Metastases from fresh human non-small cell lung cancers propagated in nude mice.

Specimens from 69 freshly resected human non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) were transplanted into nude mice. Twelve mice died before the transplants were evaluable. There were 4 takes of 12 evaluable transplants into untreated athymic nude mice and 24 takes of 45 evaluable transplants into nude mice with decreased natural killer (NK) cell activity. Fourteen tumor lines were propagated into 2 or more successive transplant generations. Distant metastases occurred from the mid-dorsal transplant site in 8 of 81 (9.88%) recipients of 4 of those tumor lines, after 3-9 consecutive tumor growth cycles. Xenotransplantation of freshly resected human NSCLC provides a model with potential for serial assessment of cellular changes related to metastatic capability.     

Novel intrapulmonary model for orthotopic propagation of human lung cancers in athymic nude mice

A major impediment to the study of human lung cancer pathophysiology, as well as to the discovery and development of new specific antitumor agents for the treatment of lung cancer, has been the lack of appropriate experimental animal models. This paper describes a new model for the propagation of human lung tumor cells in the bronchioalveolar regions of the right lungs of athymic NCr-nu/nu mice via an intrabronchial (i.b.) implantation procedure. Over 1000 i.b. implantations have been performed to date, each requiring 3 to 5 min for completion and having a surgery-related mortality of approximately 5%. The model was used successfully for the orthotopic propagation of four established human lung cancer cell lines including: an adenosquamous cell carcinoma (NCI-H125); an adenocarcinoma (A549); a large cell undifferentiated carcinoma (NCI-H460), and a bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma (NCI-H358). When each of the four cell lines was implanted i.b. using a 1.0 X 10(6) tumor cell inoculum, 100 +/- 0% (SD) tumor-related mortality was observed within 9 to 61 days. In contrast, when the conventional s.c. method for implantation was used at the same tumor cell inoculum, only minimal (2.5 +/- 5%) tumor-related mortality was observed within 140 days (P less than 0.001). Similarly, when a 1.0 X 10(5) or 1.0 X 10(4) cell inoculum was used, a dose-dependent, tumor-related mortality was observed when cells were implanted i.b. (56 +/- 24% or 25 +/- 17%) as compared with the s.c. method (5 +/- 5.7% or 0.0 +/- 0%) (P less than 0.02 and P less than 0.05, respectively). Most (greater than 90%) of the lung tumors propagated by i.b. implantation were localized to the right lung fields as documented by necropsy and/or high-resolution chest roentgenography techniques which were developed for these studies. The intrapulmonary model was also used for establishment and propagation of xenografts derived directly from enzymatically digested, fresh human lung tumor specimens obtained at the time of diagnostic thoracotomy and representing all four major lung cancer cell types as well as a bronchioloalveolar cell carcinoma. Approximately 35% (10 of 29) of the fresh primary human lung tumor specimens and 66% (2 of 3) of tumors metastatic to the lung were successfully propagated i.b. at a 1.0 X 10(6) tumor cell inoculum, whereas only 20% (1 of 5) of the specimens were successfully grown in vivo via the s.c. route from a 1.0 X 10(7) tumor cell inoculum.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)     

Systematic urokinase-activated anthrax toxin therapy produces regressions of subcutaneous human non-small cell lung tumor in athymic nude mice

The novel recombinant anthrax toxin, PrAgU2/FP59, composed of the urokinase-activated protective antigen and a fusion protein of Pseudomonas exotoxin and lethal factor was tested for anti-lung cancer efficacy in an in vivo human tumor model. Male athymic nude mice (age 4-6 weeks) were inoculated s.c. with 10 million H1299 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells in the left flank. When tumor volumes reached 200 mm(3) (6-8 days), i.p. injection of 100 muL saline or different ratios and doses of PrAgU2/FP59 in 100 muL saline were given every 3 days for four doses and an additional dose at day 29. Animals were monitored twice daily and tumor measurements were made by calipers. The maximum tolerated doses of PrAgU2/FP59 differed dependent on the ratios of PrAgU2 to FP59 over the range of 3:1 to 25:1, respectively. At tolerated doses, tumor regressions were seen in all animals. Complete histologic remission lasting 60 days occurred in 30% of animals. PrAgU2/FP59 showed dramatic anti-NSCLC efficacy and warrants further clinical development for therapy of patients with advanced NSCLC.     

非小细胞肺癌移植瘤侵袭组织中血清蛋白的分布

目的：局部侵袭是肺癌患者死亡的主要原因之一,本研究探讨肺癌侵袭组织中血清蛋白的分布及其与血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）和表皮生长因子受体（EGFR）蛋白的关系。方法：建立非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC） A549细胞注射裸鼠背部皮下的异种移植模型,利用活体冷冻技术（IVCT）制备标本,免疫组化分析Albumin、IgG、IgM、VEGF、EGFR蛋白分布。结果：观察到NSCLC侵袭组织周围结缔组织、血管、间质及细胞外基质有Albumin和IgG1、IgM主要在侵袭组织周围结缔组织和血管内,癌细胞外基质未观察到IgM。肺癌细胞浆内VEGF蛋白呈细颗粒状,但是癌细胞浆和膜未观察到EGFR蛋白分布。结论：利用IVCT技术能清晰观察到侵袭组织周围结缔组织、血管和细胞外基质中不同分子量血清蛋白分布,NSCLC侵袭组织细胞外基质Albumin、IgG1和IgM免疫组织化学染色分布主要依据其分子量,与VEGF和EGFR蛋白分布无关。     

Expression and prognostic implications of apoptosis-related proteins in locally unresectable non-small cell lung cancers

BACKGROUND: Apoptosis related proteins in early staged NSCLC seem to have prognostic value. We studied the value of a combination of eight of those proteins in advanced NSCLC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Bronchoscopically procured tumor biopsies of NSCLC patients were stained immunohistochemically and rated for expression of eight different cellular proteins. Patients were treated with 60 Gy radiotherapy with or without carboplatin as radiosensitizer. RESULTS: Apoptotic proteins in tumors that showed positive staining were the highest for Bax (99%), Fas (92%), FasL (87%), Rb (87%), p21(WAF1) (73%), and p53 (70%), and the lowest for c-myc (58%) and Bcl-2 (58%). In the Cox regression analysis Bcl-2 positivity (RR = 0.61, 95% CI, 0.37-0.98, p = 0.04) was predictive for overall survival. Only Bcl-2 staining percentage (RR(10) (RR associated with an increase in stained cells of 10%) = 0.93, 95% CI, 0.89-0.99), p53 (RR(10) = 0.94, 95% CI, 0.89-0.99) and FasL (RR(10) = 0.92, 95% CI, 0.86-0.99) were predictive for a longer progression-free survival. No specific constellation of apoptotic proteins was associated with tumor response. CONCLUSION: Bcl-2 expression in tumor tissue of patients with unresectable NSCLC predicts a better overall survival, while Bcl-2, p53, and FasL expressions predict for a longer progression-free survival.     

Cisplatin-controlled p53 gene therapy for human non-small cell lung cancer xenografts in athymic nude mice via the CArG elements

Cisplatin, a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent, causes tumor cell death by producing DNA damage and generating reactive oxygen intermediates, which have been reported to activate the early growth response-1 ( Egr-1 ) promoter through specific cis -acting sequences, termed CArG elements. The aim of this study was to construct an adenoviral vector containing CArG elements cloned upstream of the cDNA for human wt-p53 , and to observe the effect of this vector on human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) xenografts in athymic nude mice when combined with cisplatin treatment. The adenoviral vector AdEgr–p53 was generated by inserting CArG elements upstream of human wt-p53 cDNA. Two human NSCLC cell lines of varying p53 gene status, A549 (containing wild-type p53 ) and H358 (containing an internal homozygous deletion of the p53 gene) were used for in vitro and in vivo experiments. Wt-p53 production in cultured tumor cells and xenografts treated with the combination of AdEgr–p53 and cisplatin were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The antitumor responses in nude mice with the A549 or H358 xenografts following treatment with AdEgr–p53 and cisplatin were observed. We found that p53 was produced in tumor cells and xenografts treated with a combination of AdEgr–p53 and cisplatin. Furthermore, the Egr-1 promoter is induced by cisplatin, and this induction is mediated in part through the CArG elements. There was an enhanced antitumor response without an increase in toxicity following treatment with AdEgr–p53 and cisplatin, compared with either agent alone. Cisplatin-inducible p53 gene therapy may provide a means to control transgene expression while enhancing the effectiveness of commonly used chemotherapeutic agents. This is a novel treatment for human NSCLC. ( Cancer Sci 2005; 96: 706 – 712)     

Tumorigenicity of human hematopoietic cell lines in athymic nude mice.

Human hematopoietic cell lines, which had been classified on the basis of studies on clonality, and morphological, chromosomal and functional parameters as lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) of presumed non-neoplastic origin, and lymphoma, myeloma and leukemia lines of proven malignant origin, were tested for tumorigenic potential on subcutaneous transplantation to nude mice and for capacity to grow in semi-solid medium in vitro. Recently established LCL failed to grow both in nude mice and in agarose. In contrast, some of the LCL which had developed secondary chromosomal alterations during continuous cultivation for periods exceeding several years were tumorigenic and/or had the capacity to form colonies in agarose. Most lymphoma lines formed colonies in agarose and tumors in the mice. One of the two myeloma lines formed subcutaneous tumor which, however, showed no progressive growth. The other myeloma line failed to grow. Both myeloma lines, however, formed colonies in agarose. The myeloid leukemia line was tumorigenic while two of the three tested lymphocytic leukemia lines failed to grow in the mice. All leukemia lines formed colonies in agarose. We conclude from this study that: (1) Of the two types of Epstein-Barr virus containing cell lines [LCL and Burkitt lymphoma (BL) lines], only BL lines were shown to form tumors when inoculated subcutaneously in nude mice and had the capacity to grow in agarose in vitro. This shows that EBV transformation per se does not necessarily render lymphocytes tumorigenic in nude mice. The capacity to form colonies in agarose is not acquired either. (2) Changes of the karyotype and several phenotypic characteristics which occur in the originally diploid LCL during prolonged cultivation in vitro may be accompanied by the acquisition of the potential to grow subcutaneously in nude mice and in agarose in vitro. (3) The inconsistency with regard to the capacity of come of the neoplastic cell lines to grow in nude mice or in agarose seems to underline that neither of the two tests is a reliable criterion for malignancy of human lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma cell lines.     

E-cadherin在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及临床意义

目的探讨非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)组织中的E-cadherin(E-cad)表达情况与NSCLC临床病理特征的关系及其对预测肿瘤转移的意义。方法利用SP免疫组化法检测北京协和医院胸外科2009年6月至2010年6月收治的69例NSCLC患者的肿瘤标本的E-cad表达情况,并对患者治疗后进行为期一年的随访。结果 E-cad在患者肿瘤组织中的表达与患者组织学类型、年龄、性别无关(P分别为0.277、0.281、0.378),而低分化、晚期或淋巴结转移者E-cad表达率较低(P分别为0.001、0.049、0.040)。治疗后的E-cad(-)的Ⅰ~Ⅲ期患者比E-cad(+)患者更易发生转移(16.7%vs0,P=0.018)。结论 E-cad表达与NSCLC的侵袭和转移性有关,可以作为预测NSCLC转移的分子标志之一。     

Lipid MALDI profile classifies non-small cell lung cancers according to the histologic type

We investigated whether direct tissue matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) analysis on lipid may assist with the histopathologic diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Twenty-one pairs of frozen, resected NSCLCs and adjacent normal tissue samples were initially analyzed using histology-directed, MALDI MS. 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid/α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid were manually deposited on areas of each tissue section enriched in epithelial cells to identify lipid profiles, and mass spectra were acquired using a MALDI-time of flight instrument. A lipid profile that could differentiate cancer and adjacent normal samples with a median accuracy of 92.9% was discovered. Several phospholipids including phosphatidylcholines (PC) {34:1} were overexpressed in lung cancer. Squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas were found to have different lipid profiles. Discriminatory lipids correctly classified the histology of 80.4% of independent NSCLC surgical tissue samples (41 out of 51) in validation set. MALDI MS image of 11 discriminatory lipids validated their differential expression according to the histologic type in cancer cells of bronchoscopic biopsy samples. PC {32:0} [M+Na](+) (m/z 756.68) and ST-OH {42:1} [M-H](-) (m/z 906.89) were overexpressed in adenocarcinomas. Thus, lipid profiles accurately distinguish tumor from adjacent normal tissue and classify non-small cell lung cancers according to the histologic type.     

WWOX蛋白在非小细胞肺癌中的表达及其意义

WWOX基因是近年来发现的一个新的抑癌基因,位于染色体16q23．3-24．1区域,跨越了整个常见染色体脆性位点FRA16D,该脆性位点易在香烟等物质作用下发生基因变异,故WWOX基因一出现就成为肺癌发病机制研究的热点。我们从非小细胞肺癌组织及相应癌旁正常组织中提取蛋白,采用免疫组化及免疫印迹分析方法检测WWOX蛋白在非小细胞肺癌中的表达,并探讨其与非小细胞肺癌临床病理指标之间的关系。     

Expression profile of genes in non-small cell lung carcinomas from long-term surviving patients.

PURPOSE: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is usually associated with a poor prognosis. Some patients survive their disease, and the underlying molecular mechanisms are still poorly understood. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate expression profiles of proteins determining the survival of NSCLC patients for 5 years. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The expression of 21 gene products was evaluated immunohistochemically in paraffinembedded primary NSCLCs from 216 patients. The data were correlated with the survival times of the patients (survival of more or less than 5 years) by means of chi(2) test and hierarchical cluster analysis. RESULTS: The relationships of patients' survival and 21 parameters were determined including oncogene and tumor suppressor products and proliferative, apoptotic, and angiogenic factors. FOS, P53, RAS, ERBB1, JUN, PCNA, cyclin A, FAS/CD95, and HIF-1beta revealed a correlation to survival. In a second step, these nine parameters were further analyzed by hierarchical cluster analyses of all patients, of stage III patients, and of patients with squamous cell lung carcinomas. We identified clusters with significantly more long-term survivors. The expression of FOS, JUN, ERBB1, and cyclin A or PCNA were decreased in carcinomas of patients with long-term survival. CONCLUSIONS: The expression profile of these factors predicts a significantly better long-term outcome of NSCLC patients. This may have implications for the development of individualized therapy options in the future.     

Expression of cyclin E and cyclin D1 in non-small cell lung cancers

The relationships between overexpression of cyclin D1 or cyclin E and clinicopathological factors were investigated in 157 patients with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) using immunohistochemical analysis. Fifty-eight cases of NSCLCs (58/157, 37%) showed the overexpression of cyclin D1, and 64 cases (64/157, 41%) were positive for cyclin E. Cyclin E and cyclin D1 were infrequently concurrently overexpressed (17/157, 10.8%). Overexpression of cyclin E was more frequently observed in squamous cell carcinoma (29/57, 51%) compared with that in adenocarcinoma (28/86, 33%) (P<0.05). In addition, overexpression of cyclin E was more frequently observed in poorly or moderately differentiated NSCLCs (52/103, 50%) than in well-differentiated ones (12/54, 22%) regardless of their histological types (P<0.01). On the contrary, there was no statistically significant relationship between cyclin D1 overexpression and histological types or grade of tumor differentiation. These findings suggest that expression of cyclin E was frequently independent of that of cyclin D1 and played some roles in the grade of tumor differentiation in NSCLCs.     

HOXA13 在非小细胞肺癌组织中的表达及其对A549 细胞和移植瘤生长的影响

[摘要] 目的：探讨HOXA13 在非小细胞肺癌（non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC）组织中的表达及沉默HOXA13 基因表达对A549 细胞和移植瘤生长的影响。方法：收集2014 年3 月至2016 年4 月在焦作煤业集团有限责任公司中央医院胸外科接受手术切除治疗的112 例NSCLC癌组织和相对应的癌旁组织。qPCR实验检测NSCLC癌和癌旁组织中HOXA13 表达。培养A549 细胞并分为siRNA-HOXA13 组、阴性对照组和对照组,qPCR实验检测A549 细胞中HOXA13 表达,CCK-8 法检测细胞增殖能力,Transwell法检测细胞侵袭能力。建立裸鼠移植瘤模型,观察裸鼠生长情况,5 周后处死,称瘤体质量并计算抑瘤率;qPCR实验检测瘤体组织中HOXA13 表达水平。结果：NSCLC 癌组织中HOXA13 mRNA相对表达量明显高于癌旁组织（1.83±0.13 vs 1.12±0.10,t=47.008,P=0.000）,其相对表达量与TNM 分期、分化程度和淋巴结转移相关（P<0.05）。siRNA-HOXA13 组细胞中HOXA13 mRNA相对表达量低于阴性对照组和对照组（均P<0.05）;siRNA-HOXA13 组24、48、72、96 h 时细胞增殖水平（D值）明显低于阴性对照组和对照组（F=30.727、5.427、13.816 和24.454,均P<0.05 或P<0.01）;siRNA-HOXA13 组侵袭细胞数低于阴性对照组和对照组（均P<0.05）;siRNA-HOXA13 组裸鼠移植瘤5 周时瘤体质量小于阴性对照组和对照组,而抑瘤率高于阴性对照组（均P<0.05）;siRNA-HOXA13 组裸鼠移植瘤组织中HOXA13 mRNA相对表达量低于阴性对照组和对照组（均P<0.01）。结论：NSCLC癌组织中HOXA13 呈高表达,且与肿瘤发生、进展及转移有关;特异性沉默HOXA13 基因表达可抑制细胞增殖和侵袭力,并抑制裸鼠移植瘤生长。     

Expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase v is associated with prognosis and histology in non-small cell lung cancers.

PURPOSE: N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase V (GnT-V), a key enzyme in the formation of branching of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, is strongly linked to tumor invasion and metastasis of colon and breast cancers. However, GnT-V is expressed in many tissues, including normal lung. GnT-V expression has not been examined previously in human lung cancers. The objective of this study is to examine GnT-V expression in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) and to determine its relationship to biological and clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: GnT-V expression was studied by immunohistochemistry in 217 surgically resected NSCLCs and analyzed statistically in relation to various characteristics. RESULTS: High GnT-V expression was found in 113 (52.1%) NSCLCs, and low GnT-V expression was found in 104 (47.9%) NSCLCs. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between low GnT-V expression and squamous cell carcinomas, as compared with nonsquamous cell carcinomas (P = 0.02). Among biological characteristics of tumors, Ki-67 labeling index was higher in tumors with low GnT-V expression than in those with high GnT-V expression, although this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.09). Patients with tumors having low GnT-V expression had significantly shorter survival time than patients with tumors having high GnT-V expression in 103 patients with pStage I NSCLCs (5-year survival rates, 49% and 86%, respectively; P = 0.0009), as well as in 59 patients with pStage I non-squamous cell carcinomas (5-year survival rates, 54% and 89%, respectively; P = 0.007). Low GnT-V expression was a significant unfavorable prognostic factor in pStage I NSCLCs (hazard ratio, 2.86; P = 0.002) and in pStage I nonsquamous cell carcinomas (hazard ratio, 3.02; P = 0.02). Furthermore, beta1-6 branching of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides, which are products of GnT-V, were increased highly or moderately in 8 of 10 tumors with high GnT-V expression, as judged by leukoagglutinating phytohemagglutinin staining. CONCLUSIONS: GnT-V expression is associated with histology in NSCLCs. Low GnT-V expression is associated with shorter survival and poor prognosis in pStage I overall NSCLCs and non-squamous cell carcinomas.     

Heterotransplantation of small cell lung carcinoma into nude mice. Stability of the phenotypic characters

In order to validate xenografted small cell lung carcinomas (SCLC) for biological studies, the authors established 12 lung neuroendocrine (NE) tumors (eight typical SCLC and four atypical NE tumors [ANE]) by heterotransplantation onto nude mice. Their characterization was performed using serial ultrastructural, enzymatic, and immunohistochemical methods on primary tumors and after xenografts. These were subclassified into epithelial (one), neuroendocrine (three), and multidifferenciated (eight) types. The phenotypic characters (cytokeratins, neurofilaments, neurone-specific enolase) and the proliferative rate (Ki 67 labelling) of original tumor were maintained until the last passage studied. Although further acquisition of subsets of cytokeratin or neurofilaments was observed in some cases, the authors could not detect any morphologic and/or biological spontaneous change comparable to those described in in vitro cell lines. In addition, ANE are not quite identical to variant subclasses described in vitro. The authors conclude that the stability of heterotransplanted SCLC is an advantage in further biological studies.     

Growth characteristics of human colorectal and non-small cell lung tumors xenografted into nude mice: possible correlation with prognosis

Specimens from human colorectal tumors and from non-small-cell lung tumors obtained at surgery were subcutaneously implanted as xenografts in athymic Swiss mice of both sexes to investigate to what extent the properties of the original tumors were maintained. A successful take was obtained in 5 of 9 colorectal tumor and 6 of 11 non-small-cell lung tumor xenografts. Moreover, 44% and 45% of the respective tumors could be established as tumor lines. Neither metastases nor local tumor invasion was observed in tumor-bearing mice. Seven of 9 serially transplantable tumors had a short latency period (14-30.5 days) when first xenografted. No significant changes in tumor histopathology were noted after growth into nude mice. Tumor take was partially related to clinical stage and prognosis of patients. In fact, 8 of 12 specimens from N0 patients failed to grow, whereas 7 of 8 tumors from patients with nodal invasion and/or metastasis grew in nude mice. Moreover, for the group of patients whose tumor was "take - ", the one-year survival was 85%, compared to 40% for the "take + " group (p less than 0.05).     

Identification of genes potentially involved in bone metastasis by genome-wide gene expression profile analysis of non-small cell lung cancer in mice

Lung cancer is commonly associated with multi-organ metastasis, and the bone is a frequent metastatic site for lung cancer. However, the molecular mechanism of organ-specific metastasis remains poorly understood. To elucidate this issue, we analyzed in this study genome-wide gene expression profiles of 15 metastatic lesions from three organs (bone, lung and liver) in a mouse model with multi-organ metastasis properties of human non-small cell lung cancer cells (ACC-LC319/bone2), using a combination of laser-microbeam microdissection and DNA microarrays. We identified 299 genes that could potentially be involved in the organ-selective nature of lung cancer metastasis. Among them, 77 were bone-specifically expressed elements, including genes involved in cell adhesion, cytoskeleton/cell motility, extracellular matrix remodeling and cell-cell signaling as well as genes already known to be involved in the bone metastasis of breast cancers. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed the specific upregulation of eight genes in bone metastasis tumors, suggesting that these genes may be involved in bone metastasis. Our findings should be helpful for a better understanding of the molecular aspects of the metastatic process in different organs, and could lead to molecular target-based anticancer drugs and prevention of metastasis, especially bone metastasis.