Journal
HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Volume 38, Issue -, Pages E231-E238Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23975
Keywords
oral squamous cell carcinomas; chemosensitivity; CD133; cancer stem cells; side population
Categories
Funding
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital [CSH-2014-D-001]
- Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan, Republic of China [MOST 103-2632-B-040-001]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Background. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. Previously, we enriched a subpopulation of OSCC-derived cancer stem cells (OSCC-CSCs), and identified CD133 as an OSCC-CSC marker. Method. We determined the function of CD133 on chemosensitivity of oral cancer CSCs by silencing CD133. Results. Initially, we observed that the expression profile of CD133 in OSCC-side population (OSCC-SPs) cells, which exerted properties of CSCs, was significantly upregulated than that of major population (MPs) cells of OSCCs. The cell viability experiments showed that SPs were more chemoresistant compared with major populations. Importantly, targeting CD133 ameliorated the drug resistance of OSCC-SPs to cisplatin treatment. Targeting CD133 and cisplatin co-treatment led to the maximal inhibition on tumor initiating properties in OSCC-SPs. Conclusion. Side population cells with CSCs properties existed in OSCCs, and silencing CD133 exhibited a prominent therapeutic effect in enhancing the sensitivity of chemotherapy in OSCC through elimination of CSCs. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available