Fig. 7: The crosstalk between LCSCs and cellular components in the TME promotes stemness maintenance in HCC.
From: Mechanism of cancer stemness maintenance in human liver cancer

Cellular components in the TME include tumor-associated macrophages, monocytes, fibroblasts, neutrophils, hepatic stellate cells, LECs, T cells, and B cells. Moreover, angiogenesis and the hypoxic microenvironment promote stem cell gene expression and tumorigenesis. OA osteoactivin.