A subpopulation of CD133+ cancer stem-like cells characterized in human oral squamous cell carcinoma confer resistance to chemotherapy
A subpopulation of CD133+ cancer stem-like cells characterized in human oral squamous cell carcinoma confer resistance to chemotherapy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.canlet.2009.08.010
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发表时间:
2010-03-28
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影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
Le, Anh D.
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作者:
Zhang, Qunzhou;Shi, Shihong;Le, Anh D.
The potential role of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) in chemoresistance of human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was examined. A small subpopulation (1-2%) of CD133(+) CSCs was identified in OSCC cell lines and tissues. These CD133(+) CSCs possess higher clonogenicity, invasiveness, and increased in vivo tumorigenicity as compared to CD133(-) counterparts. Meanwhile, CD133(+) CSCs were substantially resistant to standard chemotherapy, wherein both in vitro and in vivo treatment with paclitaxel resulted in a marked enrichment for CD133(+) CSCs. Our data suggest that CD133(+) cells represent a small subpopulation of CSCs that may contribute to chemoresistance in human OSCC. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.