Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 907-921 , April 2005

Pancreatic carcinoma cells induce fibrosis by stimulating proliferation and matrix synthesis of stellate cells

  • Max G. Bachem

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Max G. Bachem, MD, Universität Ulm-Klinikum-ZE Klinische Chemie, Robert-Kochstrasse 9, D-89070 Ulm, Germany; fax: (49) 731-500-24584.
    • ,
  • Marion Schünemann

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Marco Ramadani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Marco Siech

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans Beger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Andreas Buck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Shaoxia Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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  • Alexandra Schmid-Kotsas

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Guido Adler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Received 28 May 2004 ,Accepted 15 December 2004.

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 Supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 518, Project A7; M.G.B.).

PII: S0016-5085(04)02331-5

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.12.036

Gastroenterology
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 907-921 , April 2005

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