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Bioluminescence imaging to monitor bladder cancer cell adhesion in vivo : a new approach to optimize a syngeneic, orthotopic, murine bladder cancer model
Author(s) -
Jurczok Andreas,
Fornara Paolo,
Söling Ariane
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2007.07193.x
Subject(s) - bladder cancer , bioluminescence imaging , in vivo , adhesion , cancer , bioluminescence , cancer research , bladder tumor , medicine , pathology , biomedical engineering , chemistry , biology , cell culture , luciferase , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , genetics , transfection
OBJECTIVE To improve the orthotopic murine bladder cancer model by using bioluminescent (BL) MB49 tumour cells for noninvasive in vivo monitoring of tumour growth and to examine the efficacy of integrin receptor‐blocking oligopeptides on preventing tumour cell adhesion in this improved bladder cancer model. MATERIALS AND METHODS The capacity of oligopeptide combinations to interfere with tumour cell adhesion was assessed in vivo in a syngeneic, orthotopic, murine bladder cancer model. Tumour outgrowth was monitored noninvasively by bioluminescence imaging (BLI) after administration of luciferase‐expressing MB49 LUC bladder cancer cells. The presence of tumour cells was verified histologically and immunohistochemically on paraffin wax‐embedded sections of excised bladders. RESULTS Anti‐adhesive oligopeptides effectively inhibited tumour outgrowth. BLI detected tumour cells at an early stage when there were no clinical signs of cancer in any of the mice. The technique has high sensitivity in detecting tumour cell implantation, but is less reliable in assessing tumour volume in advanced‐stage disease due to light attenuation in large tumours. CONCLUSIONS Peptides targeting adhesion molecules prevent attachment of bladder cancer cells to the injured bladder wall. BLI is a sensitive method for detecting luminescent bladder cancer cells in an orthotopic mouse model.