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ABSTRACTS – ORAL PRESENTATIONS - AMCA, spol. s r.o.

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200 cGy and fixed 30 min after irradiation for measurements using flow cytometry.<br />

Sectors Q3 represent control level of γH2AX, sectors Q4 contain cells with increased<br />

γH2AX intensity. γH2AX signal was measured as FITC intensity (X-values). Y-axis shows<br />

side scatter of cells.<br />

58. TUMOR-DRIVEN CHANGES IN HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS CAN<br />

GENERATE PHENOTYPE OF CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED FIBROBLASTS<br />

Lucia Kucerova 1 , Jakub Zmajkovic 2 , Lenka Baranovicova 1 , Svetlana Skolekova 1 , Miroslava<br />

Matuskova 1<br />

1<br />

Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of<br />

Sciences, Vlarska 7, 833 91 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, lucia.kucerova@savba.sk<br />

2<br />

Arsanis Biosciences GmbH, Helmut-Qualtinger-Gasse 2, 1030 Vienna, Austria<br />

Background: Human mesenchymal stromal cells have been added to the list of numerous<br />

non-malignant cells contributing to tumor microenvironment thereby influencing tumor<br />

growth and progression. Tumor-produced paracrine factors are capable of driving<br />

molecular changes leading towards the differentiation of MSC into cells with the<br />

properties of carcinoma associated fibroblasts. MSC interaction with particular tumor<br />

cells is either tumor supportive or suppressive, and the underlying mechanisms remain<br />

to be elucidated [1-3]. We hypothesize that it is the tumor-dictated process of molecular<br />

changes in MSC responsible for the tumor growth support/inhibition.<br />

Methods: Project should unravel effects of tumor produced paracrine factors on<br />

MSC properties, such as differentiation capacity, immunophenotype and cytokine<br />

expression profile. More importantly, changes in production of proteins affecting tumor<br />

vascularization, aggressiveness, invasiveness and other sequence of events leading<br />

toward acquired carcinoma associated fibroblast phenotype in MSC dictated by tumor<br />

microenvironment were evaluated. These events were mimicked by long-term culture<br />

of MSC under the influence tumor-derived paracrine factors in vitro. Moreover, these<br />

Analytical Cytometry VII 73

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