Cancer Stem Cell News Volume 2.50 | Dec 18 2013

Sorcin Silencing Inhibits Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis In Vivo
Researchers demonstrated that sorcin depletion in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells reduces the pool of CD44⁺/CD24^– and ALDH1^high cancer stem cells as well as mammosphere-forming capacity. [Breast Cancer Res Treat] Abstract

Distribution of LGR5⁺ Cells and Associated Implications during the Early Stage of Gastric Tumorigenesis
Lineage tracing indicates that Lgr5⁺ cells may not only be the cells responsible for the origin of tumors; they may also be the so-called cancer stem cells. Scientists investigated the presence of Lgr5⁺ cells and their biological significance in normal human gastric mucosa and gastric tumors. [PLoS One] Full Article

Isolation of Cancer Stem Like Cells from Human Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Lung Supports a Monoclonal Origin from a Multipotential Tissue Stem Cell
Investigators isolated and characterized cancer stem-like populations from adenosquamous carcinoma through application of selective defined culture medium initially used to grow human lung stem cells. [PLoS One]
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Genistein Decreases the Breast Cancer Stem-Like Cell Population through Hedgehog Pathway
Researchers aimed to evaluate genistein inhibition of breast cancer stem-like cells and its potential mechanism by culturing MCF-7 breast cancer cells and implanting these cells into nude mice. [Stem Cell Res Ther] Abstract | Full Article

SP Cell Fractions from HCC Cell Lines Increased with Tumor Dedifferentiation, but Lack Characteristic Features of CSCs
Putative cancer stem cell (CSC) markers, such as CD13, CD90, CD133, and EpCAM, and side population (SP) technique are generally used in an attempt to isolate CSCs. Investigators aimed to clarify the relationship between CSCs and clonal dedifferentiation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). [J Gastroenterol Hepatol] Abstract

A 3D Multiscale Model of Cancer Stem Cell in Tumor Development
A novel 3D multi-scale mathematical modeling was proposed to investigate the behaviors of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in tumor progressions. The model integrates CSCs, progenitor tumor cells, and differentiated tumor cells together with a few essential microenvironment factors. [BMC Systems Biol] Full Article

Knockdown of Bmi1 Inhibits the Stemness Properties and Tumorigenicity of Human Bladder Cancer Stem Cell-Like Side Population Cells
Investigators aimed to assess the role of B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion site 1 (Bmi1) in the maintenance of stemness properties and tumorigenicity of human bladder cancer stem cell-like side population cells. [Oncol Rep] Abstract

Immunology of Cancer Stem Cells in Solid Tumors. A Review
This review summarizes findings on the immunological profile of cancer stem cells (CSCs)/tumor-initiating cells (TICs) as compared with neoplastic non-stem cells and discusses the possible antigens recognized by the patients’ immune system, the in vitro and the potential in vivo immunogenicity of such antigens and the ability of human CSCs/TICs to down-regulate the immune response by the release of a variety of suppressive factors. [Eur J Cancer] Abstract

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Stem Cell Therapeutics Completes $33 Million Private Placement
Stem Cell Therapeutics Corp. announced that it has raised gross proceeds of $33 million through a private placement of units. The financing proceeds will be used to advance the Company’s CD47 cancer stem cell program through IND-enabling studies, manufacturing and Phase I clinical trials. [Stem Cell Therapeutics, Inc.] Press Release

Cellular Biomedicine Group Announces Completion of Patient Treatment for Phase I Clinical Trial for Liver Cancer
Cellular Biomedicine Group, Inc. announced that it has treated the final patient of its Phase I clinical trial which evaluates the safety and preliminary efficacy of tumor stem cell specific dendritic cell therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer. [Cellular Biomedicine Group, Corp.] Press Release

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