Adhesion-Induced Drug Resistance in Leukemia Stem Cells.
Summary of "Adhesion-Induced Drug Resistance in Leukemia Stem Cells."
The co-culture of TF-1 leukemia cells and MS-5 stromal cells produces a cobblestone area which partially mimics the leukemia stem cell niche. The adhering leukemia cells are shown to become less sensitive to cytarabine, etoposide and daunorubicin. These changes are associated with an increased proportion of the G0/G1 phase, increased upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, and increased levels of Bcl-2, but not with any change in the expression of BAX or drug transporters such as ABCG2 and MDR1, compared to monocultured leukemic cells. In addition, we demonstrate using a bioimaging technique that daunorubicin accumulates in the lysosomes of the adherent leukemic cells and that V-ATPase is activated. These findings suggest that adhesion alone can lead to drug resistance in leukemic stem cells by various mechanisms.
Affiliation
Department of Integrative Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Pharmacology
ISSN: 1423-0313
Pages: 79-84
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20689339
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000305344
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cells
The malignant stem cells of TERATOCARCINOMAS, which resemble pluripotent stem cells of the BLASTOCYST INNER CELL MASS. The EC cells can be grown in vitro, and experimentally induced to differentiate. They are used as a model system for studying early embryonic cell differentiation.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Cells from adult organisms that have been reprogrammed into a pluripotential state similar to that of EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS.
Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
Cytokine-induced cell adhesion molecule present on activated endothelial cells, tissue macrophages, dendritic cells, bone marrow fibroblasts, myoblasts, and myotubes. It is important for the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation. (From Pigott & Power, The Adhesion Molecule FactsBook, 1993, p154)
Multipotent Stem Cells
Specialized stem cells that are committed to give rise to cells that have a particular function; examples are MYOBLASTS; MYELOID PROGENITOR CELLS; and skin stem cells. (Stem Cells: A Primer [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health (US); 2000 May [cited 2002 Apr 5]. Available from: http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm)
Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute
An acute leukemia exhibiting cell features characteristic of both the myeloid and lymphoid lineages and probably arising from MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS.
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