Copenhagen (Denmark), Jan. 27 -- : A study team from the University of Copenhagen was able to stop invasive growth in a skin cancer model by utilising synthetic human skin.
The study has been published in Science Signaling and looks at what actually happens when a cell turns into a cancer cell.
"We have been studying one of the cells' signalling pathways, the so-called TGF beta pathway. This pathway plays a critical role in the cell's communication with its surroundings, and it controls e.g. cell growth and cell division. If these mechanisms are damaged, the cell may turn into a cancer cell and invade the surrounding tissue," said Professor and Team Lead Hans Wandall from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University...