pressure on cultured cells, a...

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Main Authors: Shinsaku Tokuda, Young Hak Kim, Hisako Matsumoto, Shigeo Muro, Toyohiro Hirai, Michiaki Mishima, Mikio Furuse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4696811?pdf=render