Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), delivered as a membrane-bound molecule expressed on the surface of adenovirus-transduced CD34+ cells (CD34-TRAIL+), was analyzed for its apoptotic activity in vitro on 12 breast cancer cell lines representing estrogen receptor-positive, HER2+ and triplenegative (TN) subtypes and for its effect on tumor growth, vascularization, necrosis, and lung metastasis incidence in NOD/SCID mice xenografted with the TN breast cancer line MDA-MB-231. Mesenchymal TN cell lines, which are the richest in putative tumor stem cells among the different breast cancer cell subtypes, were the most susceptible to apoptosis induced by CD34-TRAIL+ cells. Indeed, tumor cell "stemness", assessed based on the proportion of CD44?/ CD24-/low cells, was significantly correlated with susceptibility to TRAIL. Moreover, in vitro cytotoxicity experiments showed that CD34-TRAIL+ cells selectively targeted CD44+/CD24-/low cells. Although in vivo treatment with CD34-TRAIL+ cells did not lead to tumor growth inhibition, treated mice revealed significantly larger areas of necrosis associated with damage of tumor vasculature than did control mice. Moreover, lungs from MDA-MD-231 tumorbearing mice were completely free of metastases at 12 days after the last injection of CD34-TRAIL+ cells, whereas metastases were present in all control mouse lungs. An antimetastatic effect of CD34-TRAIL+ cells was also observed in a model of experimental lung metastases. The correlation between in vitro susceptibility to membrane-bound TRAIL and tumor stem cell content, together with CD34-TRAIL+ cell-induced inhibition of the metastatic process, points to the selective targeting of cancer stem cells by CD34-armed cells and the potential value of such cells in eradicating tumor stem cells before the onset of overt metastases
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 457-467 |
Numero di pagine | 11 |
Rivista | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment |
Volume | 136 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2012 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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