In vitro propagation and characterization of neoplastic stem/progenitor-like cells from human prostate cancer tissue

GUZMÁN-RAMÍREZ, N., VÖLLER, M., WETTERWALD, A., GERMANN, M., CROSS, N. A., RENTSCH, C. A., SCHALKEN, J., THALMANN, G. N. and CECCHINI, M. G. (2009). In vitro propagation and characterization of neoplastic stem/progenitor-like cells from human prostate cancer tissue. The Prostate, 69 (15), 1683-1693.

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Abstract

Background: According to the cancer stem cell hypothesis, tumor growth is sustained by a subpopulation of cancer stem/progenitor-like cells. Self-renewal and high clonogenic potential are characteristics shared by normal stem and neoplastic stem/progenitor-like cells. We investigated whether human prostate cancer specimens contain cells with these properties.

Methods: Self-renewal and clonogenic potential were assessed by serial passaging of spheres and colony formation, respectively. Gene expression was analyzed by real time PCR. Protein expression was detected by immunocytochemistry. The neoplastic nature of the cells was verified by detection of the TMPRSS2/ERG gene fusion expression.

Results: The epithelial fraction isolated from surgical specimens generated colonies in 68% (19/28) of the patients. Laminin adhesion selected for cells with high clonogenic potential. The epithelial fraction from 85% (42/49) of the patients generated primary prostaspheres. Serial passaging of prostaspheres demonstrated their self-renewal capacity, which is also supported by their expression of the stem cell markers Oct-4, Nanog, Bmi-1, and Jagged-1 mRNA. Cells derived from prostaspheres were more clonogenic than the parental epithelial fraction. The pattern of mRNA expression in prostaspheres resembled that of the basal compartment of the prostate (CK5+/CK14+/CK19high/CK18-/low/c-met+/AR-/low/PSA-/low), but also included stem cell markers (CD49b+/CD49f+/CD44+/ Np63+/Nestin+/CD133+). The distribution of marker expression in prostaspheres suggests their heterogeneous cell composition. Prostaspheres expressed significantly higher PSCA mRNA levels than the epithelial fraction.

Conclusion: Human prostate cancer specimens contain neoplastic cells with self-renewal and clonogenic potential, which can be enriched and perpetuated in prostaspheres. Prostaspheres should prove valuable for the identification of prostate cancer stem/progenitor-like cells.

Item Type: Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Biomedical Research Centre
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.21018
Page Range: 1683-1693
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Date Deposited: 13 May 2010 08:56
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 21:15
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1897

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