Alpha-fetoprotein producing cells act as cancer progenitor cells in human cholangiocarcinoma

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作者
Ishii, Takamichi [1 ,2 ]
Yasuchika, Kentaro [2 ]
Suemori, Hirofumi
Nakatsuji, Norio [3 ,4 ]
Ikai, Iwao [2 ,5 ]
Uemoto, Shinji [2 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Inst Frontier Med Sci, Stem Cell Res Ctr, Lab Embryon Stem Cell Res,Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068507, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Surg, Kyoto 6068507, Japan
[3] Kyoto Univ, Inst Integrated Cell Mat Sci, Kyoto 6068507, Japan
[4] Kyoto Univ, Inst Frontier Med Sci, Dept Dev & Differentiat, Kyoto 6068507, Japan
[5] Natl Hosp Org, Kyoto Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Kyoto, Japan
关键词
Cancer stem cell; Cholangiocarcinoma; AFP; Notch; ICC; EMBRYONIC STEM-CELLS; PROSPECTIVE IDENTIFICATION; LIVER-CANCER; DIFFERENTIATION; HEPATOCYTES; MATURATION; MARKERS; TARGET; MICE;
D O I
10.1016/j.canlet.2010.01.019
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
We aimed to demonstrate that alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing cells in cholangiocarcinomas possessed cancer stem cell (CSC)-like properties. AFP enhancer/promoter-driven EGFP gene was transfected into human cholangiocarcinoma cell lines. One cell line, RBE, expressed both AFP and EGFP. Clonal analyses revealed that one EGFP-positive cell generated both EGFP-positive and EGFP-negative cell fractions. However, one EGFP-negative cell never produced EGFP-positive cells. The EGFP-positive cells had a greater tumorigenic potential. Only the EGFP-positive cells expressed Notch1. AFP and Notch1 expression was observed in clinical intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas. The AFP-producing cells were suggested to be CSCs. The Notch pathway might play an important role in maintaining the CSC characteristics. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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