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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Recent studies suggest that the ability to form and grow tumors specifically resides in a small cell population called cancer stem cells (CSCs). These studies were conducted mainly on various human cancers; however, isolation and characterization of stem cells from cholangiocarcinoma have not been attempted. The molecular markers CD24, CD44, CD34, and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) are widely used, individually or in combination, to characterize some types of CSCs. In this study, we used these markers to identify a subpopulation of cells in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) with cancer stem/progenitor cell-like properties. We found that CD24(+) CD44(+) EpCAM(high) cells (0.39-2.27%) were present in human ECC tissues. The expression of a CD24(+) CD44(+) EpCAM(high) subpopulation was consistent with primary cancers and could be duplicated during serial in vivo passaging in NOD/SCID mice. CD24(+) CD44(+) EpCAM(high) cells isolated from 3 cholangiocarcinoma xenografts showed high tumorigenic potential compared with CD24(-) CD44(-) EpCAM(low/-) cells. These tumorigenic ECC cells exhibited the stem cell properties of self-renewal and ability to produce heterogeneous progeny. We report the identification of a CSC population in ECC characterized by CD24, CD44 and EpCAM phenotypes. Our findings could provide new insight into the tumorigenesis of cholangiocarcinoma and offer a potential target for anti-cancer therapy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1097-0215
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 UICC.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
72-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-3-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Antigens, CD24, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Antigens, CD44, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Bile Duct Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Cholangiocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Mice, Inbred NOD, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Neoplastic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:20232394-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation and characterization of tumorigenic extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cells with stem cell-like properties.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't