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ArticleEBioMedicine2019

Toll-like receptor 2 and Toll-like receptor 4 exhibit distinct regulation of cancer cell stemness mediated by cell death-induced high-mobility group box 1.

Xuelian Chen, Fang Cheng, Yanfang Liu, Lirong Zhang, Lian Song, Xiaojie Cai, Tao You, Xin Fan, Dongqing Wang, Aihua Gong and 1 more

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Article in EBioMedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xuelian ChenCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Fang ChengCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), SYSU, 510006, China; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University and Turku Centre for Biotechnology, Turku FI-20520, Finland.
Yanfang LiuDepartment of Central Laboratory, The First People's Hospital of Zhenjiang, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Lirong ZhangCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Lian SongCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Xiaojie CaiCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Tao YouCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Xin FanCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Dongqing WangCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Aihua GongSchool of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Haitao ZhuCentral laboratory of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China. Electronic address: zhht25@163.com.
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNJiangsu University · CNCentral People's Hospital of Zhanjiang · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a common extracellular damage associated molecular pattern molecule, is overexpressed in several solid tumors including pancreatic carcinoma. We previously observed that radiotherapy induced dying cells secrete HMGB1 and accelerate pancreatic carcinoma progression through an unclear mechanism.

methodsUsing the Millicell system as an in vitro co-culture model, we performed quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, western blot and sphere forming ability analyses to access the effect of dying-cell-derived HMGB1 on CD133

findingsRadiation-associated, dying-cell-derived HMGB1 maintained stemness and contributed to CD133

interpretationOur results show how irradiation-induced cell death might enhance the stemness of resident cancer cells, and indicate HMGB1-TLR2 signaling as a potential therapeutic target for preventing pancreatic cancer recurrence.

Indexed as

AC133 AntigenAnimalsBiomarkersCell Line, TumorCell Self RenewalCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalGene Knockdown TechniquesHeterograftsHMGB1 ProteinHumansMiceModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsToll-Like Receptor 2AC133 AntigenBiomarkersHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Cancer stem cellsHMGB1RadiotherapyTLR2TLR4

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PMID30679086
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