Discussion on the Establishment of Animal Tumor Models and Their Standards
- VernacularTitle:动物肿瘤模型的建立及其标准研讨
- Author:
Jin GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
tumor model;
spontaneous tumor;
inducing tumor;
transplantable tumor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Animal tumor models, as replicas of human tumors, are of important significance concerning the investigation of the mechanism of tumorigenesis, tumor progression, tumor prevention and therapy, when establishing animal tumor models, we should choose suitable species of animals and corresponding carcinogens. One species of animal differs greatly from others. The same carcinogen may induce different tumor in different species of animals. Thus it is most important that animals should be selected properly to obtain animal tumor models suitable for experiment. Animal tumor models comprise spontaneons tumor models, inducing tumor models and transplantable tumor models. This paper will focus on the transplantable animal tumor models. The sources of human tumors (transplanted to immunodeficiency animals) are mainly biopsy tissues, surgically resected tumor specimens and human tumor cell lines. The basic necessity to establish transplantable tumors includes collecting fresh, non-necrotic non-capsulated tumor tissue within 1-2 hours after resection, selecting host animal (including immunodeficiency animals) should be around 4 weeks old, and the most frequent innoculating site is dorsal subcutaneous. Successful establishment of transplantable tumor models should satisfy the following standards: 15 - 20 successive generations (at least 3 - 4 animals each generation); 100 % growth after transplantation; least self-extinction (not definitely zero); stable growth rate; similar life span of host (high reproductivity); low host response (suitable for in vivo growth in host); histological similarity with primary tumor.
