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Article Dans Une Revue Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Année : 2015

The Role of Hypoxia and Cancer Stem Cells in Renal Cell Carcinoma Pathogenesis

Adam Myszczyszyn
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Anna Czarnecka
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Damian Matak
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Lukasz Szymanski
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Fei Lian
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Anna Kornakiewicz
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Wojciech Kukwa
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Claudine Kieda
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Résumé

The cancer stem cell (CSC) model has recently been approached also in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A few populations of putative renal tumor-initiating cells (TICs) were identified, but they are indifferently understood ; however, the first and most thoroughly investigated are CD105-positive CSCs. The article presents a detailed comparison of all renal CSC-like populations identified by now as well as their presumable origin. Hypoxic activation of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) contributes to tumor aggressiveness by multiple molecular pathways, including the governance of immature stem cell-like phenotype and related epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)/de-differentiation, and, as a result, poor prognosis. Due to intrinsic von Hippel-Lindau protein (pVHL) loss of function, clear-cell RCC (ccRCC) develops unique pathological intra-cellular pseudo-hypoxic phenotype with a constant HIF activation, regardless of oxygen level. Despite satisfactory evidence concerning pseudo-hypoxia importance in RCC biology, its influence on putative renal CSC-like largely remains unknown. Thus, the article discusses a current knowledge of HIF-1 alpha/2 alpha signaling pathways in the promotion of undifferentiated tumor phenotype in general, including some experimental findings specific for pseudo-hypoxic ccRCC, mostly dependent from HIF-2 alpha oncogenic functions. Existing gaps in understanding both putative renal CSCs and their potential connection with hypoxia need to be filled in order to propose breakthrough strategies for RCC treatment.

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hal-02072287 , version 1 (19-03-2019)

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Adam Myszczyszyn, Anna Czarnecka, Damian Matak, Lukasz Szymanski, Fei Lian, et al.. The Role of Hypoxia and Cancer Stem Cells in Renal Cell Carcinoma Pathogenesis. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2015, 11 (6), pp.919-943. ⟨10.1007/s12015-015-9611-y⟩. ⟨hal-02072287⟩
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