CD271+ Subpopulation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells Correlates with Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Is Regulated by Interaction with Cancer Cells

Kenji Fujiwara; Kenoki Ohuchida; Kazuhiro Mizumoto; Koji Shindo; Daiki Eguchi; Shingo Kozono; Naoki Ikenaga; Takao Ohtsuka; Shunichi Takahata; Shinichi Aishima; Masao Tanaka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052682

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CD271⁺ Subpopulation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells Correlates with Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Is Regulated by Interaction with Cancer Cells

Kenji Fujiwara,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kenoki Ohuchida ,

* E-mail: kenoki@surg1.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Advanced Medical Initiatives, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kazuhiro Mizumoto,

Affiliations Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Kyushu University Hospital Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Koji Shindo,

Affiliations Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Daiki Eguchi,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shingo Kozono,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Naoki Ikenaga,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Takao Ohtsuka,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shunichi Takahata,

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shinichi Aishima,

Affiliation Department of Anatomic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Masao Tanaka

Affiliation Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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CD271⁺ Subpopulation of Pancreatic Stellate Cells Correlates with Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Is Regulated by Interaction with Cancer Cells

Kenji Fujiwara,
Kenoki Ohuchida,
Kazuhiro Mizumoto,
Koji Shindo,
Daiki Eguchi,
Shingo Kozono,
Naoki Ikenaga,
Takao Ohtsuka,
Shunichi Takahata,
Shinichi Aishima

Published: December 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052682

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