Gamma-Secretase Inhibitor IX (GSI) Impairs Concomitant Activation of Notch and Wnt-Beta-Catenin Pathways in CD44+ Gastric Cancer Stem Cells

S Barat, X Chen, K Cuong Bui, P Bozko… - Stem cells …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Cancer stem cells (CSC) are associated with tumor resistance and are characterized in
gastric cancer (GC). Studies have indicated that Notch and wnt-beta-catenin pathways are …

Gastric tumor-initiating CD44+ cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition are inhibited by γ-secretase inhibitor DAPT

LC Li, DL Wang, YZ Wu, WQ Nian… - Oncology …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
It has been proposed that the Notch signaling pathway may serve a pivotal role in cellular
differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis. However, the function of Notch signaling in …

Combination treatment of PD98059 and DAPT in gastric cancer through induction of apoptosis and downregulation of WNT/β-catenin

J Yao, C Qian, T Shu, X Zhang, Z Zhao… - Cancer biology & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
γ-secretase inhibitors (GSIs), the indirect inhibitors of Notch, are emerging as a new class of
anticancer agents for the treatment of solid and hematological malignancies, but little is …

Roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in the gastric cancer stem cells proliferation and salinomycin treatment

J Mao, S Fan, W Ma, P Fan, B Wang, J Zhang… - Cell death & …, 2014 - nature.com
The Wnt1 protein, a secreted ligand that activates Wnt signaling pathways, contributes to the
self-renewal of cancer stem cells (CSCs) and thus may be a major determinant of tumor …

Targeting Notch signaling by γ-secretase inhibitor I enhances the cytotoxic effect of 5-FU in gastric cancer

HW Lee, SJ Kim, IJ Choi, J Song, KH Chun - Clinical & experimental …, 2015 - Springer
Current medication for gastric cancer patients has a low success rate and the patients
develop rapid tolerance to these drugs. Therefore, the development of new regimens is …

Identification of gastric cancer stem cells using the cell surface marker CD44

S Takaishi, T Okumura, S Tu, SSW Wang… - Stem …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been defined as a unique subpopulation in tumors that
possess the ability to initiate tumor growth and sustain tumor self-renewal. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of stem-like cells and clinical significance of candidate stem cell markers in gastric cancer

X Zhang, R Hua, X Wang, M Huang, L Gan, Z Wu… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The existence of gastric cancer stem cells (CSCs) has not been definitively proven and
specific cell surface markers for identifying gastric CSCs have largely not been identified …

Epithelial mesenchymal transition and pancreatic tumor initiating CD44+/EpCAM+ cells are inhibited by γ-secretase inhibitor IX

V Palagani, M El Khatib, U Kossatz, P Bozko… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive disease with a high rate of
metastasis. Recent studies have indicated that the Notch signalling pathway is important in …

Sonic hedgehog-glioma associated oncogene homolog 1 signaling enhances drug resistance in CD44+/Musashi-1+ gastric cancer stem cells

M Xu, A Gong, H Yang, SK George, Z Jiao, H Huang… - Cancer letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Drug resistance in gastric cancer largely results from the gastric cancer stem cells (GCSCs),
which could be targeted to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy. In this study, we identified …

[HTML][HTML] Gastric cancer stem cells in gastric carcinogenesis, progression, prevention and treatment

K Li, Z Dan, YQ Nie - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In recent decades, the study of the mechanism of tumorigenesis has brought much progress
to cancer treatment. However, cancer stem cell (CSC) theory has changed previous views of …