Co-cultures of colon cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts recapitulate the aggressive features of mesenchymal-like colon cancer

BackgroundPoor prognosis in colon cancer is associated with a high content of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. The relationship between these two features is incompletely understood. Here, we aimed to generate a model system for studying the inter...

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Main Authors: Esther Strating, Mathijs P. Verhagen, Emerens Wensink, Ester Dünnebach, Liza Wijler, Itziar Aranguren, Alberto Sanchez De la Cruz, Niek A. Peters, Joris H. Hageman, Mirjam M. C. van der Net, Susanne van Schelven, Jamila Laoukili, Riccardo Fodde, Jeanine Roodhart, Stefan Nierkens, Hugo Snippert, Martijn Gloerich, Inne Borel Rinkes, Sjoerd G. Elias, Onno Kranenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1053920/full