title: Targeting CD133 in the enhancement of chemosensitivity in oral squamous cell carcinoma-derived side population cancer stem cells.
abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world. Previously, we enriched a subpopulation of OSCC-derived cancer stem cells (OSCC-CSCs), and identified CD133 as an OSCC-CSC marker.
  
  
  
  We determined the function of CD133 on chemosensitivity of oral cancer CSCs by silencing CD133.
  
  
  
  Initially, we observed that the expression profile of CD133 in OSCC-side population (OSCC-SPs) cells, which exerted properties of CSCs, was significantly upregulated than that of major population (MPs) cells of OSCCs. The cell viability experiments showed that SPs were more chemoresistant compared with major populations. Importantly, targeting CD133 ameliorated the drug resistance of OSCC-SPs to cisplatin treatment. Targeting CD133 and cisplatin co-treatment led to the maximal inhibition on tumor initiating properties in OSCC-SPs.
  
  
  
  Side population cells with CSCs properties existed in OSCCs, and silencing CD133 exhibited a prominent therapeutic effect in enhancing the sensitivity of chemotherapy in OSCC through elimination of CSCs. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E231-E238, 2016.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.|Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.|Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Chia
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.|Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Fang-Wei
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.|Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chuan-Hang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.|Department of Dentistry, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.|Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Yung
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D058985:Side-Population Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; C000606023:PROM1 protein, human; D002945:Cisplatin
keywords: CD133; cancer stem cells; chemosensitivity; oral squamous cell carcinomas; side population