In vitro effects of tensile strain on cancer-associated and matched normal fibroblasts derived from oral squamous cell carcinoma: an exploratory study
Nadine Wiesmann, Sebahat Kaya, Andressa V. B. Nogueira, Victoria Langer, S. Zimmer, Johannes Mockenhaupt, Johannes U. Mayer, James Deschner, Jürgen Brieger, Peer Wolfgang Kämmerer
This study examines how tensile strain affects cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and normal fibroblasts (NFs) from oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in vitro, finding increased gap closure in CAFs under strain.
BMC Cancer · Jul 21, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics