2017
Fibroblast Subtypes Regulate Responsiveness of Luminal Breast Cancer to Estrogen
Brechbuhl HM, Finlay-Schultz J, Yamamoto T, Gillen A, Cittelly DM, Tan AC, Sams SB, Pillai M, Elias A, Robinson WA, Sartorius CA, Kabos P. Fibroblast Subtypes Regulate Responsiveness of Luminal Breast Cancer to Estrogen. Clinical Cancer Research 2017, 23: 1710-1721. PMID: 27702820, PMCID: PMC5378660, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-associated fibroblastsBreast cancer cellsBreast cancerER expressionPatient outcomesCancer cellsEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerTamoxifen-resistant breast cancer cellsBreast cancer-associated fibroblastsInferior clinical responseMajor clinical complicationsER expression levelsEstrogen-dependent proliferationWorse patient outcomesClin Cancer ResPatient breast tumorsTumor cell sensitivityTumor cell resistanceAntiendocrine therapyTamoxifen therapyClinical responseDisease recurrenceClinical complicationsDevelopment of resistance
2013
Primary Marrow-Derived Stromal Cells: Isolation and Manipulation
Ramakrishnan A, Torok-Storb B, Pillai M. Primary Marrow-Derived Stromal Cells: Isolation and Manipulation. Methods In Molecular Biology 2013, 1035: 75-101. PMID: 23959984, PMCID: PMC3748384, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-508-8_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarrow stromal cellsStem cellsMSC populationsPrimary marrow stromal cellsMultipotent stem cellsImmortalized cell linesStromal cellsPrimary marrowMesenchymal lineagesCellular heterogeneityMesenchymal stem cellsHematopoietic cellsCell linesRare cellsCellsBone marrow mononuclear cellsMarrow mononuclear cellsBone marrow harvestLineagesBone marrowMarrow biopsyMononuclear cellsClinical transplantationMarrow harvestPopulation
2010
MiR-886-3p Down Regulates CXCL12 (SDF1) Expression in Human Marrow Stromal Cells
Pillai M, Yang X, Balakrishnan I, Bemis L, Torok-Storb B. MiR-886-3p Down Regulates CXCL12 (SDF1) Expression in Human Marrow Stromal Cells. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e14304. PMID: 21179442, PMCID: PMC3001477, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research