2011年9月
Identification of Cancer Stem Cells Derived From a Canine Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell Line
VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
- 巻
- 48
- 号
- 5
- 開始ページ
- 1029
- 終了ページ
- 1034
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1177/0300985810396106
- 出版者・発行元
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Accumulating evidence supporting the cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis is based on the finding that tumors contain a small population of self-renewing cells that generate differentiated progeny and thereby contribute to tumor heterogeneity. CSCs are reported to exist in several human cancers, yet only a few reports demonstrate the existence of CSCs in primary lung cancer in dogs. In this study, the authors established a cancer cell line derived from a canine primary lung adenocarcinoma and identified a side population (SP) of cells that displayed drug-resistant features. To confirm the characteristics of these SP cells, the authors investigated the tumorigenicity of the cells in vivo by using a nude mouse xenograft model. Only 100 SP cells were able to give rise to new tumors, giving a 10-fold enrichment over the main population (MP) of cells, suggesting that these cells have the cancer-initiating ability of CSCs. Further studies characterizing CSCs in canine lung adenocarcinoma might contribute to the elucidation of the mechanisms of tumorigenesis and to the establishment of novel therapeutic strategies.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1177/0300985810396106
- ISSN : 0300-9858
- PubMed ID : 21245282
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000294265700021