TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-Stem Cell Origin for Oligodendroglioma
AU - Persson, Anders I.
AU - Petritsch, Claudia
AU - Swartling, Fredrik J.
AU - Itsara, Melissa
AU - Sim, Fraser J.
AU - Auvergne, Romane
AU - Goldenberg, David D.
AU - Vandenberg, Scott R.
AU - Nguyen, Kim N.
AU - Yakovenko, Stanislava
AU - Ayers-Ringler, Jennifer
AU - Nishiyama, Akiko
AU - Stallcup, William B.
AU - Berger, Mitchel S.
AU - Bergers, Gabriele
AU - McKnight, Tracy R.
AU - Goldman, Steven A.
AU - Weiss, William A.
PY - 2010/12/14
Y1 - 2010/12/14
N2 - Malignant astrocytic brain tumors are among the most lethal cancers. Quiescent and therapy-resistant neural stem cell (NSC)-like cells in astrocytomas are likely to contribute to poor outcome. Malignant oligodendroglial brain tumors, in contrast, are therapy sensitive. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and detailed developmental analyses, we demonstrated that murine oligodendroglioma cells show characteristics of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and are therapy sensitive, and that OPC rather than NSC markers enriched for tumor formation. MRI of human oligodendroglioma also suggested a white matter (WM) origin, with markers for OPCs rather than NSCs similarly enriching for tumor formation. Our results suggest that oligodendroglioma cells show hallmarks of OPCs, and that a progenitor rather than a NSC origin underlies improved prognosis in patients with this tumor.
AB - Malignant astrocytic brain tumors are among the most lethal cancers. Quiescent and therapy-resistant neural stem cell (NSC)-like cells in astrocytomas are likely to contribute to poor outcome. Malignant oligodendroglial brain tumors, in contrast, are therapy sensitive. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and detailed developmental analyses, we demonstrated that murine oligodendroglioma cells show characteristics of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) and are therapy sensitive, and that OPC rather than NSC markers enriched for tumor formation. MRI of human oligodendroglioma also suggested a white matter (WM) origin, with markers for OPCs rather than NSCs similarly enriching for tumor formation. Our results suggest that oligodendroglioma cells show hallmarks of OPCs, and that a progenitor rather than a NSC origin underlies improved prognosis in patients with this tumor.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78650002007
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.10.033
DO - 10.1016/j.ccr.2010.10.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 21156288
AN - SCOPUS:78650002007
SN - 1535-6108
VL - 18
SP - 669
EP - 682
JO - Cancer Cell
JF - Cancer Cell
IS - 6
ER -