Presence of heat shock protein 47-positive fibroblasts in cancer stroma is associated with increased risk of postoperative recurrence in patients with lung cancer

Heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), a collagen-binding protein, has a specific role in the intracellular processing of procollagen production. HSP47 expression is associated with cancer growth and metastasis in sev...

Source: Respiratory Research - September 14, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Takuto Miyamura, Noriho Sakamoto, Kaori Ishida, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Yoshiko Akiyama, Daisuke Okuno, Atsuko Hara, Takashi Kido, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Takuro Miyazaki, Keitaro Matsumoto, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Taiga Miyazaki, Y Tags: Research Source Type: research