| Autor: |
Oktem G; Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey., Bilir A; Department of Histology and Embryology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul 34098, Turkey., Uslu R; Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey., Inan SV; Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa 45030, Turkey., Demiray SB; Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey., Atmaca H; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Art, Celal Bayar University, Manisa 45030, Turkey., Ayla S; Zeynep Kamil Gynecology and Maternity Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul 34668, Turkey., Sercan O; Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Bornova, Izmir 35340, Turkey., Uysal A; Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir 35100, Turkey. |
| Abstrakt: |
Cancer stem cells (CSC) isolated from multiple tumor types differentiate in vivo and in vitro when cultured in serum; however, the factors responsible for their differentiation have not yet been identified. The first aim of the present study was to identify CD133 high /CD44 high DU145 prostate CSCs and compare their profiles with non-CSCs as bulk counterparts of the population. Subsequently, the two populations continued to be three-dimensional multicellular spheroids. Differentiation was then investigated with stem cell-related genomic characteristics. Polymerase chain reaction array analyses of cell cycle regulation, embryonic and mesenchymal cell lineage-related markers, and telomerase reverse transcriptase ( TERT ) and Notch signaling were performed. Immunohistochemistry of CD117 , Notch1 , Jagged1 , Delta1 , Sox2 , c-Myc , Oct4 , KLF4 , CD90 and SSEA1 were determined in CSC and non-CSC monolayer and spheroid subcultures. Significant gene alterations were observed in the CD133 high /CD44 high population when cultured as a monolayer and continued as spheroid. In this group, marked gene upregulation was determined in collagen type 9 α1 , Islet1 and cyclin D2. Jagged1 , Delta-like 3 and Notch1 were respectively upregulated genes in the Notch signaling pathway. According to immunoreactivity, the staining density of Jagged1 , Sox2 , Oct4 and Klf-4 increased significantly in CSC spheroids. Isolated CSCs alter their cellular characterization over the course of time and exhibit a differentiation profile while maintaining their former surface antigens at a level of transcription or translation. The current study suggested that this differentiation process may be a mechanism responsible for the malignant process and tumor growth. |
