Research Article

Immunization with Embryonic Stem Cells/Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Induces Effective Immunity against Ovarian Tumor-Initiating Cells in Mice

Table 1

In vivo tumorigenicity of sorted ID8 spheroid cells in NOD/SCID mice.

Number of inoculated cellsRate of tumor formation
CD133+(%)CD133(%)P-value (Fisher’s exact test, Two-sided)

1005/51000/500.0079
5005/51000/500.0079
2,0005/51003/5600.4444
10,0005/51005/5100>0.9999

Twenty NOD/SCID female mice were randomly divided into four groups. Various numbers (100, 500, 2,000, and 10,000) of viable CD133-positive and CD133-negative cells in PBS/Matrigel (1 : 1) were subcutaneously injected into the right and left flanks of NOD/SCID mice separately. The rate of tumor formation refers to the number of tumors formed/number of inoculated mice.