@article{b31fb6e01f0b41fbbd4302fdb9012cd3,
title = "The impact of inflammatory lipid mediators on colon cancer-initiating cells.",
abstract = "The role of inflammatory lipid-mediators in tumor progression is well recognized in colorectal cancer; however, if this includes promotion of cancer-initiating cells remains unclear. We show that the inflammatory lipid-mediators leukotriene D4 and prostaglandin E2 increased the Aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH(+) ) population, the colony formation capacity, and tumor growth in a xenograft model of colon cancer. The ALDH(+) cells showed significant resistance to irradiation and 5-fluorouracil treatment that could be further augmented by these lipid-mediators, occurring in parallel with increased target gene expression. Our data emphasize a role for tumor microenvironment derived inflammatory lipid-mediators to favor cancer stem cells-like characteristics and thus promote tumor progression. {\textcopyright} 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.",
author = "Kishan Bellamkonda and Wondossen Sime and Anita Sj{\"o}lander",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1002/mc.22207",
language = "English",
volume = "54",
pages = "1315--1327",
journal = "Molecular Carcinogenesis",
issn = "1098-2744",
publisher = "John Wiley & Sons Inc.",
number = "11",
}