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NEOPLASIA
卷 6, 期 3, 页码 287-293出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1593/neo.03427
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glioma/brain tumor; neural stem cells; migration; CXCR4; SDF-1
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资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS02232, K23 NS002232] Funding Source: Medline
Malignant gliomas spawn disseminated microsatellites, which are largely refractory to currently employed therapies, resulting in eventual tumor recurrence and death. The use of tumor-tropic neural stem cells (NSCs) as delivery vehicles for therapeutic gene products represents an attractive strategy specifically focused at treating these residual neoplastic foci. We wished to elucidate the biological cues governing NSC tropism for glioma. In this context, we describe that tumor-tropic NSCs comprise largely of astrocytic progenitors expressing chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Blocking of CXCR4 significantly inhibits NSC migration toward the tumor. These findings define specific characteristics associated with the cell populations within transplanted NSCs that demonstrate glioma-tracking behavior.
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