Lei, Haiming Ma, Fujun Jia, Renfeng Tan, Bo
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effects of Arf6 downregulation on human prostate cancer cells. Materials and Methods The effects of Arf6 downregulation on cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were assessed by MTT, BrdU, scratch, Transwell assays and flow cytometry respectively. AKT, p-AKT, ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2 and Rac1 protein expre...
Spinler, Kyle Bajaj, Jeevisha Ito, Takahiro Zimdahl, Bryan Hamilton, Michael Ahmadi, Armin Koechlein, Claire S Lytle, Nikki Kwon, Hyog Young Anower-E-Khuda, Ferdous
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Intratumoral heterogeneity is a common feature of many myeloid leukemias and a significant reason for treatment failure and relapse. Thus, identifying the cells responsible for residual disease and leukemia re-growth is critical to better understanding how they are regulated. Here, we show that a knock-in reporter mouse for the stem cell gene Musas...
Lei, Haiming Ma, Fujun Jia, Renfeng Tan, Bo
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
Objective To evaluate the effects of Arf6 downregulation on human prostate cancer cells. Materials and Methods The effects of Arf6 downregulation on cell proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were assessed by MTT, BrdU, scratch, Transwell assays and flow cytometry respectively. AKT, p-AKT, ERK1/2, p-ERK1/2 and Rac1 protein expressions we...
Zhang, Dehua Zhang, Muchun Zhang, Qifu Zhao, Zhiyi Nie, Yong
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background Prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) is the second most common malignancy in males and the fifth leading cause of cancer mortality. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in the occurrence and development of PRAD, however, the prognostic biomarkers associated with CSC features have not been identified in PRAD. Material/Methods In orde...
Wang, Binbin Ye, Qiang Zou, Chuantao
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background The oncogenic roles of lncRNA THOR have been revealed in several tumors, however, its functions in breast cancer are still unclear. Material/Methods Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect THOR expression in clinical samples and the expression of stemness regulatory factors. ALDH1 assay and sphere-fo...
Wu, XingMei Wang, YongHui Zhong, WeiJuan Cheng, HuiFei Tian, ZhiFeng
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background The purpose of this work was to unearth the effects and underlying mechanism of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) MALAT1 in ovarian cancer cell stemness. Material/Methods Western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and sphere forming analysis were performed to evaluate the stem-like traits of cells and MALAT1-induced effects o...
Wang, Weiyi Sun, Yajing Li, Xiaoming Shi, Xinli Li, Zhen Lu, Xiuying
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background Accumulating evidence indicates that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a minor subpopulation of cancer cells that may be the primary source of cancer invasion, migration, and widespread metastasis. Material/Methods We investigated the effects of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on distant metastasis of laryngeal carcinoma and the relevant mechanism. ...
Méndez-Ferrer, Simón Bonnet, Dominique Steensma, David P Hasserjian, Robert P Ghobrial, Irene M Gribben, John G Andreeff, Michael Krause, Daniela S
Haematological malignancies were previously thought to be driven solely by genetic or epigenetic lesions within haematopoietic cells. However, the niches that maintain and regulate daily production of blood and immune cells are now increasingly being recognized as having an important role in the pathogenesis and chemoresistance of haematological ma...
Chan, Yu-Tzu Lai, Alan C-Y Lin, Ruey-Jen Wang, Ya-Hui Wang, Yi-Ting Chang, Wen-Wei Wu, Hsin-Yi Lin, Yu-Ju Chang, Wen-Ying Wu, Jen-Chine
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G protein-coupled estrogen receptor-1 (GPER), a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, mediates estrogen-induced proliferation of normal and malignant breast epithelial cells. However, its role in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) remains unclear. Here we showed greater expression of GPER in BCSCs than non-BCSCs of three patien...
Wu, XingMei Wang, YongHui Zhong, WeiJuan Cheng, HuiFei Tian, ZhiFeng
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Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Background RNA binding protein RNPC1 has a tumor-suppressive role in various tumors, nevertheless, the role of RNPC1 in human endometrial cancer (EC) are never been reported. Material/Methods Western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction and sphere forming analysis were performed to evaluate the stem-like traits of cells and RNPC1-induced ef...