Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (32): 4758-4763.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.32.007

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Relationship between cell activity and multidrug resistance of CD44+CD24-/low breast cancer stem cells

Zhai Xiao-jian1, Zhang Hao1, Zhang Yi-ni2, Ni Ming3, Wang Zheng1   

  1. 1Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, 3Third Department of Gynecology, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473003, Henan Province, China; 2Nanchang University Medical School, Nanchang 330000, Jiangxi Province, China
  • Revised:2016-06-17 Online:2016-08-05 Published:2016-08-05
  • About author:Zhai Xiao-jian, Master, Attending physician, Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Nanyang Central Hospital, Nanyang 473003, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Tumor stem cells are found to be involved in the recurrence, metastasis and drug resistance of the tumor.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between cell activity and multidrug resistance of CD44+CD24-/low breast cancer stem cells.
METHODS: CD44+CD24-/low breast cancer stem cells sorted from multidrug resistant breast cancer cell line MCF-7/ADR were detected as percentage using flow cytometry. P-gp fluorescence intensity of the cell membrane and MDR mRNA expression in sorted cells and MCF-7/ADR were detected using flow cytometry and RT-PCR, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After sorting by flow cytometry, the proportion of CD44+CD24-/low breast cancer stem cells was more than 90%, indicating that the sorted cells could meet the needs of the subsequent experiment. CD44+CD24-/low cell subsets exhibited stronger ability to form microspheres than non- CD44+CD24-/low cell subsets. The P-gp fluorescence intensity and MDR mRNA expression of CD44+CD24-/low cells were significantly higher than those of MFC-7/ADR cell line (P < 0.05). These experimental findings suggest that CD44+CD24-/low breast cancer stem cells sorted from MCF-7/ADR cell lines have a strong ability to form cell microspheres in vitro, and significantly raise the level of P-gp protein and MDR mRNA expression, which may be one of the causes of multidrug resistance.

 

 

Key words: Breast Neoplasms, Neoplastic Stem Cells, P-Glycoprotein, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Antigens, CD44, Antigens, CD24, Tissue Engineering

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