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FABP4-tastic Pancreatic Stellate Cells Coddle KITL to Uphold Inherent Microenvironmental Tumor Suppression

  • Marvin and Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center

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Abstract

Oñate and colleagues demonstrate that KITL expression in pancreatic stellate cells is crucial for maintaining the inherent tumor-suppressive function of the pancreatic microenvironment, and its loss enables pancreatic cancer development. This pivotal discovery not only reinforces the century-old hypothesis of natural microenvironmental tumor suppression but also highlights a promising therapeutic avenue whereby restoring KITL expression could reestablish the tumor-suppressive functions of pancreas-resident fibroblastic cells. See related article by Oñate et al., p. 913.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)872-874
Number of pages3
JournalCancer Discovery
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
  • Pancreatic Stellate Cells/metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
  • Tumor Microenvironment

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