18 November 2019 : Animal Research
A Nude Mouse Model of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HCCLM3 Cell Xenografts and the Use of Imaging to Evaluate Tumor Progression
Zhi-ting Xu12ABCDEF, Hong Ding1ABCDEFG*, Tian-tian Fu12ADEF, Yu-li Zhu1ABE, Wen-ping Wang1ABEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.917648
Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:8694-8703
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to develop a nude mouse model of orthotopic liver transplantation of HCCLM3 human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell xenografts and the use of imaging and histology to evaluate tumor development and progression.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: HCCLM3 cells were injected subcutaneously into 25 healthy male athymic BALB/c (nu/nu) nude mice. The tumors that developed were transplanted into the liver of a new set of nude mice. After four weeks and six weeks, the mice were imaged using ultrasound (US), software-assisted contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). Histology was performed on the liver and liver tumors, and included immunohistochemistry for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), CD31, CD34, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA).
RESULTS: The success rate for orthotopic tumor transplantation in the mouse liver was 90% (18/20). Liver tumors measured 11.8±2.6 mm in diameter and 525.9±250.8 mm3 in volume on the sixth week. CEUS showed rapid wash-in and washout in the liver tumors, and PET showed low tumor cell metabolism. Bone metastases were present in 45% (9/20) of mice in the sixth week. Immunohistochemistry showed positive expression for VEGF, CD31, CD34, and α-SMA.
CONCLUSIONS: The nude mouse orthotopic liver transplantation model of human HCC was shown to be a reliable model that has the potential for future research on the pathogenesis and progression of HCC and studies on drug development.
Keywords: Carcinoma in Situ, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Models, Animal, Actins, Antigens, CD34, Liver, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Transplantation, Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1, Transplantation, Heterologous, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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