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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2022

Cancer Stem Cells as a Prognostic Biomarker and Therapeutic Target Using Curcumin/ Piperine Extract for Multiple Myeloma.

Sara A Mekkawy, Mohga S Abdalla, Mohamed M Omran, Naglaa M Hassan, Raafat Abdelfattah, Ibrahim M Abdel-Salam

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2022. 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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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sara A MekkawyMolecular Biotechnology program, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2944-7602
Mohga S AbdallaChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8805-6150
Mohamed M OmranChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/00
Naglaa M HassanClinical Pathology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/00
Raafat AbdelfattahMedical Oncology Department, National cancer institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
Ibrahim M Abdel-SalamTumor Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGHelwan University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological bone marrow malignancy that can be treated but is usually fatal. Medication resistance is the major cause of relapses due to cancer stem cells (CSCs). As a result, this study aimed to identify multiple myeloma cancer stem cells (MMCSCs) in the bone marrow of twelve MM patients with pathological complete response (pCR) after chemotherapy and to investigate the potential effect of Curcumin/Piperine (C/P) extract as an anti-MMCSCs treatment in twenty newly diagnosed patients.

methodsThis study included twenty bone marrow (BM) samples from newly diagnosed MM patients and twelve BM samples from pCR patients after a year of treatment. The MTT test was performed to assess the treatment's effective dosage. A flow cytometer was used to identify MMCSCs, cell cycle profile, extract's apoptotic activity, and proliferation marker in the selected samples. Also,  a colony formation test and stemness protein were investigated.

resultsIn newly diagnosed MM patients, the C/P extract suppressed MMCSCs by 64.71% for CD138-/CD19- and 38.31% for CD38++. In MM patients' samples obtained after one year of treatment, the MMCSCs inhibition percentage reached 44.71% (P < 0.008) for CD138-/CD19- and 36.94% (P < 0.221) for CD38++. According to cell cycle analyses, the number of cells treated with C/P extract was significantly reduced in the S and G0/G1 phases (87.38%: 35.15%, and 4.83%: 2.17% respectively), with a rapid increase in the G2/M phases (1.1%: 2.2%.). MMCSCs apoptosis was identified using a flow cytometer and Annexin-V. Multiple myeloma stem cell (MMCSC) proliferation was inhibited. Clonogenicity was suppressed by 60%, and stemness protein expression was reduced by 70%.

conclusionMMCSCs in the bone marrow of MM-pCR patients can be utilized as a prognostic tool to predict recurrent multiple myeloma incidence. Also, the therapeutic potential of C/P extract as a prospective anti-MM drug targeting MMCSCs.

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CurcuminMultiple MyelomaAlkaloidsBenzodioxolesBiomarkersHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplastic Stem CellsPiperidinesPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPrognosisAlkaloidsBenzodioxolesBiomarkersCurcuminPiperidinespiperinePolyunsaturated AlkamidesCancer stem cellsCurcumin/Piperine (C/P) extractmultiple myelomaMultiple myeloma cancer stem cellspathological complete response

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PMID36308377
PMCPMC9924316
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