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Tang X, Zuo C, Fang P, Liu G, Qiu Y, Huang Y, Tang R. Targeting Glioblastoma Stem Cells: A Review on Biomarkers, Signal Pathways and Targeted Therapy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:701291. [PMID: 34307170 PMCID: PMC8297686 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.701291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) remains the most lethal and common primary brain tumor, even after treatment with multiple therapies, such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation. Although great advances in medical development and improvements in therapeutic methods of GBM have led to a certain extension of the median survival time of patients, prognosis remains poor. The primary cause of its dismal outcomes is the high rate of tumor recurrence, which is closely related to its resistance to standard therapies. During the last decade, glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) have been successfully isolated from GBM, and it has been demonstrated that these cells are likely to play an indispensable role in the formation, maintenance, and recurrence of GBM tumors, indicating that GSCs are a crucial target for treatment. Herein, we summarize the current knowledge regarding GSCs, their related signaling pathways, resistance mechanisms, crosstalk linking mechanisms, and microenvironment or niche. Subsequently, we present a framework of targeted therapy for GSCs based on direct strategies, including blockade of the pathways necessary to overcome resistance or prevent their function, promotion of GSC differentiation, virotherapy, and indirect strategies, including targeting the perivascular, hypoxic, and immune niches of the GSCs. In summary, targeting GSCs provides a tremendous opportunity for revolutionary approaches to improve the prognosis and therapy of GBM, despite a variety of challenges.
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- Xuejia Tang
- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Ninth People's Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ahmed ME, Selvakumar GP, Kempuraj D, Raikwar SP, Thangavel R, Bazley K, Wu K, Khan O, Kukulka K, Bussinger B, Dubova I, Zaheer S, Govindarajan R, Iyer S, Burton C, James D, Zaheer A. Neuroinflammation Mediated by Glia Maturation Factor Exacerbates Neuronal Injury in an in vitro Model of Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2020; 37:1645-1655. [PMID: 32200671 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2019.6932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the primary cause of death and disability affecting over 10 million people in the industrialized world. TBI causes a wide spectrum of secondary molecular and cellular complications in the brain. However, the pathological events are still not yet fully understood. Previously, we have shown that the glia maturation factor (GMF) is a mediator of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases. To identify the potential molecular pathways accompanying TBI, we used an in vitro cell culture model of TBI. A standardized injury was induced by scalpel cut through a mixed primary cell culture of astrocytes, microglia and neurons obtained from both wild type (WT) and GMF-deficient (GMF-KO) mice. Cell culture medium and whole-cell lysates were collected at 24, 48, and 72 h after the scalpel cuts injury and probed for oxidative stress using immunofluorescence analysis. Results showed that oxidative stress markers such as glutathione and glutathione peroxidase were significantly reduced, while release of cytosolic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase along with nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 were significantly increased in injured WT cells compared with injured GMF-KO cells. In addition, injured WT cells showed increased levels of oxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal and 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine compared with injured GMF-KO cells. Further, we found that injured WT cells showed a significantly increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein, ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1, and phosphorylated ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins, and reduced microtubule associated protein expression compared with injured GMF-KO cells after injury. Collectively, our results demonstrate that GMF exacerbates the oxidative stress-mediated neuroinflammation that could be brought about by TBI-induced astroglial activation.
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- Mohammad Ejaz Ahmed
- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Neurology and School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.,Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Huang Z, Wang Y. In Vivo Electroporation and Time-Lapse Imaging of the Rostral Migratory Stream in Developing Rodent Brain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 87:e65. [PMID: 30861320 DOI: 10.1002/cpns.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Interneurons in the olfactory bulb are generated from neuronal precursor cells migrating from the anterior subventricular zone (SVZa) throughout the embryonic and postnatal life of mammals. This article describes basic methods for in vivo electroporation to label SVZa cells of both embryonic and postnatal rats. In addition, it describes three methods for tracing SVZa progenitors and following their migration pathway and differentiation, including immunohistochemistry, time-lapse live imaging in slice culture, and time-lapse imaging following transplantation in slice culture. These methods may be applied to all strains of rats and mice, including reporter mice. They may also be combined with methods such as BrdU labeling, tamoxifen injection, and electrophysiology, allowing one to observe proliferation or control gene expression at specific times and for specific neuronal functions. With time-lapse live imaging, details of labeled cells can be studied, including morphology, motility pattern, differentiation, and crosstalk between cells. © 2019 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Zhihui Huang
- Institute of Neuroscience, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Institute of Clinical Research, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Blood Transfusion, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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Lindberg OR, Brederlau A, Kuhn HG. Epidermal growth factor treatment of the adult brain subventricular zone leads to focal microglia/macrophage accumulation and angiogenesis. Stem Cell Reports 2014; 2:440-8. [PMID: 24749069 PMCID: PMC3986663 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Revised: 02/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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One of the major components of the subventricular zone (SVZ) neurogenic niche is the specialized vasculature. The SVZ vasculature is thought to be important in regulating progenitor cell proliferation and migration. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a mitogen with a wide range of effects. When stem and progenitor cells in the rat SVZ are treated with EGF, using intracerebroventricular infusion, dysplastic polyps are formed. Upon extended infusion, blood vessels are recruited into the polyps. In the current study we demonstrate how polyps develop through distinct stages leading up to angiogenesis. As polyps progress, microglia/macrophages accumulate in the polyp core concurrent with increasing cell death. Both microglia/macrophage accumulation and cell death peak during angiogenesis and subsequently decline following polyp vascularization. This model of inducible angiogenesis in the SVZ neurogenic niche suggests involvement of microglia/macrophages in acquired angiogenesis and can be used in detail to study angiogenesis in the adult brain. EGF-induced growth of polyps leads to vessel recruitment and angiogenesis Four distinct stages are discernible in polyp development (I–IV) Microglia/macrophages and dying cells progressively accumulate in the polyp core Microglia/macrophages and dying cells are reduced after polyp vascularization
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- Olle R Lindberg
- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 413 90, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 413 90, Sweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 413 90, Sweden
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