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Association of stem cells and cancer stem cells with tumorigenesis
Bo Qian, Han-Qing Cai, Jie Feng
Bo Qian, Han-Qing Cai, Jie Feng, Postgraduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
Correspondence to: Bo Qian, China-Japan Clinical Research Institute, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 2 Yinghua East Street, Beijing 100029, China. qianbo79@163.com
Received: March 17, 2007 Revised: April 4, 2007 Accepted: April 25, 2007 Published online: May 8, 2007
The research on cancer stem cells is a new hot spot in at present. The hypothesis indicates cancer stem cells, which were possibly the origin of the cancer, come from normal stem cells. For their special characters, normal stem cells can differentiate into tumor cells more easily than adult cells. Stem cells transform into malignant cancer stem cells possibly because of gene mutation, abnormal asymmetry and cell fusion. It is a main method to obtain cancer stem cells by flow cytometer using different protein markers and fluorescent probes. It is demonstrated that cancer stem cells are very powerful in self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation. Targeting on cancer stem cells, early diagnosis for cancers might be achieved.
Citation: Qian B, Cai HQ, Feng J. Association of stem cells and cancer stem cells with tumorigenesis. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2007; 15(13): 1526-1531
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