Vitamin D compounds inhibit cancer stem-like cells and induce differentiation in triple negative breast cancer
Shan N, Wahler J, Lee H, Bak M, Gupta S, Maehr H, Suh N. Vitamin D compounds inhibit cancer stem-like cells and induce differentiation in triple negative breast cancer. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2016, 173: 122-129. PMID: 27923595, PMCID: PMC5459680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerVitamin D compoundsCancer stem-like cellsNegative breast cancerBreast cancerStem-like cellsVitamin DCancer stem cellsD compoundsGemini vitamin D analog BXL0124Early breast cancer preventionBreast cancer stem-like cellsBreast cancer stem cell maintenanceBasal-like breast cancerMammosphere cultureBreast cancer preventionCancer cellsCancer stem cell markersPotential preventive agentBreast cancer subtypesBreast cancer cell linesTriple-negative breast cancer cell linesSmooth muscle actinBreast cancer cellsStem-like properties