title: Cancer stem cell detection and isolation.
abstract: Only 10 % of cancer-related deaths result from primary tumors; most are caused by metastatic tumors. It is believed that the metastatic power of tumor cells is attributed to features of a stem cell-like subpopulation of tumor cells known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). Cancer stem cells are resistant to chemotherapeutic treatments and can induce dormancy in tumor cells for long periods. Detection, isolation, and characterization of CSCs in solid tumors are hallmarks of cancer-targeted therapies in recent years. There are inevitable similarities between normal and cancer stem cells; therefore, finding specific methods or markers to differentiate them is critical to cancer therapies. Considering CSCs involvement in tumor relapse and chemotherapeutic resistance, identification of such cells in tumors is imperative for effective targeted therapy. The present review introduces practical and specific protocols used to isolate CSCs from solid tumors from colon, esophagus, liver, breast, brain, and cervix.
authors: Division of Human Genetics, Immunology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: Meysam
authors: M
authors: Moghbeli
authors: Faezeh
authors: F
authors: Moghbeli
authors: Mohammad Mahdi
authors: MM
authors: Forghanifard
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Abbaszadegan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002469:Cell Separation; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor