Pancreatic Stellate Cell

Preferred Label : Pancreatic Stellate Cell;

NCIt synonyms : PaSCs; PSCs; Pancreatic Stellate Cells; PSC; PaSC;

NCIt definition : A star-shaped, myofibroblast-like cell in the pancreas associated with tissue maintenance. When pancreatic stellate cells are activated in response to an injury, they proliferate and synthesize large amounts of extracellular matrix. Pancreatic cancer cells can increase the activation of pancreatic stellate cells, which leads to fibrosis.;

Details

Origin ID

C107531;

UMLS CUI

C2936598;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Exocrine Pancreas [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cholangitis, primary sclerosing [OMIM Phenotype]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis [ORDO Disease]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Primary sclerosing cholangitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- long COVID [DO Concept]
- pancreatic stellate cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- pancreatic stellate cells [MeSH concept]
- posterior subcentral sulcus [UBERON concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- pancreatic stellate cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- pancreatic stellate cells [MeSH concept]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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