Organ-, inflammation- and cancer specific transcriptional fingerprints of pancreatic and hepatic stellate cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tissue fibrosis is an integral component of chronic inflammatory (liver and pancreas) diseases and pancreatic cancer. Activated pancreatic- (PSC) and hepatic- (HSC) stellate cells play a key role in fibrogenesis. To identify organ- a...

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Main Authors: Huber Peter E, Debus Jürgen, Ansorge Wilhelm, Giese Nathalia A, Wirkner Ute, Jiang Xiaohua, Samkharadze Tamar, Schwager Christian, Pan Zheng, Weis Nadine, Erkan Mert, Friess Helmut, Abdollahi Amir, Kleeff Jörg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/88