구강 편평세포암종에서의 암줄기세포 이론과 최신 지견

• 영문명: Cancer stem cell theory and update in oral squamous cell carcinoma
• 발행기관: 대한구강악안면외과학회
• 저자명: 김덕훈(Deok-Hun Kim) 윤준용(Jun-Yong Yun) 이주현(Ju-Hyun Lee) 김성민(Soung-Min Kim) 명 훈(Hoon Myoung)
• 간행물 정보: 『대한구강악안면외과학회지』대한구강악안면외과학회지 제37권 제2호, 97~108쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 내과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.04.30

영문 초록

Cancer stem cells have stem cell-like features, such as the ability for self-renewal and differentiation but show unlimited growth because they have the lost normal regulation of cell growth. Cancer stem cells and normal stem cells have similar features. They show high motility, diversity of progeny, robust proliferative potential, association with blood vessels, immature expression profiles, nestin expression, epidermal growth factor (EGF)-receptor expression, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression, hedgehog pathway activity, telomerase activity, and Wnt pathway activity. On the other hand, with cancer cells, some of these signaling pathways are abnormally modified. In 1875, Cohnheim suggested the concept of cancer stem cells. Recently, evidence for the existence of cancer stem cells was identified. In 1994, the cancer stem cells’specific cell surface marker for leukemia was identified. Since then, other specific cell surface markers for cancer stem cells in solid tumors (e.g. breast and colon cancer) have been identified. In oral cancer, studies on cancer stem cells have been performed mainly with squamous cell carcinomas. Oral cancer specific cell surface markers, which are genes strongly expressed in oral cancer and cancer stem cell specific side populations, have been identified. Cancer stem cells are resistant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Therefore, to eliminate malignant tumors efficiently and reduce the recurrence rate, therapy targeting cancer stem cells needs to be performed. Currently, studies targeting the cancer stem cells’specific signaling pathways, telomerase and tumor vasculatures are being done.

목차

1. 줄기세포

2. 암줄기세포의 개념

3. 암줄기세포의 발견과 연구

4. 암줄기세포 가설

5. 구강 암줄기세포 연구

6. 암줄기세포의 치료적 응용

7. 암줄기세포 이론의 한계와 발전 방향

키워드

Neoplastic stem cells Cell surface antigens Signal pathways Mouth neoplasms Cancer chemotherapy