| Literature DB >> 23333798 |
Yang Yang1, Saradhi Mallampati, Baohua Sun, Jing Zhang, Sang-Bae Kim, Ju-Seog Lee, Yun Gong, Zhen Cai, Xiaoping Sun.
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Leukemia cells are protected by various components of their microenvironment, including marrow stromal cells (MSCs). To understand the molecular mechanisms underlying this protection, we cultured acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells with MSCs and studied the effect of the latter on the molecular profiling of ALL cells at the mRNA and protein levels. Our results indicated that activated Wnt signaling in ALL cells is involved in MSC-mediated drug resistance. Blocking the Wnt pathway sensitized the leukemia cells to chemotherapy and improved overall survival in a mouse model. Targeting the Wnt pathway may be an innovative approach to the treatment of ALL.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23333798 PMCID: PMC3880833 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.11.056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679