Researchers Uncover Dynamic Cells Connected to Brain Tumor Growth / I ricercatori scoprono cellule dinamiche collegate alla crescita del tumore al cervello
Researchers Uncover Dynamic Cells Connected to Brain Tumor Growth / I ricercatori scoprono cellule dinamiche collegate alla crescita del tumore al cervello Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Giuseppe Cotellessa Scientists have long known about the variation of cells within a brain tumor. The way these tumors grow has relied on the understanding that the cells are static. However, a new study in mice by researchers at the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery and Rogel Cancer Center, reveals aggressive tumors contain highly active cells that move throughout tissue in complicated patterns. The researchers also discovered the accumulations of these elongated, spindle-like cells found throughout the tumor, coined “oncostreams,” serve as the basis for cancerous cells’ behavior, determining how tumors grow and invade normal tissue. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications in a paper titled, “ Spatiotemporal analy...
