Novel Primary Human Cancer Stem-Like Cell Populations from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer : Inhibition of Cell Survival by Targeting NF-κB and MYC Signaling

There is growing evidence that cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subpopulation of self-renewal cancer cells, are responsible for tumor growth, treatment resistance, and cancer relapse and are thus of enormous clinical interest. Here, we aimed to isolate new CSC-like cells derived from human primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) specimens and to analyze the influence of different inhibitors of NF-κB and MYC signaling on cell survival. CSC-like cells were established from three squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and three adenocarcinomas (AC) of the lung and were shown to express common CSC markers such as Prominin-1, CD44-antigen, and Nestin. Further, cells gave rise to spherical cancer organoids. Inhibition of MYC and NF-κB signaling using KJ-Pyr-9, dexamethasone, and pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate resulted in significant reductions in cell survival for SCC- and AC-derived cells. However, inhibition of the protein-protein interaction of MYC/NMYC proto-oncogenes with Myc-associated factor X (MAX) using KJ-Pyr-9 revealed the most promising survival-decreasing effects. Next to the establishment of six novel in vitro models for studying NSCLC-derived CSC-like populations, the presented investigations might provide new insights into potential novel therapies targeting NF-κB/MYC to improve clinical outcomes in NSCLC patients. Nevertheless, the full picture of downstream signaling still remains elusive.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Cells - 10(2021), 5 vom: 27. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Windmöller, Beatrice A [VerfasserIn]
Beshay, Morris [VerfasserIn]
Helweg, Laureen P [VerfasserIn]
Flottmann, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Beermann, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Förster, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Wilkens, Ludwig [VerfasserIn]
Greiner, Johannes F W [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Kaltschmidt, Barbara [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenocarcinoma
Cancer stem cell-like cells
Journal Article
MYC
NF-κB
NF-kappa B
NSCLC
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Squamous cell carcinoma
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 22.10.2021

Date Revised 22.10.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells10051024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324785461