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Ultrasonic-augmented Primary Adult Fibroblast Isolation
Published on: July 29, 2019
[Fibroblasts--known or unknown cells]
S Brychtová1, M Bezdeková, T Brychta
1Laborator molekulárni patologie a Ustav patologie LF UP, Olomouc. Svetlana.Brychtova@seznam.cz
Abstract:
Fibroblasts form the main component of the cell tissue microenvironment, and their basic function is to maintain cell integrity and tissue homeostasis. Fibroblasts essentially participate in wound repair. Recently, increased interest has been focused on the role of fibroblasts in cancers, where they are involved in the ransformation of a tumour stroma, and via production of numbers of cytokines and growth factors participate in tumour progression. With regard to their impact in cancerogenesis, fibroblasts become a new target of cancer therapy.
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