Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (23): 3374-3379.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.23.004

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CD34, a cancer stem cell marker, in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines

Zhang Jun-hong1, Li Qing2, Wang Chun-hua3, Wu Xiu-yun3, Lu Xin-ge3, Wang Li-fei4, Yang Lei-lei1,Wang Qiu-hong5   

  1. 1Department of Pathology, 3Department of Otolaryngology, 4Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of Hebei, 5Laboratory, Ophthalmic Hospital of Hebei, Ophthalmic Institute of Hebei Province, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Guiyang Medical University, Guiyang 550004, Guizhou Province, China
  • Received:2016-04-13 Online:2016-06-03 Published:2016-06-03
  • About author:Zhang Jun-hong, Attending physician, Department of Pathology, Ophthalmic Hospital of Hebei, Ophthalmic Institute of Hebei Province, Xingtai 054000, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

     the Science and Technology Support Program of Xingtai, No. 2013ZC062

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Previous research have confirmed that CD34 is closely related to oncogenesis, progress, recurrence, metastasis and drug-resistance of various cancers, but its role in nasopharyngeal carcinoma remains unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To sort cells positive and negative for CD34 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines and to detect cell proliferation and migration.
METHODS: Expressions of CD34 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines 5-8F, 6-10B, CNE1 and CNE2 were detected by flow cytometry. And CD34+ and CD34- cells were sorted based on cell surface markers for purity identification. Afterwards, proliferation and migration of CD34+ and CD34- cells were detected by MTT assay, colony-formation assay and scratch assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All four nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines expressed CD34 in 0.1%-0.2%, and the level of CD34 was closely related to the cell growth density. The purity of CD34+ cell was more than 98% in the sorted CD34+ cell populations, but no CD34+ cells were found in the sorted CD34- cell populations. At 1, 3, 5 and 7 days the proliferation rate of CD34+ cell, populations was significantly higher than that of CD34- cells (P < 0.05). Consistently, the colony-formation efficiency of CD34+ cell was significantly higher than that of CD34- cells (P < 0.05). Moreover, CD34+ cells migrated significantly faster than CD34- cells by scratch assay (P < 0.05). In conclusion, CD34+ cells cultured in vitro display higher proliferation and migration capacities, indicating that CD34+ cells have the potential of nasopharyngeal carcinoma stem cells.

 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words:  Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms, Neoplastic Stem Cells, Antigens, CD34, Tissue Engineering

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