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Brain tumor stem cells from an adenoid glioblastoma multiforme.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19398857     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Brain tumors may arise from and contain cancer stem cells (CSCs) capable of self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation that recapitulate the parent tumor. These CSCs are thought to be important in gliomagenesis. Detection of CSCs invading the adjacent brain regions is important for the diagnosis and effective treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). A 57-year-old man presented with an adenoid GBM, and underwent resection of the tumor. Multipotent, self-renewing cells derived from the human adenoid GBM were isolated and identified with the tumor-derived stem cell surface antigen CD133 from whole autopsied patient's brain. Tumorsphere culture and flow cytometric analysis revealed that 1.02-2.32% of the cells were positive for CD133. Transplantation of cultured tumorspheres into the mice brain resulted in the formation of well-defined tumor masses after 12 weeks. The histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of the xenograft were identical to those of the parent tumor. Examination of the patient's brain at autopsy showed CD133-positive cells were identified in the brain regions adjacent to the tumor, suggesting that CD133-positive CSCs might be localized to the vascular niche. Methods to localize CSCs may open new approaches for the treatment of brain tumors.
Authors:
Naoki Oka; Akio Soeda; Shinji Noda; Toru Iwama
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurologia medico-chirurgica     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1349-8029     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurol. Med. Chir. (Tokyo)     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-28     Completed Date:  2009-07-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400775     Medline TA:  Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  146-50; discussion 150-1     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University School of Medicine. noka@1kw.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD / analysis,  metabolism
Brain Neoplasms / metabolism*,  pathology
Cell Culture Techniques
Cell Proliferation
Cerebral Arteries / pathology
Disease Models, Animal
Glioblastoma / metabolism*,  pathology
Glycoproteins / analysis,  metabolism
Graft Survival / physiology
Humans
Male
Mice
Mice, SCID
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology,  physiopathology
Neoplastic Stem Cells / metabolism*,  transplantation*
Peptides / analysis,  metabolism
Spheroids, Cellular
Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Transplantation, Heterologous / methods*
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tumor Markers, Biological / analysis,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/AC133 antigen; 0/Antigens, CD; 0/Glycoproteins; 0/Peptides; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological

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