Isolation and characterization of biliary epithelial and stromal cells from resected human cholangiocarcinoma: A novel in vitro model to study tumor-stroma interactions
MASSANI M, STECCA T, FABRIS L, CARATOZZOLO E, RUFFOLO C, FURLANETTO A, MORTON S, CADAMURO M, STRAZZABOSCO M, BASSI N. Isolation and characterization of biliary epithelial and stromal cells from resected human cholangiocarcinoma: A novel in vitro model to study tumor-stroma interactions. Oncology Reports 2013, 30: 1143-1148. PMID: 23807641, DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiomarkers, TumorCell CommunicationCholangiocarcinomaCoculture TechniquesEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFibroblastsFlow CytometryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunomagnetic SeparationNeoplasm GradingStromal CellsTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsHuman biliary epithelial cellsTumor-stroma interactionsCancer-associated fibroblastsStromal cellsOrganotypic co-culture modelPrimary culturesTumor cell originMesenchymal cell markersBiliary epithelial cellsCCA cell linesRat cholangiocarcinomaCo-culture modelDevastating malignancySurgical resectionBile ductPresent studySurgical specimensDesmoplastic reactionCholangiocarcinomaCell originHuman cholangiocarcinomaCell markersFluorescent immunocytochemistryEpithelial cellsCK7