Chemoresistant colorectal cancer cells, the cancer stem cell phenotype, and increased sensitivity to insulin-like growth factor-I receptor inhibition.
Chemoresistant colorectal cancer cells, the cancer stem cell phenotype, and increased sensitivity to insulin-like growth factor-I receptor inhibition.
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2023
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发表时间:
2009-03-01
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
Ellis LM
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Dallas NA;Xia L;Fan F;Gray MJ;Gaur P;van Buren G 2nd;Samuel S;Kim MP;Lim SJ;Ellis LM
5-fluorouracil (5FU) and oxaliplatin are standard therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), but the development of chemoresistance is inevitable. Since cancer stem cells (CSCs) are hypothesized to be chemoresistant, we investigated CSC properties in newly developed chemoresistant CRC cell lines and sought to identify targets for therapy. The human CRC cell line HT29 was exposed to increasing doses of 5FU (HT29/5FU-R) or oxaliplatin (HT29/Ox) to achieve resistance at clinically relevant doses. Western blotting and flow cytometry were done to determine molecular alterations. The insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) monoclonal antibody (MoAb) AVE-1642 was used to inhibit signaling in vitro and in vivo using murine xenograft models. HT29/5FU-R and HT29/OxR demonstrated 16- to 30-fold enrichment of CD133+ cells and 2-fold enrichment of CD44+ cells (putative CRC CSC markers). Resistant cells were enriched 5- to 22-fold for double-positive (CD133+/CD44+) cells. Consistent with the CSC phenotype, resistant cells exhibited a decrease in cellular proliferation in vitro (47–59%; p<0.05). Phosphorylated and total IGF-1R levels were increased in resistant cell lines. HT29/5FU-R and HT29/OxR cells were ~5-fold more responsive to IGF-1R inhibition relative to parental cells (p<0.01) in vitro. Tumors derived from HT29/OxR cells demonstrated significantly greater growth inhibition in response to an IGF-1R MoAB than did parental cells (p<0.05). Chemoresistant CRC cells are enriched for CSC markers and the CSC phenotype. Chemotherapy-induced IGF-1R activation provided for enhanced sensitivity to IGF-1R targeted therapy. Identification of CSC targets presents a novel therapeutic approach in this disease.