2013
Phenotypic modifications in ovarian cancer stem cells following Paclitaxel treatment
Craveiro V, Yang-Hartwich Y, Holmberg JC, Joo WD, Sumi NJ, Pizzonia J, Griffin B, Gill SK, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Rutherford T, Alvero AB, Mor G. Phenotypic modifications in ovarian cancer stem cells following Paclitaxel treatment. Cancer Medicine 2013, 2: 751-762. PMID: 24403249, PMCID: PMC3892380, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMiceMice, NudeMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Neoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsOvarian NeoplasmsPaclitaxelPhenotypeRecurrenceSnail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerRecurrent epithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancer stem cellsEOC stem cellsCancer stem cellsQuantitative polymerase chain reactionRecurrent diseaseOvarian cancerEOC cellsVivo ovarian cancer modelsStem cellsDoses of paclitaxelLethal gynecologic malignancyOvarian cancer modelProcess of recurrenceWestern blot analysisMaintenance therapyGynecologic malignanciesPrimary diseaseAggressive diseaseEOC patientsPrimary tumorPolymerase chain reactionAggressive phenotypePaclitaxel treatment
2011
Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin
Casagrande F, Cocco E, Bellone S, Richter CE, Bellone M, Todeschini P, Siegel E, Varughese J, Arin‐Silasi D, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Pecorelli S, Schwartz PE, Santin AD. Eradication of chemotherapy‐resistant CD44+ human ovarian cancer stem cells in mice by intraperitoneal administration of clostridium perfringens enterotoxin. Cancer 2011, 117: 5519-5528. PMID: 21692061, PMCID: PMC3701957, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnimalsCarcinoma, Ovarian EpithelialCell Line, TumorChlorocebus aethiopsClaudin-3ClaudinsClostridium perfringensEnterotoxinsFemaleFlow CytometryHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsInjections, IntraperitonealMiceMice, SCIDMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsOvarian NeoplasmsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionVero CellsXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsOvarian cancer stem cellsCancer stem cellsClostridium perfringens enterotoxinCPE-induced cytotoxicityIntraperitoneal administrationStem cellsC.B-17/SCID miceChemotherapy-resistant cancer stem cellsHuman ovarian cancer stem cellsPerfringens enterotoxinClaudin-4 genesStem cell linesLong-term survivalOvarian cancer cellsReal-time polymerase chain reactionTight junction proteinsHigh-affinity receptorMultiple intraperitoneal administrationCancer stem cell linesPolymerase chain reactionSmall-interfering RNACell xenograftsSCID miceSignificant inhibitory effectChemotherapy resistance