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FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01394
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cancer stem-like cells; non-small-cell lung cancer; lung adenocarcinoma; lung squamous cell carcinoma; CSC marker; aldehyde dehydrogenase
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery of the University Hospital of Modena
- Laboratory of Cellular Therapy of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- Myriad Inc. (US)
- Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research: Departments of Excellence
Background: Lung cancer stem cells (CSCs) share many characteristics with normal stem cells, such as self-renewal and multipotentiality. High expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) has been detected in many tumors, particularly in the CSC compartment, and it plays an important role in tumor proliferation, metastasis, and drug resistance. CD44 is commonly used as a cell surface marker of cancer stem-like cells in epithelial tumors. The aim of this study was to isolate and analyze cancer stem-like cells from surgically removed specimens to compare lung adenocarcinoma (ADENO) and squamous (SQUAMO) cell carcinoma. Methods: The ALDEFLUOR assay was used to identify and sort ALDH(high) and ALDH(low) human lung cancer cells following tissue digestion. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis for CD44 was performed with tumor cells. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to assess the expression of SOX2 and NANOG as stemness markers. ALDH1A1 expression was additionally determined by immunohistochemistry. Anchorage-independent ALDH(high) cell growth was also evaluated. ALDH(high) ADENO and SQUAMO cells were cultured to analyze spheroid formation. Results: All specimens contained 0.5-12.5% ALDH(high) cells with 3.8-18.9% CD44-positive cells. SOX2 and NANOG relative expression in ALDH(high) compared to ALDH(low) cells in ADENO and SQUAMO was analyzed and compared between the histotypes. Immunohistochemistry confirmed the presence of ALDH1A1 in the sections. SOX2 and NANOG were expressed at higher levels in the ALDH(high) subpopulation than in the ALDH(low) subpopulation only in ADENO cells, and the opposite result was seen in SQUAMO cells. In vitro functional assays demonstrated that ALDH(high) cells exhibited migration capacity with distinct behaviors between ALDH(high) spheres in ADENO vs. SQUAMO samples. Conclusions: Our results highlight the importance of a better characterization of cancer stem-like cells in ADENO and SQUAMO histotypes. This may suggest new differential approaches for prognostic and therapeutic purposes in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
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