... by a cancerstemcell compartment [8] The existence ofcancerstem cells would explain why only a small minority ofcancer cells is capable of extensive proliferation within the tumor Furthermore, ... 5% of BE According to our hypothesis, that the intestinal stemcell marker LgR5 might also be suited to identify cancerstem cells, these might be the actively cycling Barrett (cancer) stem cells ... model ofthe CSC hypothesis and the clonal evolution theory [8] Further investigations are required to substantiate these findings Page 10 of 11 Acknowledgements The authors thank the assistance of...
... cancers [1] Few of these markers were used for the confirmation of an MUC4 enriched cancerstemcell population Stem cells and cancerstem cells are known to possess the phenomenal property of ... overexpressed ovarian cancer cells induce the aggressiveness ofthecancer cells and enrich thecancerstemcell population It also showed that MUC4 is expressed in the ovarian cancerstemcell population ... (MCF7) cell line [11] The fact that the vast majority of MCF7 stemcell enriched SP cells express MUC1 suggests that epithelial cancerstem cells would also be the targets of various immunotherapy...
... the bulk ofthe tumor [14-16] They are similar to stem cells and may arise from the transformation ofstem cells or the de-differentiation of non -stem cells They are quiescent and capable of both ... HypothesisThecancerstemcellhypothesis proposes that within a heterogeneous tumor there is a small subpopulation of cells called cancerstem cells (CSCs)” that are responsible for forming the ... to cancer therapies [15] Therefore, although treatment with chemotherapy or radiation may reduce the bulk ofthe tumor, it may actually miss the most important cell to target, thecancerstem cell...
... the bulk ofthe tumor [14-16] They are similar to stem cells and may arise from the transformation ofstem cells or the de-differentiation of non -stem cells They are quiescent and capable of both ... HypothesisThecancerstemcellhypothesis proposes that within a heterogeneous tumor there is a small subpopulation of cells called cancerstem cells (CSCs)” that are responsible for forming the ... to cancer therapies [15] Therefore, although treatment with chemotherapy or radiation may reduce the bulk ofthe tumor, it may actually miss the most important cell to target, thecancerstem cell...
... demonstrated both cancercell and stemcell characteristics ofthe transformed P63+ basal /stem cells, supporting that they could be the origin of PCSCs under the influence of persistent Hedgehog ... prostate: stemcell biology Urology 2003, 62:11-20 Bonkhoff H: Role ofthe basal cells in premalignant changes ofthe human prostate: a stemcell concept for the development of prostate cancer Eur ... in the P63+ basal/ stem cells Patch1 and Smo were found highly expressed in the P63+ basal /stem cells ofthe pCX-shh-IG-injected prostates, being located in thecell membrane of P63+ basal cells...
... characterization ofthe cells isolated from the SVZ ofthe adult rat brain 136 3.1.1 Morphology ofthe cells …………………………………………………136 3.1.2 The differentiation ofthe cells in vitro ... 6.2.5 Roles of chemokines in the migration of neural stem or progenitor cells 54 Aims ofthe present study…………………………………………………………… 55 7.1 Molecular analysis ofthe degeneration ofthe vagal motoneurons ... neural stem or progenitor cells in the SVZ………… 50 6.2.3 Migration of endogenous neural stem or progenitor cells……………… 51 6.2.3.1 Migration of endogenous neural stem or progenitor cells in the SVZ………...
... asymmetric division in stem cells The mutated cancerstem cells then differentiate into other committed cancer daughter cells This cancer daughter cell harbours a combination of other mutations ... 2000) With the current awareness ofthecancer stem- cell concept, it is of importance to examine the prognostic and predictive effects of these cancer stem- cell markers in colorectal cancers Currently, ... aspects of our hypothesis in determining clinical significance ofcancer stem- cell marks in colorectal cancer Our main objective is to understand the clinical value ofcancer stem- cell markers and their...
... indicated at the bottom of (A) (B, D) The cleavage of a number of substrates by HC The names and sequences ofthe different substrates are indicated above the pictures ofthe gels The times of cleavage ... acid of Fig Analysis of cleavage specificity by the use of new types of recombinant protein substrate (A) The overall structure ofthe recombinant protein substrates used for analysis ofthe efficiency ... charge of their side chains Verifying the consensus sequence by the use of a new type of recombinant protein substrate In order to verify the results from the phage display analysis, a new type of...
... reported the isolation of a type of precancerous stem cells from dendritic cell- like leukemic mice and the establishment of this precancerous stemcell line The precancerous stem cells had stem cell- like ... will focus on the origin and the fate of primary cancerstem cells Precancerous stem cells Based on current literature, primary cancerstem cells may be derived from precancerous stem cells Chen ... primary cancerstem cells initiate from; whether primary cancerstem cells are same in the same type ofcancer among different patients; and how to distinguish cancerstem cells from normal stem cells...
... day after the primary infection, the number of pulmonary CD8+ cells capable of secreting IFNγ was only 26% the number of tetramer+CD8+ cells In contrast, the number of splenic IFNγ+CD8+ cells was ... CTL from the lungs of Examples ofof individual mice Figure the spleens primary data of flow cytometry analysis of tetramer/pentamer+CD8+ and IFNγ+CD8+ cells from the lungs and Examples of primary ... opposed to CD8+ cells, not shown) We also expressed the number of IFNγ+CD8+ cells as a percentage ofthe number of tetramer/pentamer+CD8+ cells (Figure 2) The resulting values confirmed the previous...
... important to evaluate the specificity ofthe T -cell response Identification of antigens recognized by the immune system is an important description ofthe character ofthe immune response Being ... bead-bound CD8 cells and 1717 for free CD8 cells indicating that the bead bound CD8 cells and the free CD8 cells generate the same response under these assay conditions The ability of CD8 cells to ... expansion of cells may alter the relative levels ofthe different CD8 cell populations, in vitro expansion of cells was not pursued in our studies in order to maintain the ability ofthe IFN-γ...
... reported the isolation of a type of precancerous stem cells from dendritic cell- like leukemic mice and the establishment of this precancerous stemcell line The precancerous stem cells had stem cell- like ... will focus on the origin and the fate of primary cancerstem cells Precancerous stem cells Based on current literature, primary cancerstem cells may be derived from precancerous stem cells Chen ... primary cancerstem cells initiate from; whether primary cancerstem cells are same in the same type ofcancer among different patients; and how to distinguish cancerstem cells from normal stem cells...
... for both cell lines This unique phenomenon could be due to a number of factors, either the presence ofthe MNPs both intracellular and on the membrane ofthe cells or the nanoparticles themselves ... understanding ofthe degree of cytotoxicity ofthe MNPs, we also investigated the effect the polymer-coated nanoparticles had on the integrity ofthecell membrane and oxidative stress the MNPs elicited ... of one further centrifugation step at the end ofthe MTT assay in order to lyse the cells and discard the cellular components and CNT particles could reduce interferences caused by the CNTs They...
... for both cell lines This unique phenomenon could be due to a number of factors, either the presence ofthe MNPs both intracellular and on the membrane ofthe cells or the nanoparticles themselves ... understanding ofthe degree of cytotoxicity ofthe MNPs, we also investigated the effect the polymer-coated nanoparticles had on the integrity ofthecell membrane and oxidative stress the MNPs elicited ... of one further centrifugation step at the end ofthe MTT assay in order to lyse the cells and discard the cellular components and CNT particles could reduce interferences caused by the CNTs They...
... nonquantitative nature ofthe bulk PCR approach employed by the investigators Furthermore, for most ofthe study total B cells were studied without differentiating specific B cell subsets This situation ... it is tempting to postulate that upon profound B cell depletion there could be a re-enactment of early B cell ontogeny and that the cells described in the report by Rouzière and coworkers [1] ... on the interplay and competition between these cells and newly generated B cells The growing availability of patients treated with B cell depletion should allow investigators to understand the...
... development The observation that the mESC culture system might not only allow the generation of adipose stem cells, but also of their potential vascular niche, opens new avenues for the study of adipose ... about the TF family known to bind this motif, the conservation level that gave the best over-representation, the number of gene promoters displaying the motif in the cluster, the number of times the ... system might allow the development of both adipose cells and their potential vascular niche opens exciting perspectives for the prospective isolation and the biochemical characterization of these...
... for cellular heterogeneity ofcancer due to aberrant differentiation According to the hierarchical model of cancer, the origin ofthecancerstem cells may be long-lived somatic stem cells Therefore, ... SP cells are enriched for markers of HSCs To examine whether SP cells are enriched for characteristics ofstem cells compared to the non-SP cells, we further characterized the SP cells from the ... carcinogenesis and differentiation of normal stem cells strongly suggest that miRNA may be involved in the transformation of normal stem cells into cancerstem cells Therefore, screening for differences...
... negative, = less than 10% ofthe tumour cells scored positive, = 10-50% ofthe rumour cells scored positive, = more than 50% ofthe tumour cells scored positive *For one ofthe tumors, a de-differentiated ... percentage ofthe cells following culturing in RPMI The percentage of double-positive cells increased dramatically to approximately 40% due to an increasing number of cells expressing ALDH when the cells ... Aldefluor in combination with other stemcell markers improves the enrichment of CSCs [8,13,42] A likely cellof origin for the sarcoma-CSC is an MSC-like stem or progenitor cell However, since no markers...
... ofthe BMP2+ cells to cardiac cells Differentiation ofthe BMP2+ cells to cardiac cells (a) RT-PCR analysis ofthe cardiac markers in BMP2+ cells and other controls (b) Schematic outline ofthe ... more likely, the complete absence ofthe endodermal cell lineage The BMP2+ cell lineage contains neural crest stem cells and their derivatives The BMP2+ cells showed enriched expression of ectodermal ... differentiate into cells ofthe myofibres of skeletal muscles [78] An elevated level of MyoD indicates either the proliferation or the differentiation of satellite cells into primary myoblasts in the BMP2+...
... diabetes or ischemia/reperfusion injury ofthe retina, they homed to the site of injury and showed robust reparative function ofthe damaged vasculature The cells also showed a similar regenerative ... assess the total amount of RNA in a population and can, therefore, be influenced by a predominating cell type Variations in the homogeneity ofthe population can influence the number of genes ... representative ofthe various cell types within the heterogeneous population of BCs We describe our method of assessing heterogeneous samples in three levels of analysis The first level consists of making...