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. 2018 Feb 19;17:62. doi: 10.1186/s12943-018-0815-z

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Phenotypic transition of PSCs and desmoplastic TME. qPSCs are activated by risk factors, local environmental stress, cellular and molecular regulations. During the oncogenesis, aPSCs largely contribute to fibrotic microenvironment, which is a major characteristic of PDAC. The desmoplastic TME consists of epithelial PDA cells and numerous stromal components, such as immunosuppressive cells, aPSCs, collagens and so on