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ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus
SUBMITTER: Catherine Dumur
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-38889 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Campbell Deanna J W DJ Dumur Catherine I CI Lamour Nadia F NF Dewitt Jennifer L JL Sirica Alphonse E AE
Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology 20120509 11
<h4>Aim</h4> Recent studies have suggested that increased α-smooth muscle-actin positive myofibroblastic cells (α-SMA positive CAF) in the desmoplastic stroma may relate to a more aggressive cancer and worse survival outcomes for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients. To facilitate investigating cellular and molecular interactions between α-SMA positive CAF and cholangiocarcinoma cells related to ICC progression, we developed a novel 3-D organotypic culture model of cholangiocarcinoma ...[more]