Identification of Chemo and Radio-Resistant Sub-Population of Stem Cells in Human Cervical Cancer HeLa Cells

Nabil Mohie Abdel-Hamid*, Moustafa Fathy, Chika Koike, Toshiko Yoshida, Motonori Okabe, Kaixuan Zho, Mekky Abouzied, Toshio Nikaido

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Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer ranks the second female malignancy after breast cancer. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are hard to be eradicated, so can recur. We aim to isolate and characterize CSCs from HeLa cells. Methods: These cells express clusters of differentiation (CDs), 44 and 24, to be sorted by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Results: CD44+CD24+ cells showed potential to form spheres, tumorigenicity, stemness genes and higher resistance to cisplatin, X-ray. Conclusion: CD44+CD24+ HeLa cells hold characteristics of CSCs, in vitro, in vivo studies, suggesting that targeting may lead to screening of new anti-cancer therapies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)661-674
Number of pages14
JournalCancer Investigation
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • CD24
  • CD44
  • Cancer stem cells
  • HeLa cells
  • chemoresistance
  • radio-resistance
  • stemness markers
  • tumorigenicity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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