eprintid: 1541656 rev_number: 37 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/54/16/56 datestamp: 2017-02-19 06:26:31 lastmod: 2021-12-10 23:41:53 status_changed: 2017-03-09 10:58:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Carreno, G creators_name: Gonzalez-Meljem, JM creators_name: Haston, S creators_name: Martinez-Barbera, JP title: Stem cells and their role in pituitary tumorigenesis ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: D13 divisions: G22 keywords: Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, Cancer stem cell, Pituitary, Pituitary adenoma, Stem cell note: Crown Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) abstract: The presence of adult pituitary stem cells (PSCs) has been described in murine systems by comprehensive cellular profiling and genetic lineage tracing experiments. PSCs are thought to maintain multipotent capacity throughout life and give rise to all hormone-producing cell lineages, playing a role in pituitary gland homeostasis. Additionally, PSCs have been proposed to play a role in pituitary tumorigenesis, in both adenomas and adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas. In this manuscript, we discuss the different approaches used to demonstrate the presence of PSCs in the murine adult pituitary, from marker analyses to genetic tracing. In addition, we review the published literature suggesting the existence of tumor stem cells in mouse and human pituitary tumors. Finally, we discuss the potential role of PSCs in pituitary tumorigenesis in the context of current models of carcinogenesis and present evidence showing that in contrast to pituitary adenoma, which follows a classical cancer stem cell paradigm, a novel mechanism has been revealed for paracrine, non-cell autonomous tumor initiation in adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, a benign but clinically aggressive pediatric tumor. date: 2017-04-15 date_type: published official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.005 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1182716 doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.005 pii: S0303-7207(16)30413-0 lyricists_name: Carreno, Gabriela lyricists_name: Gonzalez Meljem, Jose lyricists_name: Haston, Scott lyricists_name: Martinez-Barbera, Juan lyricists_id: GACAR02 lyricists_id: GONZL17 lyricists_id: SHAST33 lyricists_id: JPMAR49 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology volume: 445 pagerange: 27-34 event_location: Ireland issn: 1872-8057 citation: Carreno, G; Gonzalez-Meljem, JM; Haston, S; Martinez-Barbera, JP; (2017) Stem cells and their role in pituitary tumorigenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology , 445 pp. 27-34. 10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.005 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2016.10.005>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1541656/1/Carreno_Stem_cells.pdf