Stem cell biology in thyroid cancer: Insights for novel therapies
Stem cell biology in thyroid cancer: Insights for novel therapies作者机构：Departments of SurgeryTulane University School of Medicine New Orleans LA 70112 United States Departments of Otolaryngology Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans LA 70112 United States
出 版 物：《World Journal of Stem Cells》 (世界干细胞杂志（英文版）（电子版）)
年 卷 期：2014年第6卷第5期
页 面：614-619页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Stem cells Cancer Stem cells Thyroid Neoplasms Carcinogenesis Cell Differentiation Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition
摘 要：Currently, thyroid cancer is one of the most common endocrine cancer in the United States. A recent involvement of sub-population of stem cells, cancer stem cells, has been proposed in different histological types of thyroid cancer. Because of their ability of self-renewal and differentiation into various specialized cells in the body, these putative cells drive tumor genesis, metastatic activity and are responsible to provide chemo- and radioresistant nature to the cancer cells in the thyroid gland. Our Review was conducted from previously published literature to provide latest apprises to investigate the role of embryonic, somatic and cancer stem cells, and discusses the hypothesis of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Different methods for their identification and isolation through stemness markers using various in vivo and in vitro methods such as flow cytometry, thyrosphere formation assay, aldehyde dehydrogenase activity and ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2 efflux-pump mediated Hoechst 33342 dye exclusion have been discussed. The review also outlines various setbacks that still remain to target these tumor initiating cells. Future perspectives of therapeutic strategies and their potential to treat advanced stages of thyroid cancer are also disclosed in this review.
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