Stem cells in genetically-engineered mouse models of prostate cancer.

Abstract

The cancer stem cell model proposes that tumors have a hierarchical organization in which tumorigenic cells give rise to non-tumorigenic cells, with only a subset of stem-like cells able to propagate the tumor. In the case of prostate cancer, recent analyses of genetically engineered mouse (GEM) models have provided evidence supporting the existence of cancer stem cells in vivo. These studies suggest that cancer stem cells capable of tumor propagation exist at various stages of tumor progression from prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) to advanced metastatic and castration-resistant disease. However, studies of stem cells in prostate cancer have been limited by available approaches for evaluating their functional properties in cell culture and transplantation assays. Given the role of the tumor microenvironment and the putative cancer stem cell niche, future studies using GEM models to analyze cancer stem cells in their native tissue microenvironment are likely to be highly informative.

• Authors: Maho Shibata, Michael M Shen
• Journal: Endocrine-related cancer (Endocr Relat Cancer) Vol. 22 Issue 6 Pg. T199-208 (Dec 2015) ISSN: 1479-6821 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 26341780 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Review)
• Copyright: © 2015 Society for Endocrinology.

Chemical References

• Androgens
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Neoplasm Proteins

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (pathology)
• Androgens
• Animals
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Cell Self Renewal
• Clone Cells (pathology, transplantation)
• Disease Progression
• Epithelial Cells (classification, pathology, transplantation)
• Forecasting
• Genes, Tumor Suppressor
• Genetic Engineering (methods)
• Male
• Mice
• Mice, Knockout
• Mice, Mutant Strains
• Mice, SCID
• Mice, Transgenic
• Models, Animal
• Models, Biological
• Neoplasm Proteins (genetics)
• Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent (pathology)
• Neoplastic Stem Cells (pathology, transplantation)
• Oncogenes
• Orchiectomy
• Prostatic Neoplasms (pathology)
• Stem Cell Niche
• Tumor Microenvironment