Project description:Transcription profile of cancer stem cells isolated from human non-small cells lung cancer (NSCLC) H460 cells. The profile of H460 cells that were made resistant to cisplatin after a single treatment with the drug was also determined. Both profiles were finally compared. Each microarray contained one of these comparative experiments (two-channels): H460C (H460 derived CSCs) vs H460 and H460R (cisplatin-resistant H460 cells) vs H460. Technical replicates were made with dye-swap-based design. Total biological replicates per cell type (H460C and H460R): 2.
Project description:Combination of platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation is currently the standard treatment for locally advanced lung cancer patients. However, therapeutic resistance to these therapies may arise from the presence of cancer stem cells (CSCs). To investigate the CSCs hypothesis of chemo-radiation resistance, we used microarray assay to profile CSCs-like cisplatin-resistant lung cancer cells (CDDP-R) versus its parental cells. CDDP-R cells were established by exposing H460 lung cancer cells to 3µM cisplatin for 7 days, followed by 0.8% methylcellulose selection over 14 consecutive days. We found that CDDP-R cells expressed higher levels of stem cell markers, including CD133 and ALDH. They are more resistant to cisplatin- and etoposide-induced apoptosis and to high radiation dose (20Gy). Clonogenic assays suggest that CDDP-R cells were more resistant to radiation than parental H460 cells (DER=1.21, p<0.01). Xenograft studies suggest that CDDP-R cells were more tumorigenic (p<0.001). Microarray and comprehensive protein interaction networks analyses revealed IGFBP3 as a highly ranked hub protein which plays an important role in the mechanism of cisplatin resistance. We found reduced level of IGFBP3 and enhanced IGFR-1 activation upon IGF stimulation in CDDP-R cells. The specific targeting of IGF-1R using siRNA resulted in significant sensitization of CDDP-cells (DER=1.17, p<0.05) to radiation compared with the parental H460 cells. Our findings suggest that CDDP-R cells have the characteristics of CSCs and constitute a “suitable” model to study lung CSCs. Profiling of CSCs-like H460 cells led to the identification of IGF as an important pathway for chemo- and radiotherapy resistance in lung cancer. gene expression comparison of two groups
Project description:Combination of platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation is currently the standard treatment for locally advanced lung cancer patients. However, therapeutic resistance to these therapies may arise from the presence of cancer stem cells (CSCs). To investigate the CSCs hypothesis of chemo-radiation resistance, we used microarray assay to profile CSCs-like cisplatin-resistant lung cancer cells (CDDP-R) versus its parental cells. CDDP-R cells were established by exposing H460 lung cancer cells to 3µM cisplatin for 7 days, followed by 0.8% methylcellulose selection over 14 consecutive days. We found that CDDP-R cells expressed higher levels of stem cell markers, including CD133 and ALDH. They are more resistant to cisplatin- and etoposide-induced apoptosis and to high radiation dose (20Gy). Clonogenic assays suggest that CDDP-R cells were more resistant to radiation than parental H460 cells (DER=1.21, p<0.01). Xenograft studies suggest that CDDP-R cells were more tumorigenic (p<0.001). Microarray and comprehensive protein interaction networks analyses revealed IGFBP3 as a highly ranked hub protein which plays an important role in the mechanism of cisplatin resistance. We found reduced level of IGFBP3 and enhanced IGFR-1 activation upon IGF stimulation in CDDP-R cells. The specific targeting of IGF-1R using siRNA resulted in significant sensitization of CDDP-cells (DER=1.17, p<0.05) to radiation compared with the parental H460 cells. Our findings suggest that CDDP-R cells have the characteristics of CSCs and constitute a “suitable” model to study lung CSCs. Profiling of CSCs-like H460 cells led to the identification of IGF as an important pathway for chemo- and radiotherapy resistance in lung cancer.
Project description:Background: Drug resistance by epigenetic modulation in cancer cells has been suggested, and the epigenetic-driven heterogeneity has been suggested as an important mechanism. To elucidate the epigenetic mechanism further, epigenetically reprogrammed cancer (R-cancer) cells were established and their resistance during differentiation was analyzed. Methods: R-cancer cells for H460 (R-H460) were established by transient introduction of reprogramming factors. Then, differentiated R-H460 (dR-H460) cells were prepared by withdrawal of stem cell media (SCM) for various durations, and the changes in drug resistance were tested. Results: dR-H460 cells with SCM-withdrawal for about 2 weeks (mdR-H460 cells) formed significantly more drug-resistant colonies to both cisplatin and paclitaxel. The resistant phenotype of the cisplatin resistant colonies from mdR-H460 cells, however, was lost after long-term (about 70-90 days) cisplatin-withdrawal, suggesting a transient epigenetic mechanism. In another R-cancer cell model with N87, the increased drug-resistance was also observed for both cisplatin and paclitaxel after SCM-withdrawal. In single cell analyses, heterogeneity did not increase significantly in mdR-H460, although relatively higher fraction of mdR-H460 cells was observed in several clusters of parent H460 cells. Conclusion: Based on R-cancer model, increased cancer cell population under epigenetic transition, rather than heterogeneity from epigenetic changes, may confer the epigenetic-driven drug resistance, which can provide a new strategy to fight cancers by control of cancer cells under epigenetic transition.
Project description:Transcription profile of cancer stem cells isolated from human non-small cells lung cancer (NSCLC) H460 cells. The profile of H460 cells that were made resistant to cisplatin after a single treatment with the drug was also determined. Both profiles were finally compared.