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PI was strongly associated with pathological FP, which was independently associated with PDAC. PI shows promise as an imaging predictor for PDAC.

Measurement of serum Mac-2bp may be a novel and useful biomarker for CP diagnosis as well as liver fibrosis in the general population.

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Inflammation and fibrosis levels were increased in pancreatic cancer specimens, supporting the in vitro observations and suggesting that PSCs contribute to pancreatic carcinogenesis. Pancreatic stellate cells thus represent a potential therapeutic target for suppressing stromal changes in pancreatic cancer.