Tumor‑initiating cells contribute to radiation resistance in primary human renal clear cell carcinomas by activating the DNA damage checkpoint response

  • Authors:
    • Bo Li
    • Yong‑Ju Gao
    • Xin‑Yu Wu
    • Jing Cui
    • Ye Long
    • Jun‑Ling Xu
    • De‑Gang Ding
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  • Published online on: June 30, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6504
  • Pages: 3261-3267
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Abstract

The use of radiotherapy in patients with clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC) is predominantly limited to palliation of metastases or control of local growth, because ccRCC cells readily develop radioresistance. The mechanisms underlying ccRCC resistance remain elusive. The present study demonstrated that ccRCC cells that survive fractionated radiation treatment display tumor‑initiating cell (TIC) characteristics, such as high self‑renewal and tumorigenic capacities, and overexpress stemness genes. ccRCC cells that survived fractionated radiation exhibited increased activation of the DNA damage checkpoint response and G2/M phase arrest compared with sham‑irradiated cells. The results of the present study suggest that ionizing radiation destroys the bulk of tumor cells within ccRCC, but spares TICs; this subpopulation confers ccRCC radioresistance and may cause tumor recurrence or relapse following radiotherapy. Furthermore, these findings indicate that the DNA damage checkpoint response may serve as a potential therapeutic target for overcoming resistance of TICs in patients with ccRCC.
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Li B, Gao YJ, Wu XY, Cui J, Long Y, Xu JL and Ding DG: Tumor‑initiating cells contribute to radiation resistance in primary human renal clear cell carcinomas by activating the DNA damage checkpoint response. Oncol Lett 14: 3261-3267, 2017
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Li, B., Gao, Y., Wu, X., Cui, J., Long, Y., Xu, J., & Ding, D. (2017). Tumor‑initiating cells contribute to radiation resistance in primary human renal clear cell carcinomas by activating the DNA damage checkpoint response. Oncology Letters, 14, 3261-3267. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6504
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Li, B., Gao, Y., Wu, X., Cui, J., Long, Y., Xu, J., Ding, D."Tumor‑initiating cells contribute to radiation resistance in primary human renal clear cell carcinomas by activating the DNA damage checkpoint response". Oncology Letters 14.3 (2017): 3261-3267.
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Li, B., Gao, Y., Wu, X., Cui, J., Long, Y., Xu, J., Ding, D."Tumor‑initiating cells contribute to radiation resistance in primary human renal clear cell carcinomas by activating the DNA damage checkpoint response". Oncology Letters 14, no. 3 (2017): 3261-3267. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6504