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A niche role for periostin and macrophages in glioblastoma

Michele De Palma
2015
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Abstract

Macrophages facilitate tumour progression, but it is unclear whether this capability is influenced by tumour-initiating cells. Glioblastoma stem cells are now shown to secrete periostin, a matrix protein that recruits protumoral macrophages and enhances glioblastoma progression in mice.

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