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Differential Contribution of Pancreatic Fibroblast Subsets to the Pancreatic Cancer Stroma
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Background & Aims Although the healthy pancreas consists mostly of epithelial cells, pancreatic cancer and the precursor lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, are characterized by an extensive accumulation of fibroinflammatory stroma that includes a substantial and heterogeneous fibroblast population. The cellular origin of fibroblasts within the stroma has not been determined. Here, we show that the Gli1 and Hoxb6 markers label distinct fibroblast populations in the healthy mouse pancreas. We then set out to determine whether these distinct fibroblast populations expanded during carcinogenesis. Methods We developed genetically engineered models using a dual-recombinase approach that allowed us to induce pancreatic cancer formation through codon-optimized Flp recombinase-driven epithelial recombination of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog while labeling Gli1 + or Hoxb6 + fibroblasts in an inducible manner. By using these models, we lineage-traced these 2 fibroblast populations during the process of carcinogenesis. Results Although in the healthy pancreas Gli1 + fibroblasts and Hoxb6 + fibroblasts are present in similar numbers, they contribute differently to the stroma in carcinogenesis. Namely, Gli1 + fibroblasts expand dramatically, whereas Hoxb6 + cells do not. Conclusions Fibroblasts present in the healthy pancreas expand during carcinogenesis, but with a different prevalence for different subtypes. Here, we compared Gli1 + and Hoxb6 + fibroblasts and found only Gli1 + expanded to contribute to the stroma during pancreatic carcinogenesis.
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“Similarly, lineage-tracing studies in pancreatic cancer have shown that Gli1 + and Hoxb6 + fibroblasts represent distinct populations in the healthy pancreas, with Gli1 + fibroblasts preferentially expanding and contributing to the tumor stroma during carcinogenesis [40].”
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- Authors
- Garcia, P. E., Adoumie, M., Kim, E. C., Zhang, Y., Scales, M. K., El-Tawil, Y. S., Shaikh, A. Z., Wen, H.-J., Bednar, F., Allen, B. L., Wellik, D. M., Crawford, H. C., & Pasca di Magliano, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 581-599
- ISSN
- 2352-345X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7399194
- OpenAlex
- W3027333363
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 5
- FWCI
- 4.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Keywords
- pancreatic cancer, pancreatic stroma, pancreatic fibroblasts, fibroblast heterogeneity, Gli1, HOXB6, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, carcinogenesis
- MeSH terms
- Zinc Finger Protein GLI1, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Fibroblasts, Humans, Mice, Transgenic, Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Homeodomain Proteins, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Mice, Carcinogenesis
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