Telocytes Promote Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Activating the ERK Signaling Pathway and miR-942-3p/MMP9 Axis

Primary telocytes (TCs) from liver para-cancer tissues were cultured in vitro. To verify the role of TCs in hepatocellular carcinoma, a metastatic cancer animal model was established using three types of liver cancer cell lines in vivo.