Open AccessEndothelial transdifferentiation of human HGC‑27 gastric cancer cells <em>in vitro</em>
Author(s) -
Changxin Chen,
Zhixin Hunag,
Mucheng Wang,
Zicheng Huang,
Xiangbo Chen,
Anye Huang,
Binbin Zheng-Lin,
Lishan Wu,
Yi Liu,
Xinwen Wang,
Weifeng Xu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oncology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1792-1082
pISSN - 1792-1074
DOI - 10.3892/ol.2020.12166
Subject(s) - transdifferentiation , matrigel , cd31 , cancer cell , angiogenesis , cancer research , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , cell culture , cancer , oncogene , cell cycle , cell , biology , stem cell , medicine , biochemistry , genetics
Malignant tumor cells are able to transdifferentiate into other cell types in various tissues or organs. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of cancer cells to transdifferentiate into functional endothelial cells (ECs). However, whether human gastric cancer (GC) cells are able to transdifferentiate into other cell types has remained largely elusive. Furthermore, whether HGC-27 cells are able to participate in GC angiogenesis remains to be clarified. In the present study, the HGC-27 cell line grown under hypoxic conditions for 4 days exhibited the typical ‘flagstone’ appearance, which is typical for cultured ECs. HGC-27 cells cultured on Matrigel under hypoxic conditions gradually formed net-like structures. Furthermore, the cultured HGC-27 cells expressed CD31, CD34 and von Willebrand factor, the molecular markers for ECs, under hypoxic conditions. These results indicated that HGC-27 cells, cultured under hypoxic conditions, are able to transdifferentiate into EC-like cells in vitro.
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