Pancreatic stellate cells radioprotect pancreatic cancer cells through β1-integrin signaling.
Pancreatic stellate cells radioprotect pancreatic cancer cells through β1-integrin signaling.
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-1633
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发表时间:
2011-05-15
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Brunner TB
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作者:
Mantoni TS;Lunardi S;Al-Assar O;Masamune A;Brunner TB
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterised by a strong desmoplastic reaction where the stromal compartment often accounts for more than half of the tumor volume. Pancreatic stellate cells (PSC) are a central mediator of desmoplasia. There is increasing evidence that the desmoplasia is contributing to the poor therapeutic response of PDAC. We show that PSC promote radioprotection and stimulate proliferation in pancreatic cancer cells (PCC) in direct coculture. Our in vivo studies demonstrate PSC dependent radioprotection in response to a single dose and to fractionated radiation. Abrogating β1-integrin signaling abolishes the PSC mediated radioprotection in PCC. Furthermore, this effect is independent of PI3K, but dependent on FAK. Taken together we demonstrate for the first time that PSC promote radioprotection of PCC in a β1-integrin dependent manner.