Effect of serial passage in nude athymic mice on the growth characteristics and chemotherapy responsiveness of 13762 and R3230AC mammary tumor xenografts.
1978; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
Autores
Arthur E. Bogdén, Diane Kelton, William R. Cobb, Theodore A. Gulkin, Randall K. Johnson,
Tópico(s)Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
ResumoSerial passage of the R3230AC and 13762 rat mammary adenocarcinomas for 20 generations in nude athymic mice revealed changes in biological and chemotherapy response characteristics indicating a tumor-host relationship that questions long-term stability of the tumor xenograft-nude mouse test system. Unresponsiveness to l-phenylalanine mustard (NSC 8806), characteristic of the R3230AC tumor, remained stable, but attempts to reestablish progressive growth in previously syngeneic hosts were unsuccessful. Responsiveness to l-phenylalanine mustard, a characteristic of the 13762 tumor marked by oncolysis and many complete remissions in syngeneic hosts, was significantly reduced with no complete remissions after the tenth passage. When tumors were reestablished in syngeneic hosts, tumor growth pattern and responsiveness to l-phenylalanine mustard returned to normal by the second passage. Clearly definable acinar structures typical of the R3230AC and 13762 adenocarcinomas were markedly reduced in the R3230AC and disappeared in the 13762 after serial passage in nude mice. Acini were still absent from the 13762 tumor after being reestablished for three passages in syngeneic females. The chromosomal modes of both tumors were unchanged. These results stress the need for careful monitoring of growth and of biological and chemotherapeutic response characteristics and for periodic replacement of tumor lines to assure long-term stability of the tumor xenograftnude mouse test system.
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