期刊
CANCER LETTERS
卷 382, 期 1, 页码 53-63出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.08.023
关键词
Gemcitabine; CSC; STAT3; ROS; NF-kappa B
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81372665]
Gemcitabine, the standard chemotherapy drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, has shown limited benefits because of profound chemoresistance. However, the mechanism involved remains unclear. Cancer stem cells exhibit great tumorigenicity and are closely correlated with drug resistance and tumor relapse. In this study, we demonstrated that certain doses of gemcitabine increased the ratios of CD24(+) and CD133(+) cells and the expression of sternness-associated genes such as Bmi1, Nanog, and Sox2. The enhancement of stemness after gemcitabine treatment was accompanied by increased cell migration, chemoresistance, and tumorigenesis. Moreover, we found that gemcitabine promoted the binding of phosphorylated STAT3 to the promoter of Bmi1, Nanog, and Sox2 genes. Furthermore, inhibition of STAT3 partially reversed gemcitabine-induced sphere formation, migration, chemoresistance, and tumor relapse. We also demonstrated that the activation of STAT3 and gemcitabine-enhanced sternness was NADPH oxidase (Nox)-generated, ROS-dependent, and NF-kappa B partially mediated the process. Together, our results suggest a pivotal role of pancreatic cancer stem cells in developing chemoresistance toward gemcitabine treatment through the Nox/ROS/NF-kappa B/STAT3 signaling pathway. These findings will provide new insight for identifying potential targets that can be used to sensitize pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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