Yashiro Masakazu, Hirakawa Kosei
Cancer Microenviron. 2010 Jan 26;3(1):127-35. doi: 10.1007/s12307-010-0036-5.
Fibroblasts play an important role in the progression, growth and spread of gastric cancers. Cancer-stroma interactions have been especially evident in the scirrhous type of gastric carcinoma. Fibroblasts are associated with the cancer progression at the primary and metastatic site. The proliferative and invasive ability of scirrhous gastric cancer cells are closely associated with the growth factors produced by organ-specific fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are therefore a key determinant in the malignant progression of gastric cancer and represent an important target for cancer therapies.
成纤维细胞在胃癌的进展、生长和扩散中发挥着重要作用。癌-基质相互作用在硬癌型胃癌中尤为明显。成纤维细胞与原发性和转移部位的癌症进展相关。硬癌型胃癌细胞的增殖和侵袭能力与器官特异性成纤维细胞产生的生长因子密切相关。因此,成纤维细胞是胃癌恶性进展的关键决定因素,也是癌症治疗的重要靶点。