Browsing by Subject "CD133"

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    Cancer stem cell markers CD44v9+/CD133- are associated with low apoptosis in both sporadic and ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancers
    (Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia, 2022) Nakagomi, Eriko; Mikami, Tetuo; Funahashi, Kimihiko; Okazumi, Shinichi; Shibuya, Kazutoshi; Hiruta, Nobuyuki; Igarashi, Yoshinori
    Objective. To elucidate tumor cell behavior associated with cancer stem cell (CSC) marker expression, the expression of CD133, CD44v9, and ALDH1A1, which are considered markers of CSCs, was examined in sporadic and ulcerative colitis (UC)- associated colorectal tumors. Methods. A total of 23 cases of sporadic colorectal cancer and 44 cases of adenoma were collected. Additionally, 22 cancer lesions and 38 dysplasia lesions were selected from 28 colectomy cases of UC with neoplastic lesions. Lesions were examined by immunohistochemistry using primary antibodies against CD133, CD44v9, ALDH1A1, Ki-67, cleaved-Caspase 3, and p53. Results. CD133, CD44v9, and ALDH1A1 showed higher expression in both sporadic and UC-associated tumors than in the normal mucosa. ALDH1A1 expression in sporadic cancer was higher in the right colon than in the left colon (p=0.0089). ALDH1A1 expression in UC-associated cancer was higher in those with longer disease duration than in those with shorter disease duration (p=0.019). The CD44v9+/CD133- region had fewer cleaved-Caspase 3 positive cells in both sporadic and UC-associated cancers. In sporadic cancer, CD133+/ALDH1A1+ regions had fewer apoptotic cells than CD133+/ALDH1A1- regions, while CD133+/ALDH1A1- regions were less proliferative than CD133+/ALDH1A1+ regions in UC-associated cancer. Conclusion. CD44+/CD133- regions were commonly associated with low apoptosis in sporadic and UC-associated cancers; thus, these were considered target areas for CSCs. Additionally, the combination of markers comprising CSCs may differ between sporadic and UC-associated cancers.
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    Clinical significance of stem cell marker CD133 expression in colorectal cancer
    (Universidad de Murcia. Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, 2016) Wang, Bin-Bin; Li, Zhi-juan; Zhang, Feng-Feng; Hou, Hai-Tao; Yu, Jing-Kui; Li, Feng
    Objective: CD133, a glycoprotein, is expressed in different types of human stem cells and tumor cells. Detection of altered CD133 expression in colorectal cancer tissues could be useful as a marker for the prediction of colorectal tumorigenesis, progression, and prognosis. Methods: A total of 19 fresh and 145 paraffin-embedded tissue specimens from colorectal cancer patients were obtained for detection of CD133 expression using flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The tumorigenic capacity of tumor cells from 19 patients was assessed in nude mice. Association of CD133 expression was then analyzed for clinical significance. Results: The percentage of CD133- positive (CD133+) tumor cell population ranged between 0.84% and16.75% (mean ratio=7.15%) of tumor cells in the 19 freshly isolated tissue samples. CD133 expression in tumor cells was associated with tumor lymph node metastasis (9.81% vs. 3.22%; p=0.013) and poor tumor differentiation (8.32% vs. 5.07%; p=0.043). In the 145 paraffin-embedded samples, CD133+ colorectal cancer was also associated with local recurrence of tumorigenesis (p=0.035) and distant metastasis (p=0.017), while patients with over 5% CD133+ tumor cells exhibited a decreased survival rate (p=0.001). Multivariate COX analysis showed that the depth of tumor invasion, histology, stages, lymph node metastasis, and CD133 expression were all independent prognosis factors for colorectal cancer (p=0.032, 0.011, 0.001, 0.002, and 0.030, respectively). Furthermore, as few as 5,000 CD133+ colorectal cancer HCT116 cellswere sufficient to form tumor xenografts, whereas 1x105 CD133- tumor cells failed to develop tumor xenografts in nude mice. Conclusions: CD133 expression is a useful biomarker for prediction of colorectal cancer progression and survival of patients.