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ArticleBMC cancer2012

Doxorubicin-enriched, ALDH(br) mouse breast cancer stem cells are treatable to oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1.

Xiufen Zhuang, Wen Zhang, Yatong Chen, Xiangping Han, Jie Li, Yu Zhang, Youhui Zhang, Shuren Zhang, Binlei Liu

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Article in BMC cancer, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiufen ZhuangDepartment of Immunology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Wen Zhang
Yatong Chen
Xiangping Han
Jie Li
Yu Zhang
Youhui Zhang
Shuren Zhang
Binlei Liu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNankai University · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe primary objective of this study was to test whether oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) could eradicate chemoresistant cancer stem cells (CSCs).

methodsThe fluorescent aldefluor reagent-based technique was used to identify and isolate ALDH(br) cells as CSCs from the 4T1 murine breast cancer cell line. The presence of ALDH(br) 4T1 cells was also examined in 4T1 breast cancer transplanted in immune-competent syngeneic mice.

resultsCompared with ALDH(lo) cells, ALDH(br) cells had a markedly higher ability to form tumor spheres in vitro and a higher tumorigenic potential in vivo. ALDH(br) cells also exhibited increased doxorubicin resistance in vitro, which correlated with a selective increase in the percentage of ALDH(br) cells after doxorubicin treatment and an increased expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), a known chemoresistance factor. In contrast, oncolytic HSV1 was able to kill ALDH(br) cells in vitro and even more markedly in vivo. Furthermore, in in vivo studies, systemic administration of doxorubicin followed by intratumoral injection of oncolytic HSV1 resulted in much more significant suppression of tumor growth with increased median survival period compared with each treatment given alone (p<0.05). Though more CD8(+) T lymphocytes were induced by oncolytic HSV1, no significant specific T cell response against CSCs was detected in vivo.

conclusionsThese results suggested that the use of oncolytic HSV1 following doxorubicin treatment may help eradicate residual chemoresistant CSCs in vivo.

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Neoplastic Stem CellsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDoxorubicinFemaleFlow CytometryHerpesvirus 1, HumanMiceMice, Inbred BALB COncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesAldehyde DehydrogenaseAntineoplastic AgentsDoxorubicin

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PMID23176143
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