2011
Activation of autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells provides tumor stromal support
Sanchez CG, Penfornis P, Oskowitz AZ, Boonjindasup AG, Cai DZ, Dhule SS, Rowan BG, Kelekar A, Krause DS, Pochampally RR. Activation of autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells provides tumor stromal support. Carcinogenesis 2011, 32: 964-972. PMID: 21317300, PMCID: PMC3128555, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSD-MSCsStromal cellsMesenchymal stem cellsMultipotential mesenchymal stem cellsMCF-7 tumor growthBreast cancer cell proliferationStem cellsVivo tumor xenograftsMCF-7 breast cancer cellsCancer cell proliferationSolid tumor survivalBreast cancer cellsBeclin-1 stainingActivation of autophagyAnti-apoptotic factorsTime-dependent increaseUpregulation of autophagySolid tumor microenvironmentBreast cancerImmunodeficient miceTumor xenograftsSolid tumorsTumor growthParacrine factorsSurvival mechanism
1998
Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation
Garcia-Sanchez F, Pizzorno G, Fu SQ, Nanakorn T, Krause DS, Liang J, Adams E, Leffert JJ, Yin LH, Cooperberg MR, Hanania E, Wang WL, Won JH, Peng XY, Cote R, Brown R, Burtness B, Giles R, Crystal R, Deisseroth AB. Cytosine Deaminase Adenoviral Vector and 5-Fluorocytosine Selectively Reduce Breast Cancer Cells 1 Million-Fold When They Contaminate Hematopoietic Cells: A Potential Purging Method for Autologous Transplantation. Blood 1998, 92: 672-682. PMID: 9657770, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.2.672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBreast NeoplasmsCell DeathCytosine DeaminaseFemaleFlucytosineFluorouracilGene Transfer TechniquesGenetic VectorsHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMaleMiceNucleoside DeaminasesProdrugsTransplantation, AutologousTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsBreast cancer cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBreast cancer patientsCancer patientsCytosine deaminase geneHuman mammary epithelial cellsAdenoviral vectorCancer cellsHours of exposureHematopoietic cellsAutologous stem cell productsMarrow cellsEscherichia coli cytosine deaminase geneReplication-incompetent adenoviral vectorEpithelial cellsChemotherapy-induced myelosuppressionBreast cancer cell line MCF-7Blood mononuclear cellsEarly hematopoietic precursor cellsMale donor miceCancer cell line MCF-7Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysisMCF-7 breast cancer cellsNormal human mammary epithelial cellsMDA-MB-453