Periostin–TGF-β feedforward loop contributes to tumour-stroma crosstalk in liver metastatic outgrowth of colorectal cancer
Bin Liu, Tiantian Wu, Biyu Lin, Xingxing Liu, Yingfu Liu, Gang Song, Chuannan Fan, Gaoliang Ouyang
Topics & Concepts
PeriostinTumor microenvironmentMetastasisMatricellular proteinCancer researchHepatic stellate cellStromaCrosstalkStromal cellSMADTransforming growth factorBiologyPathologyMedicineInternal medicineCell biologyExtracellular matrixCancerImmunohistochemistryOpticsPhysicsTumor cellsCardiac Fibrosis and RemodelingAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular DiseasesProtease and Inhibitor Mechanisms