Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18368378›Full record

ArticleHNO2008

[Constitutive expression of the potential stem cell marker CD44 in permanent HNSCC cell lines].

R Pries, N Wittkopf, K Hasselbacher, B Wollenberg

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Article in HNO, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

R PriesKlinik für HNO und Plastische Operationen, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck.
N Wittkopf
K Hasselbacher
B Wollenberg
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein · DEUniversity of Lübeck · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite significant advances and the use of new diagnosic and therapy methods to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), prognosis has improved only marginally in the last decades. Thus, there is an enormous need for novel immunotherapeutic approaches. It is becoming more and more obvious that stem cells play an important role in tumor development and progression. The identity of these cells and the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain mostly unknown in HNSCC. MATERIAL AND

methodsSolid tumors as well as cells from the peripheral blood of patients with HNSCC were analyzed by flow cytometry concerning the expression of different putative stem cell marker proteins.

resultsDistinct populations of CD44-positive (CD44+), lin-negative (lin-) potential stem cells could be identified in solid tumors of HNSCC patients with strong individual variations. Surprisingly, the potential stem cell marker CD44 was found to be constitutively expressed on the surface of all permanent HNSCC cell lines analyzed.

conclusionThese data strongly suggest that CD44+ tumor stem cells may play a key role in establishment of permanent HNSCC cell lines, selecting especially robust cell entities that in real life might drive progression and metastasis of HNSCC. Individual analysis of tumor stem cell markers will be an important tool for innovative therapies and prognosis of patients with HNSCC. Additional stem cell markers will be investigated concerning their expression and cellular function.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsNeoplasm ProteinsStem CellsTumor Cells, CulturedBiomarkers, TumorHyaluronan ReceptorsNeoplasm Proteins

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PMID18368378
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