Sawicki Janet A
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096, USA.
Cancer Res. 2008 Dec 1;68(23):9567-9. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-08-3008.
The persistence of fetal stem cells with multilineage potential in women who have been pregnant, a phenomenon known as fetal microchimerism, is emerging as a potential contributing factor in certain diseases, including cancer. For example, fetal microchimerism has been implicated in autoimmune disease, wound healing, and cancer. Studies of this phenomenon may provide a novel perspective on cancer in women, including in breast, ovarian, and lung cancers.
怀孕女性体内具有多向分化潜能的胎儿干细胞的持续存在,即所谓的胎儿微嵌合体现象,正逐渐成为包括癌症在内的某些疾病的一个潜在促成因素。例如,胎儿微嵌合体与自身免疫性疾病、伤口愈合及癌症有关。对这一现象的研究可能为女性癌症,包括乳腺癌、卵巢癌和肺癌,提供新的视角。