Epithelial mesenchymal transition correlates with CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells in pancreatic cancer
Epithelial mesenchymal transition correlates with CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells in pancreatic cancer
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DOI:
10.3892/or.2012.1681
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发表时间:
2012-05-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Miao, Yi
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作者:
Zhang, Ye;Wei, Jishu;Miao, Yi
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been linked to induction of a stem-cell like phenotype, characterized by altered cell surface marker expression and increased tumor formation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether EMT correlates with CD24(+)CD44(+) and CD133(+) cells in pancreatic cancer. The morphology of untreated and gemcitabine-treated SW1990 gemcitabine-resistant cells and normal SW 1990 cells were compared. NF-kappa B p65 expression was knocked down using si RNA. Vimentin and E-cadherin expression were analyzed using western blotting, and CD24(+)CD44(+), CD133(+) cells were quantified by FACS. Additionally, immunohistochemistry of EMT-associated markers and stem cell-associated markers were performed in 41 cases of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In SW1990 gemcitabine-resistant cells, gemcitabine induced a mesenchymal cell phenotype, expression of EMT-related molecular markers and increased CD24(+)CD44(+) and CD133(+) cells compared to untreated SW 1990 gemcitabine-resistant and SW1990 cells. Knockdown of NF-kappa B p65 inhibited the ability of gemcitabine to increase the proportion of CD24(+)CD44(+) or CD133(+) cells and expression of EMT-related molecular markers. In human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, significant correlations were observed between expression of the EMT-associated markers vimentin and E-cadherin, and stem cell-associated markers CD24, CD133 and CD44. This study demonstrated that EMT correlated with CD24(+)CD44(+) and CD133(+) cells in pancreatic cancer. This study also suggests that EMT may induce cancer stem-like cells in pancreatic cancer, with different degrees of EMT probability inducing different proportions of CD24(+)CD44(+) and CD133(+) cells.