Title |
Orthotopic tumorgrafts in nude mice as a model to evaluate calcitriol effects in breast cancer
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Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Biology, May 2017
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DOI | 10.1590/1519-6984.04016 |
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Authors |
V. C. N. Fonseca-Filho, M. L. H. Katayama, E. C. Lyra, D. A. Maria, R. A. Basso, S. Nonogaki, J. M. Guerra, S. Maistro, J. C. G. S. Góes, M. A. A. K. Folgueira |
Abstract |
To establish a tumorgraft model, from freshly collected breast cancer samples, which were directly implanted in nude mice, to study calcitriol effects. Breast cancer samples collected from 12 patients were orthotopically implanted into nude mice. Animals were treated with weekly intratumoral injections of calcitriol 3 μg/Kg, which was previously shown to induce peak serum calcitriol levels in the predicted therapeutic range. Success engraftment rate was 25%. Tumorgrafts were established from aggressive (HER2 positive or histological grade 3) highly proliferative samples and original tumor characteristics were preserved. Calcitriol highly induced its target gene, CYP24A1, indicating that the genomic vitamin D pathway is active in tumorgrafts. However, no differences in the expression of proliferation and apoptosis markers (BrdU incorporation, Ki67, CDKN1A, CDKN1B, BCL2 expression) were observed in these highly proliferative tumor samples. Tumorgrafts seem a promising model to explore other calcitriol doses and regimens, considering the heterogeneity of the disease and microenvironment interactions. |
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