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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor with poor prognosis, and new treatment paradigms are urgently needed. For testing preclinical efficacy of new therapeutic agents, establishment of appropriate animal models is crucial. We developed in vivo fluorescence imaging models for human malignant mesothelioma in mice using tumor cells engineered to express fluorescent proteins (EGFP, mRFP, mCherry, and mPlum) by lentiviral vectors. Among these fluorescent proteins, the expression of mCherry protein in the transduced tumor cells was shown to be robust and stable both in vitro and in vivo. In both, peritoneally disseminated and orthotopic pleural mesothelioma models, mCherry-positive tumors were sensitively detected and tumor growth was successfully monitored. This represents the first study to achieve sensitive tumor detection and tracking of tumor growth and development in the malignant mesothelioma mouse models by non-invasive in vivo fluorescence imaging. These imaging models can be versatile and powerful tools to explore new treatment paradigms for malignant mesothelioma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1791-2423
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Diagnostic Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Fluorescent Dyes, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Mesothelioma, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Pleural Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20596654-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Establishment of in vivo fluorescence imaging in mouse models of malignant mesothelioma.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Host Defenses, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies