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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2019

Novel method to detect, isolate, and culture prostate culturing circulating tumor cells.

Diana Ruan, Shuiping So, Bridgette King, Run Wang

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Diana RuanColumbia University Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Shuiping SoDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Bridgette KingDepartment of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Houston, College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Run WangDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center-McGovern Medical School at Houston, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
University of Houston · USColumbia University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffectively detecting and culturing circulating tumor cells (CTCs), is critical for diagnosis of early metastasis, monitoring anti-cancer therapeutic efficacy, and drug screening. However, most current FDA approved CTC detection methods are based on antibody binding, which has limitations due to the nature of variations in antibody preparation and antibody-CTC size mismatches. Thus, searching for alternative and advanced methods is urgent and necessary.

methodsProstate cancer tissue was digested by collagenase and cultured. Cancer stromal cells were identified and labelled with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) before incubation with whole blood of cancer mice (bearing a later stage of prostate cancer). The attached blood CTCs on the DAPI-labeled cancer stromal cells were detected, isolated, cultured and produced into individual cancer cell lines.

resultsFive clones of prostate cancer cells isolated from cancer tissue were successfully cultured. One (Clone-1) of the five clones showed positive staining for all three cancer stromal cell markers (CD133, α2β1 integrin and CD44). Clone-1 cells rich with epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) on the cell surface were further identified. The Clone-1 stromal cells labeled as "bait" attracted and caught a trace number of CTCs from the whole blood of mice with advanced stage cancer. Efficient culturing of the caught CTCs from single cell to forming of individual cancer cell line(s) were established.

conclusionsWe present a fundamental advancement of CTC detection and culturing using a different mechanism (cell-cell interaction) rather than the traditional antibody-based immune-binding, such as CellSearch

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Cell-cell interactioncirculating tumor cell culture (CTC culture)circulating tumor cell detection (CTC detection)circulating tumor cells (CTCs)epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)prostate cancer

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