ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Targeting Folate Metabolism Is Selectively Cytotoxic to Glioma Stem Cells and Effectively Cooperates with Differentiation Therapy to Eliminate Tumor-Initiating Cells in Glioma Xenografts.
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- Quantifying the activity profile of ASO and siRNA conjugates in glioblastoma xenograft tumors in vivo.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- The MDM2-p53 Axis Represents a Therapeutic Vulnerability Unique to Glioma Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- The Novel MDM4 Inhibitor CEP-1347 Activates the p53 Pathway and Blocks Malignant Meningioma Growth In Vitro and In Vivo.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Domatinostat Targets the FOXM1-Survivin Axis to Reduce the Viability of Ovarian Cancer Cells Alone and in Combination with Chemotherapeutic Agents.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Delineating the glioblastoma stemness by genes involved in cytoskeletal rearrangements and metabolic alterations.World journal of stem cells · 2023Review
- Glioblastoma Metabolism: Insights and Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Inhibition of the Phospholipase Cε-c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Axis Suppresses Glioma Stem Cell Properties.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- HDAC Class I Inhibitor Domatinostat Preferentially Targets Glioma Stem Cells over Their Differentiated Progeny.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- To Explore the Stem Cells Homing to GBM: The Rise to the Occasion.Biomedicines · 2022Review
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Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the deadliest of all human cancers. Developing therapies targeting GBM cancer stem cells or glioma stem cells (GSCs), which are deemed responsible for the malignancy of GBM due to their therapy resistance and tumor-initiating capacity, is considered key to improving the dismal prognosis of GBM patients. In this study, we found that folate antagonists, such as methotrexate (MTX) and pemetrexed, are selectively cytotoxic to GSCs, but not to their differentiated counterparts, normal fibroblasts, or neural stem cells in vitro, and that the high sensitivity of GCSs to anti-folates may be due to the increased expression of RFC-1/SLC19A1, the reduced folate carrier that transports MTX into cells, in GSCs. Of note, in an in vivo serial transplantation model, MTX alone failed to exhibit anti-GSC effects but promoted the anti-GSC effects of CEP1347, an inducer of GSC differentiation. This suggests that folate metabolism, which plays an essential role specifically in GSCs, is a promising target of anti-GSC therapy, and that the combination of cytotoxic and differentiation therapies may be a novel and promising approach to effectively eliminate cancer stem cells.
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