Journal
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100948
Keywords
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell; Cancer stem cell; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Cancer/testis antigen
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- Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Immune Cell and Stem Cell Treatment, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell Differentiation and Modification, China
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While a large body of research has shown the dual role of MSCs in tumor growth and inhibition, studies on the contribution of MSCs to tumorigenesis are rare. MSCs can increase cancer stem cell population, generate cancer precursors, and induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Understanding the developmental origin and tissue-resident native MSCs is crucial for grasping MSCs' contribution to cancer cell origin.
While a large and growing body of research has demonstrated that mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) play a dual role in tumor growth and inhibition, studies exploring the capability of MSCs to contribute to tumorigenesis are rare. MSCs are key players during tumorigenesis and cancer development, evident in their faculty to increase cancer stem cells (CSCs) population, to generate the precursors of certain forms of cancer (e.g. sarcoma), and to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition to create the CSC-like state. Indeed, the origin and localization of the native MSCs in their original tissues are not known. MSCs are identified in the primary tumor sites and the fetal and extraembryonic tissues. Acknowledging the developmental origin of MSCs and tissue-resident native MSCs is essential for better understanding of MSC contributions to the cellular origin of cancer. This review stresses that the plasticity of MSCs can therefore instigate further risk in select therapeutic strategies for some patients with certain forms of cancer. Towards this end, to explore the safe and effective MSC-based anti-cancer therapies requires a strong understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of MSC action, ultimately guiding new strategies for delivering treatment. While clinical trial efforts using MSC products are currently underway, this review also provides new insights on the underlying mechanisms of MSCs to tumorigenesis and focuses on the approaches to develop MSC-based anti-cancer therapeutic applications.
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