Open AccessRadiobiological characteristics of cancer stem cells from esophageal cancer cell lines
Author(s) -
Jianlin Wang,
Jingping Yu,
Zhiqiang Sun,
Shibin Sun
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18296
Subject(s) - stem cell , cancer stem cell , cd44 , clonogenic assay , radiosensitivity , population , biology , cancer research , immunology , cell culture , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , cell , medicine , radiation therapy , genetics , environmental health
To study the cancer stem cell population in esophageal cancer cell lines KYSE-150 and TE-1 and identify whether the resulting stem-like spheroid cells display cancer stem cells and radiation resistance characteristics.