Cancer stem cell for peritoneal metastasis in abdominal cavity

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We found that a minor subset of human intraperitoneal free cells with CD90+CD45- displayed the characteristics of mesenchymal stem cell, and differentiated into myofibroblast by the stimulation with TGFb, and intraperitoneal coinjection of with MKN45 significantly enhanced the rate of metastatic formation in the peritoneum of nude mice. Histological examination revealed that many MSC were engrafted in metastatic nodules and were mainly located at the fibrous area. Dasatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, strongly inhibited the proliferation of MSC but not MKN45 in vitro. Nevertheless, oral administration of Dasatinib significantly inhibited the development of peritoneal metastasis of MKN45, and resulted in reduced fibrillar formation of metastatic nodules. The rate of CD326+ tumor cells measured with FACS could be a reliable diagnostic biomarker to determine the severity of peritoneal metastasis as well as effectiveness of chemotherapy.