Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel

In this study, tumorspheres were generated from TW06 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line and examined their expression of putative cancer stem-like cell surface markers and drug sensitivity. The rate of tumorsphere expansion from dissociated late passage TW06 tumorspheres (≥ passage 15) was higher th...

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Main Authors: Goh, Iris Wen Li, Yip, Wai Kien, Seow, Heng Fong
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/1/FKUSK1_Final_Article_2.pdf
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author Goh, Iris Wen Li
Yip, Wai Kien
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Yip, Wai Kien
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description In this study, tumorspheres were generated from TW06 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line and examined their expression of putative cancer stem-like cell surface markers and drug sensitivity. The rate of tumorsphere expansion from dissociated late passage TW06 tumorspheres (≥ passage 15) was higher than that from parental cells and dissociated 10-day-old (passage 0) tumorspheres. The expression of CD24 surface marker was lost in the generation of tumorspheres and the loss was reversible after differentiating the tumorspheres in monolayer culture conditions. Drug sensitivity assay showed that late passage tumorspheres were resistant to docetaxel and oxaliplatin treatment. Our data suggest that serially passaged tumorspheres possess the characteristics of CSCs that render them a suitable preclinical in vitro model for evaluating anticancer drug efficacy and elucidating the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance.
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spelling upm-440252022-03-11T00:48:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/ Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel Goh, Iris Wen Li Yip, Wai Kien Seow, Heng Fong In this study, tumorspheres were generated from TW06 nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line and examined their expression of putative cancer stem-like cell surface markers and drug sensitivity. The rate of tumorsphere expansion from dissociated late passage TW06 tumorspheres (≥ passage 15) was higher than that from parental cells and dissociated 10-day-old (passage 0) tumorspheres. The expression of CD24 surface marker was lost in the generation of tumorspheres and the loss was reversible after differentiating the tumorspheres in monolayer culture conditions. Drug sensitivity assay showed that late passage tumorspheres were resistant to docetaxel and oxaliplatin treatment. Our data suggest that serially passaged tumorspheres possess the characteristics of CSCs that render them a suitable preclinical in vitro model for evaluating anticancer drug efficacy and elucidating the underlying mechanisms of drug resistance. Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/1/FKUSK1_Final_Article_2.pdf Goh, Iris Wen Li and Yip, Wai Kien and Seow, Heng Fong (2015) Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 9-20. ISSN 1675-8544 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/FKUSK1_Final_Article_2.pdf
spellingShingle Goh, Iris Wen Li
Yip, Wai Kien
Seow, Heng Fong
Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title_full Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title_fullStr Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title_full_unstemmed Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title_short Characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line TW06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
title_sort characterisation of tumorspheres generated from nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line tw06 and chemoresistance to docetaxel
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44025/1/FKUSK1_Final_Article_2.pdf