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Possibility of paclitaxel to induce the stemness-related characteristics of prostate cancer cells    
Yazarlar
Fadime Mutlu İçduygu
Giresun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hale Şamlı
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Asuman ÖZGÖZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Buse Vatansever
Kuyaş Hekimler Öztürk
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Egemen Akgün
Giresun Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Background. Drug resistance poses a crucial problem in the treatment of prostate cancer. Recent studies have shown that chemotherapy agents may cause cancer cells to acquire stem cell-like properties, resulting in drug resistance and, eventually, treatment failure. Objectives. To evaluate whether long-term paclitaxel exposure causes an increase in the stem cell-like properties of prostate cancer cells. Materials and methods. Paclitaxel-resistant PC-3 cells were generated from parental PC-3 cells by treating them with increasing concentrations of paclitaxel. The expression levels of the stem cell markers NANOG, C-MYC, CD44, and ABCG2 were evaluated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). A sphere formation assay was performed to test the potential of the cells to behave as stem cells, and a wound healing assay was carried out to evaluate migration ability of the cells. Results. The expression levels of C-MYC and NANOG were significantly higher in paclitaxel-resistant PC-3 cells compared to the parental PC-3 cells. However, there was no significant increase in the expression of CD44 or ABCG2. In addition, the sphere-forming capacity and migration ability of resistant PC-3 cells were increased. Conclusions. The results of the current study indicate that paclitaxel exposure may increase the stem cell-like properties of PC-3 prostate cancer cells.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cancer stem cell | Paclitaxel | Prostate cancer | Taxane resistance
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Dergi ISSN 1899-5276
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 01-2021
Cilt No 30
Sayı 12
Sayfalar 1283 / 1291
Doi Numarası 10.17219/acem/140590