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ArticleScientific reports2017

Development of bioluminescent chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) models for primary pancreatic cancer cells: a platform for drug testing.

Maria Rovithi, Amir Avan, Niccola Funel, Leticia G Leon, Valentina E Gomez, Thomas Wurdinger, Arjan W Griffioen, Henk M W Verheul, Elisa Giovannetti

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Maria RovithiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amir AvanMolecular Medicine Group, Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies; School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Niccola FunelCancer Pharmacology Lab, AIRC Start-Up Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Leticia G LeonCancer Pharmacology Lab, AIRC Start-Up Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Valentina E GomezDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Thomas WurdingerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Arjan W GriffioenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Henk M W VerheulDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elisa GiovannettiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam UMC Location VUmc · NLUniversity of Pisa · ITMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to develop chick-embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) bioluminescent tumor models employing low passage cell cultures obtained from primary pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells. Primary PDAC cells transduced with lentivirus expressing Firefly-luciferase (Fluc) were established and inoculated onto the CAM membrane, with >80% engraftment. Fluc signal reliably correlated with tumor growth. Tumor features were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and genetic analyses, including analysis of mutations and mRNA expression of PDAC pivotal genes, as well as microRNA (miRNA) profiling. These studies showed that CAM tumors had histopathological and genetic characteristic comparable to the original tumors. We subsequently tested the modulation of key miRNAs and the activity of gemcitabine and crizotinib on CAM tumors, showing that combination treatment resulted in 63% inhibition of tumor growth as compared to control (p < 0.01). These results were associated with reduced expression of miR-21 and increased expression of miR-155. Our study provides the first evidence that transduced primary PDAC cells can form tumors on the CAM, retaining several histopathological and (epi)genetic characteristics of original tumors. Moreover, our results support the use of these models for drug testing, providing insights on molecular mechanisms underlying antitumor activity of new drugs/combinations.

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Drug Evaluation, PreclinicalModels, BiologicalAdenocarcinomaAnimalsCarcinogenesisCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell ProliferationChickensChorioallantoic MembraneCrizotinibDeoxycytidineDNA Mutational AnalysisGemcitabineGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 6CrizotinibDeoxycytidineGemcitabineHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 6MicroRNAsSOX9 protein, humanSOX9 Transcription Factor

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PMID28304379
PMCPMC5356332
OpenAlexW2596461658

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