A subpopulation of CD133+ cancer stem-like cells characterized in human oral squamous cell carcinoma confer resistance to chemotherapy

Qunzhou Zhang; Shihong Shi; Yun Yen; Jimmy Brown; Joseph Quoc Ta; Anh D. Le

doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2009.08.010

A subpopulation of CD133⁺ cancer stem-like cells characterized in human oral squamous cell carcinoma confer resistance to chemotherapy

Qunzhou Zhang, Shihong Shi, Yun Yen, Jimmy Brown, Joseph Quoc Ta, Anh D. Le

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Abstract

The potential role of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) in chemoresistance of human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) was examined. A small subpopulation (1-2%) of CD133⁺ CSCs was identified in OSCC cell lines and tissues. These CD133⁺ CSCs possess higher clonogenicity, invasiveness, and increased in vivo tumorigenicity as compared to CD133^- counterparts. Meanwhile, CD133⁺ CSCs were substantially resistant to standard chemotherapy, wherein both in vitro and in vivo treatment with paclitaxel resulted in a marked enrichment for CD133⁺ CSCs. Our data suggest that CD133⁺ cells represent a small subpopulation of CSCs that may contribute to chemoresistance in human OSCC.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	151-160
Number of pages	10
Journal	Cancer Letters
Volume	289
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2009.08.010
State	Published - Mar 28 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CD133 cancer stem-like cell
Chemoresistance
Oral squamous cell carcinoma

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Oncology
Cancer Research

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