CD73 as a therapeutic target for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor stem cells

Katsuta,Eriko; Tanaka,Shinji; Mogushi,Kaoru; Shimada,Shu; Akiyama,Yoshimitsu; Aihara,Arihiro; Matsumura,Satoshi; Mitsunori,Yusuke; Ban,Daisuke; Ochiai,Takanori; Kudo,Atsushi; Fukamachi,Hiroshi; Tanaka,Hiroshi; Nakayama,Koh; Arii,Shigeki; Tanabe,Minoru

doi:10.3892/ijo.2015.3299

CD73 as a therapeutic target for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor stem cells

Authors:
- Eriko Katsuta
- Shinji Tanaka
- Kaoru Mogushi
- Shu Shimada
- Yoshimitsu Akiyama
- Arihiro Aihara
- Satoshi Matsumura
- Yusuke Mitsunori
- Daisuke Ban
- Takanori Ochiai
- Atsushi Kudo
- Hiroshi Fukamachi
- Hiroshi Tanaka
- Koh Nakayama
- Shigeki Arii
- Minoru Tanabe
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Affiliations: Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Bioinformatics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Oxygen Biology Unit, Frontier Research Laboratory, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Published online on: December 18, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2015.3299
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Abstract

Identification and purification of cancer stem cells (CSCs) lead to the discovery of novel therapeutic targets; however, there has been no study on isolation of the CSC population among pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs). This study aimed to identify pNET CSCs and to characterize a therapeutic candidate for pNET CSCs. We identified CSCs by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activity in pNET clinical specimens and cell lines. We verified whether or not these cells have the stemness property in vivo and in vitro. ALDHhigh cells, but not control bulk cells, formed spheres, proliferated under hypoxic condition as well as normoxic condition and promoted cell motility, which are features of CSCs. Injection of as few as 10 ALDHhigh cells led to subcutaneous tumor formation, and 105 ALDHhigh cells, but not control bulk cells, established metastases in mice. Comprehensive gene expression analysis revealed that genes associated with mesenchymal stem cells, including CD73, were overexpressed in ALDHhigh cells. Additionally, the in vitro and in vivo effects of an inhibitor of CD73 were investigated. The CD73 inhibitor APCP significantly attenuated in vitro sphere formation and cell motility, as well as in vivo tumor growth observed for ALDHhigh cells. Finally, its expression was evaluated using clinical pNET tissue samples. Immunohistochemical analysis of clinical tissue samples demonstrated CD73 expression was significantly correlated with the invasion into adjacent organs. Since recent studies revealed CD73 as a potential biomarker of anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint therapy, CD73 might be a promising therapeutic target for pNET CSCs.

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