Cancer stem-like cells enriched in panc-1 spheres possess increased migration ability and resistance to gemcitabine |
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Authors: | Yin Tao Wei Hongji Gou Shanmiao Shi Pengfei Yang Zhiyong Zhao Gang Wang Chunyou |
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Affiliation: | Pancreatic Center, Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, China; E-Mails: whj86027@smail.hust.edu.cn (H.W.); gousm@163.com (S.G.); fox-shi@foxmail.com (P.S.); dryzy@163.com (Z.Y.); zhaogang1427@yahoo.com.cn (G.Z.). |
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Abstract: | Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies with poor prognosis. Previously, we found that a subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in the Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cell line could propagate to form spheres. Here we characterized the malignant phenotypes of the pancreatic cancer stem CD44+/CD24+ cells, which were enriched under sphere forming conditions as analyzed by flow cytometry. These cells demonstrated increased resistance to gemcitabine and increased migration ability. Moreover, these cells exhibited epithelial to mesenchymal transition characterized by a decreased level of the epithelial marker E-cadherin and an increased level of the mesenchymal marker vimentin. Notably, abnormal expression of Bmi-1, ABCG2, Cyclin D1 and p16 were found in Panc-1 CSCs. Our results suggest that targeted inhibition of CSCs represents a novel therapeutic approach to overcome chemoresistance and metastasis of pancreatic cancer. |
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Keywords: | pancreatic cancer Bmi-1 chemoresistance invasion tumorigenesis |
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