Activation of mesenchymal stem cells by macrophages prompts human gastric cancer growth through NF-κB pathway.

Accumulating evidence indicate that macrophages activate mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to acquire pro-inflammatory phenotype. However, the role of MSCs activated by macrophages in gastric cancer remains largely unknown. In this study, we found that MSCs were activated by macrophages to produce incre...

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Main Authors: Tingting Yang, Xu Zhang, Mei Wang, Jie Zhang, Feng Huang, Jie Cai, Qiang Zhang, Fei Mao, Wei Zhu, Hui Qian, Wenrong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4019592?pdf=render