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Sonic Hedgehog Ligand: A Role in Formation of a Mesenchymal Niche in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
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- Smad4 regulates TGF-β1-mediated hedgehog activation to promote epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells by suppressing Gli1 activity.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024Article
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- Novel therapeutic strategies and perspectives for pancreatic cancer: Autophagy and apoptosis are key mechanisms to fight pancreatic cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2021Review
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- Targeting Tumor-Stromal Interactions in Pancreatic Cancer: Impact of Collagens and Mechanical Traits.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Protectin DX promotes epithelial injury repair and inhibits fibroproliferation partly via ALX/PI3K signalling pathway.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2020Article
- Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Organogenesis, Tumors, and Tumor Microenvironments.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Extracellular Matrix Alterations in Metastatic Processes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
- Ping-Pong-Tumor and Host in Pancreatic Cancer Progression.Frontiers in oncology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterised by desmoplasia, thought to support progression and chemotherapeutic resistance. The Hedgehog pathway is known to play an important role in this cancer. While the upregulation of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) in the epithelium of PDAC is known, we investigated its expression in the tumour microenvironment in order to find new targets for new chemotherapeutical approaches. Immunohistochemistry was used for the investigation of Shh and Vimentin in primary human pancreatic tissues. Gene (qRT-PCR) and protein (immunofluorescence) expression of Shh, αSMA (a marker of the mesenchymal phenotype) and periostin (a marker of mesenchymal cells within a mixed population) were investigated in in vitro cell models. Shh expression was significantly upregulated in the stromal and epithelial compartments of poorly-differentiated PDAC samples, with a strong correlation with the amount of stroma present. Characterisation of stromal cells showed that there was expression of Shh ligand in a mixed population comprising αSMA
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