Table 1 Reported characteristics of cell lines derived from esophageal squamous cell carcinomas
From: Effects of curcumin on stem-like cells in human esophageal squamous carcinoma cell lines
Cell line | Patient information | Cell line properties | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Age | Tumor differentiation | Cell doubling time (hrs) | Tumorigenicity | Morphology | Â |
KY-5 (KYSE-50) | 58 | Poor | 28.2 | Yes | Growing as a cluster with smaller cells in the center | [53] |
KY-10 (KYSE-110) | 63 | Poor | 19.1 | Yes | Spindle shape | [53] |
YES-1 | 50 | Poor | 35.2 | Yes | Polygonal to spindle shape | [54] |
YES-2 | 81 | Moderate | 23.7 | Yes | Polygonal epithelial shape | [55] |
TE-1 | 58 | Well | 27.2* | Yes | Spindle shape | [56] |
TE-8 | 63 | Moderate | 25.7* | N.A. | Spindle shape | [56] |