RCAS-Mediated Retroviral Gene Delivery: A Versatile Tool for the Study of Gene Function in a Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 896-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Mayr ◽  
Alexander von Werder ◽  
Barbara Seidler ◽  
Wolfgang Reindl ◽  
Monther Bajbouj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Gene Function ◽  
Versatile Tool

RCAS-mediated Retroviral Gene Delivery - A Versatile Tool to Study Gene Function in a Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer

2008 ◽  
Vol 0 (ja) ◽  
pp. 081015093227032
Author(s):  
Ulrich Mayr ◽  
Alexander von Werder ◽  
Barbara Seidler ◽  
Wolfgang Reindl ◽  
Monther Bajbouj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Gene Function ◽  
Versatile Tool

scholarly journals Mesothelin blockage by Amatuximab suppresses cell invasiveness, enhances gemcitabine sensitivity and regulates cancer cell stemness in mesothelin-positive pancreatic cancer cells

BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumihiko Matsuzawa ◽  
Hirofumi Kamachi ◽  
Tatsuzo Mizukami ◽  
Takahiro Einama ◽  
Futoshi Kawamata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cancer Cell ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
Cell Invasiveness ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Migration Capacity

Abstract Background Mesothelin is a 40-kDa glycoprotein that is highly overexpressed in various types of cancers, however molecular mechanism of mesothelin has not been well-known. Amatuximab is a chimeric monoclonal IgG1/k antibody targeting mesothelin. We recently demonstrated that the combine therapy of Amatuximab and gemcitabine was effective for peritonitis of pancreatic cancer in mouse model. Methods We discover the role and potential mechanism of mesothelin blockage by Amatuximab in human pancreatic cells both expressing high or low level of mesothelin in vitro experiment and peritonitis mouse model of pancreatic cancer. Results Mesothelin blockage by Amatuximab lead to suppression of invasiveness and migration capacity in AsPC-1 and Capan-2 (high mesothelin expression) and reduce levels of pMET expression. The combination of Amatuximab and gemcitabine suppressed proliferation of AsPC-1 and Capan-2 more strongly than gemcitabine alone. These phenomena were not observed in Panc-1 and MIA Paca-2 (Mesothelin low expression). We previously demonstrated that Amatuximab reduced the peritoneal mass in mouse AsPC-1 peritonitis model and induced sherbet-like cancer cell aggregates, which were vanished by gemcitabine. In this study, we showed that the cancer stem cell related molecule such as ALDH1, CD44, c-MET, as well as proliferation related molecules, were suppressed in sherbet-like aggregates, but once sherbet-like aggregates attached to peritoneum, they expressed these molecules strongly without the morphological changes. Conclusions Our work suggested that Amatuximab inhibits the adhesion of cancer cells to peritoneum and suppresses the stemness and viability of those, that lead to enhance the sensitivity for gemcitabine.

scholarly journals Indirect cholinergic activation slows down pancreatic cancer growth and tumor-associated inflammation

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulo L. Pfitzinger ◽  
Laura Fangmann ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Elke Demir ◽  
Engin Gürlevik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Tumor Stage ◽  
Ache Inhibitors ◽  
Impact On Survival ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ache Expression ◽  
Cholinergic Activation

Abstract Background Nerve-cancer interactions are increasingly recognized to be of paramount importance for the emergence and progression of pancreatic cancer (PCa). Here, we investigated the role of indirect cholinergic activation on PCa progression through inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) via clinically available AChE-inhibitors, i.e. physostigmine and pyridostigmine. Methods We applied immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, MTT-viability, invasion, flow-cytometric-cell-cycle-assays, phospho-kinase arrays, multiplex ELISA and xenografted mice to assess the impact of AChE inhibition on PCa cell growth and invasiveness, and tumor-associated inflammation. Survival analyses were performed in a novel genetically-induced, surgically-resectable mouse model of PCa under adjuvant treatment with gemcitabine+/−physostigmine/pyridostigmine (n = 30 mice). Human PCa specimens (n = 39) were analyzed for the impact of cancer AChE expression on tumor stage and survival. Results We discovered a strong expression of AChE in cancer cells of human PCa specimens. Inhibition of this cancer-cell-intrinsic AChE via pyridostigmine and physostigmine, or administration of acetylcholine (ACh), diminished PCa cell viability and invasion in vitro and in vivo via suppression of pERK signaling, and reduced tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) infiltration and serum pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. In the novel genetically-induced, surgically-resectable PCa mouse model, adjuvant co-therapy with AChE blockers had no impact on survival. Accordingly, survival of resected PCa patients did not differ based on tumor AChE expression levels. Patients with higher-stage PCa also exhibited loss of the ACh-synthesizing enzyme, choline-acetyltransferase (ChAT), in their nerves. Conclusion For future clinical trials of PCa, direct cholinergic stimulation of the muscarinic signaling, rather than indirect activation via AChE blockade, may be a more effective strategy.

scholarly journals Wild-Type Hras Suppresses the Earliest Stages of Tumorigenesis in a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e0140253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie D. Weyandt ◽  
Benjamin L. Lampson ◽  
Sherry Tang ◽  
Matthew Mastrodomenico ◽  
Diana M. Cardona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Genetically Engineered ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Genetically Engineered Mouse Model

142. Non-Coding XIST RNA Is Decreased in Pancreatic Cancer, and Retroviral Gene Delivery of XIST RNA Gene Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Growth In Vitro and In Vivo

2008 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Changyi J. Chen ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Min Li ◽  
Uddalak Bharadwaj ◽  
Hong Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Gene Delivery ◽  
Cancer Growth ◽  
Xist Rna

scholarly journals 873 Pharmacologic macrophage depletion affects metastasis formation by modulating systemic immune responses in a genetic pancreatic cancer model

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A926-A926
Author(s):  
Heidi Griesmann ◽  
Heidi Griesmann ◽  
Heidi Griesmann ◽  
Christof Drexel ◽  
Nada Milosevic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Tumour Progression ◽  
Metastasis Formation ◽  
Macrophage Depletion ◽  
Genetic Mouse Model ◽  
Liposomal Clodronate

BackgroundTumour-associated macrophages (TAM) play an important role in mediating tumour progression. In pancreatic cancer, infiltrating macrophages have been identified not only in invasive tumours, but also in early preinvasive pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias and are known to mediate tumour progression.MethodsWe aimed to study the impact of pharmacological macrophage depletion by liposomal clodronate in the genetic mouse model of pancreatic cancer (KPC mouse: LSL-KrasG12D/+;LSL-Trp53R172H/+;Pdx-1-Cre). KPC mice were treated with liposomal clodronate or control liposomes from week 8 to week 20. Tumour and metastasis formation as well as alterations in local and circulating immune cells and cytokines were analysed.ResultsTreatment with liposomal clodronate effectively reduced CD11b-positive macrophages both in the pancreas and other organs such as liver, lung and spleen. Tumour incidence and size was only slightly reduced. However, metastasis formation in the liver und lungs was markedly diminished after macrophage depletion. Reduced macrophage count was associated with significant alterations in circulating growth factors and mediators known to be secreted by macrophages and associated with angiogenesis, most prominently VEGF. Moreover, application of liposomal clodronate led to marked alterations in circulating immune cells, among them reduced regulatory T cells.ConclusionsPharmacological depletion of macrophages in a genetic mouse model of pancreatic cancer markedly reduced metastasis formation and is associated with modulated profile of both secreted mediators and regulatory T cells. Pharmacological modulation of infiltrating macrophages represents a promising avenue for antimetastatic therapeutic approaches.

scholarly journals NMR-based metabolic profiling of urine, serum, fecal, and pancreatic tissue samples from the Ptf1a-Cre; LSL-KrasG12D transgenic mouse model of pancreatic cancer

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. e0200658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Schmahl ◽  
Daniel P. Regan ◽  
Adam C. Rivers ◽  
William C. Joesten ◽  
Michael A. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Transgenic Mouse ◽  
Metabolic Profiling ◽  
Transgenic Mouse Model ◽  
Pancreatic Tissue ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Urine Serum
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