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  • Title: Epithelial mesenchymal transition correlates with CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells in pancreatic cancer.
    Author: Zhang Y, Wei J, Wang H, Xue X, An Y, Tang D, Yuan Z, Wang F, Wu J, Zhang J, Miao Y.
    Journal: Oncol Rep; 2012 May; 27(5):1599-605. PubMed ID: 22322379.
    Abstract:
    The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been linked to induction of a stem-cell like phenotype, characterized by altered cell surface marker expression and increased tumor formation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether EMT correlates with CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells in pancreatic cancer. The morphology of untreated and gemcitabine-treated SW1990 gemcitabine-resistant cells and normal SW1990 cells were compared. NF-κB p65 expression was knocked down using siRNA. Vimentin and E-cadherin expression were analyzed using western blotting, and CD24+CD44+, CD133+ cells were quantified by FACS. Additionally, immunohistochemistry of EMT-associated markers and stem cell-associated markers were performed in 41 cases of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. In SW1990 gemcitabine-resistant cells, gemcitabine induced a mesenchymal cell phenotype, expression of EMT-related molecular markers and increased CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells compared to untreated SW1990 gemcitabine-resistant and SW1990 cells. Knockdown of NF-κB p65 inhibited the ability of gemcitabine to increase the proportion of CD24+CD44+ or CD133+ cells and expression of EMT-related molecular markers. In human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, significant correlations were observed between expression of the EMT-associated markers vimentin and E-cadherin, and stem cell-associated markers CD24, CD133 and CD44. This study demonstrated that EMT correlated with CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells in pancreatic cancer. This study also suggests that EMT may induce cancer stem-like cells in pancreatic cancer, with different degrees of EMT probability inducing different proportions of CD24+CD44+ and CD133+ cells.
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