Cancer-associated endocrine cells in pancreatic carcinogenesis

Anirban Maitra shared a post on X about a paper titled “Cancer-associated endocrine cells participate in pancreatic carcinogenesis” published in Gastroenterology Journal.

Authors: Yuan Chen, Xinpeng Yin, Ruiyuan Xu, Rexiati Ruze, Jianlu Song, Chenxue Yin, Chenglin Hu, Chengcheng Wang, Qiang Xu, Yupei Zhao.

“Open access paper in Gastroenterology Journal.
Cancer-associated endocrine cells participate in pancreatic carcinogenesis.
Interesting exocrine-endocrine crosstalk study in Pancreatic Cancer showing bi-directional signaling that alters islet cell composition.”

Source: Anirban Maitra/X

Dr. Anriban Maitra serves as Professor of Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center since August 2013, and directs the Sheikh Ahmed Pancreatic Cancer Research Center. He leads an NCI-funded laboratory dedicated to pancreatic cancer research, focusing on genetics and molecular pathology in human and mouse models. His research aims to advance early detection and interception strategies to enhance patient survival rates in pancreatic cancer.