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Therapy-Educated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enrich for Tumor-Initiating Cells.


ABSTRACT: Stromal cells residing in the tumor microenvironment contribute to the development of therapy resistance. Here we show that chemotherapy-educated mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) promote therapy resistance via cross-talk with tumor-initiating cells (TIC), a resistant tumor cell subset that initiates tumorigenesis and metastasis. In response to gemcitabine chemotherapy, MSCs colonized pancreatic adenocarcinomas in large numbers and resided in close proximity to TICs. Furthermore, gemcitabine-educated MSCs promoted the enrichment of TICs in vitro and enhance tumor growth in vivo These effects were dependent on the secretion of CXCL10 by gemcitabine-educated MSCs and subsequent activation of the CXCL10-CXCR3 axis in TICs. In an orthotopic pancreatic tumor model, targeting TICs using nanovesicles (called nanoghosts) derived from MSC membranes and loaded with a CXCR3 antagonist enhanced therapy outcome and delayed tumor regrowth when administered in combination with gemcitabine. Overall, our results establish a mechanism through which MSCs promote chemoresistance, and propose a novel drug delivery system to target TICs and overcome this resistance.Significance: These results establish a mechanism by which mesenchyme stem cells in the tumor microenvironment promote chemoresistance, and they propose a novel drug delivery system to overcome this challenge. Cancer Res; 78(5); 1253-65. ©2018 AACR.

SUBMITTER: Timaner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5924870 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Stromal cells residing in the tumor microenvironment contribute to the development of therapy resistance. Here we show that chemotherapy-educated mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) promote therapy resistance via cross-talk with tumor-initiating cells (TIC), a resistant tumor cell subset that initiates tumorigenesis and metastasis. In response to gemcitabine chemotherapy, MSCs colonized pancreatic adenocarcinomas in large numbers and resided in close proximity to TICs. Furthermore, gemcitabine-educated  ...[more]

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