Detection of minor subpopulations of colorectal adenocarcinoma cells expressing cancer stem cell markers

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2011 Jun;151(2):234-8. doi: 10.1007/s10517-011-1297-9.

Abstract

The expression of puitative surface molecular markers of cancer stem cells on human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells was analyzed by flow cytofluorometry. Cell subpopulations expressing markers of epithelial and malignant cells and stem cell markers were identified. Four minor subpopulations with CD24(+)/CD133(+), CD44(+)/CD133(+), CD90(+)/CD71(+), or CD90(+)/CD24(+) phenotypes meeting this requirement were detected; presumably, those were cancer stem cell subpopulations. These results extend our knowledge on heterogeneity of human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell population and outline new trends of research of cancer stem cell phenotype in these tumors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / metabolism
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / metabolism*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Humans
  • Neoplastic Stem Cells / metabolism*

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • EPCAM protein, human
  • Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule