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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2014

Enrichment of breast cancer stem-like cells by growth on electrospun polycaprolactone-chitosan nanofiber scaffolds.

Jennifer Sims-Mourtada, Rohina A Niamat, Shani Samuel, Chris Eskridge, Eric B Kmiec

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biomimetic Scaffold-Based 3D Models for Decoding Cancer Biology and Advancing Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Jennifer Sims-MourtadaCenter for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Christiana Care Health Services, Inc, Newark.
Rohina A NiamatDepartment of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, USA.
Shani SamuelDepartment of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, USA.
Chris EskridgeDepartment of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, USA.
Eric B KmiecCenter for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Christiana Care Health Services, Inc, Newark ; Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, USA.

Funding

Predictive Modeling & Optimal Control Framework for Model-Based Epidemic Response in DelawareP20GM103446 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI MELINDA K DUNCAN · 2012 to 2026
$67.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS 8 P20 GM103446-13NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A small population of highly tumorigenic breast cancer cells has recently been identified. These cells, known as breast-cancer stem-like cells (BCSC), express markers similar to mammary stem cells, and are highly resistant to chemotherapy. Currently, study of BCSC is hampered by the inability to propagate these cells in tissue culture without inducing differentiation. Recently, it was reported that proliferation and differentiation can be modified by culturing cells on electrospun nanofibers. Here, we sought to characterize the chemoresistance and stem-like properties of breast cancer cell lines grown on nanofiber scaffolds. Cells cultured on three-dimensional templates of electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)-chitosan nanofibers showed increases in mammary stem cell markers and in sphere-forming ability compared with cells cultured on polystyrene culture dishes. There was no increase in proliferation of stem cell populations, indicating that culture on nanofibers may inhibit differentiation of BCSC. The increase in stemness was accompanied by increases in resistance to docetaxel and doxorubicin. These data indicate that BCSC populations are enriched in cells cultured on electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone)-chitosan nanofibers, scaffolds that may provide a useful system to study BCSC and their response to anticancer drug treatment.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell Culture TechniquesCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChitosanDocetaxelDoxorubicinDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsNanofibersNanomedicineNeoplastic Stem CellsBiomarkers, TumorChitosanDocetaxelDoxorubicinpolycaprolactonePolyestersTaxoidsbreast cancerchemoresistancemammary stem cellsnanofibersthree-dimensional culture

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PMID24570583
PMCPMC3933718

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