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ArticleCancer cell international2015

Paracrine factors from adipose-mesenchymal stem cells enhance metastatic capacity through Wnt signaling pathway in a colon cancer cell co-culture model.

Dongmei Chen, Shudan Liu, Huiming Ma, Xueyun Liang, Haibin Ma, Xiurui Yan, Bao Yang, Jun Wei, Xiaoming Liu

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Article in Cancer cell international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongmei Chen *Institute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Shudan Liu *Institute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Huiming MaKey Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance of Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Xueyun LiangInstitute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Haibin MaInstitute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Xiurui YanInstitute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Bao YangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004 China.
Jun WeiInstitute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Xiaoming LiuInstitute of Human Stem Cell Research, the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004 China.
Ningxia Medical University · CNNingxia University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in tumors have emerged as progenitors involved in stroma formation and metastasis of cancers, partially owing to their abilities to differentially express paracrine factors related to the proliferation and invasion of cancer cells. In this regard, increasing evidence has shown that MSCs have impacts on the malignancy of colon cancer, however, the underpinning mechanisms by which MSCs promote cancer metastasis remain elusive.

methodsTo investigate the crosstalk between adipose-derived MSCs (AMSCs) isolated from adipose tissues and colon cancer cells, a co-culture transwell model of AMSCs and colon cancer cells was employed, and the activation of Wnt signaling and paracrine factors in colon cancer cells and AMSCs were measured.

resultsThe results showed that AMSCs could enhance the metastatic capacity of colon cancer cells with an elevated expression of mesenchymal-epithelial transition (EMT)-associated genes in a contact-dependent manner. Reciprocally, colon cancer cells were able to induce AMSCs to produce metastasis-related factors and cytokines, such as FGF10, VEGFC and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in part through a mechanism of an activation of Wnt signaling, by which these factors in turn activate Wnt signaling of colon cancer cells. Intriguingly, an inhibition of Wnt signaling leads a reduced capacity of invasion and colony formation of colon cancer cells in vitro, and the tumorigenicity of cancer cells in a murine model.

conclusionsThese findings thus suggest that the crosstalk between the Wnt signaling of cancer cells and paracrine factors of AMSCs has an implication in colon cancer malignancy. This study thus uncovers a novel Wnt-paracrine factors mediated-crosstalk between colon cancer cells and AMSCs in cancer malignancy.

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Adipose mesenchymal stem cellsColon cancerMalignancyParacrine factorWnt

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