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5. Establishment and characterization of a transplantable tumor line (RMM) and cell line (RMM-C) from a malignant amelanotic melanoma in the F344 rat, with particular reference to galectin-3 expression in vivo and in vitro

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Bondoc, Alexandra, Katou Ichikawa, Chisa, Golbar, Hossain M., Tanaka, Miyuu, Izawa, Takeshi, Kuwamura, Mitsuru, and Yamate, Jyoji

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Amelanotic melanoma, F344 rat, 6 - Ciencias aplicadas::61 - Medicina::616 - Patología. Medicina clínica. Oncología [CDU], Pinna, Homotransplant, Cell line
Abstract

To investigate characteristics of malignant melanomas with various pathobiological features, a homotransplantable tumor line (RMM) was established from a spontaneous amelanotic melanoma found in the pinna of an aged F344 rat. RMM tumors were transplanted in syngeneic rats by serial subcutaneous implantation with 100% intake. The original and RMM tumors consisted of spindle-shaped cells arranged mainly in interlacing bundles. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive to PNL-2 (melanocytes), nestin (neuroectodermal stem cells), S-100 (neurogenic cells) and vimentin (mesenchymal cells). Electron microscopically, tumor cells possessed single membrane-bound pre-melanosomes. Further, a cell line (RMM-C) was induced from an RMM tumor. RMM-C cells and the induced tumors in syngeneic rats showed immunohistochemical reactions similar to the original and RMM tumors. Interestingly, serum level of galectin3 expression was increased with growing RMM tumors, and the expression was influenced by TNF-α (increase) or TGF-β1 (decrease), indicating a possible biomarker of amelanotic melanomas. The RMM tumors and RMM-C cell line could become useful tools for studies on the pathobiology, including tumor immunity, and development of therapeutic strategies against this malignancy. These tools are the first tumor lines of amelanotic melanomas in the rat.

Published
2016

10. Establishment and characterization of a transplantable tumor line (RMM) and cell line (RMM-C) from a malignant amelanotic melanoma in the F344 rat, with particular reference to galectin-3 expression in vivo and in vitro.

Author

Bondoc A, Katou-Ichikawa C, Golbar HM, Tanaka M, Izawa T, Kuwamura M, and Yamate J

Subjects
Animals, Biomarkers, Tumor analysis, Blotting, Western, Galectin 3 analysis, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Melanoma, Amelanotic ultrastructure, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Rats, Rats, Inbred F344, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Skin Neoplasms ultrastructure, Cell Line, Tumor, Disease Models, Animal, Galectin 3 biosynthesis, Melanoma, Amelanotic pathology, Neoplasm Transplantation methods
Abstract

To investigate characteristics of malignant melanomas with various pathobiological features, a homotransplantable tumor line (RMM) was established from a spontaneous amelanotic melanoma found in the pinna of an aged F344 rat. RMM tumors were transplanted in syngeneic rats by serial subcutaneous implantation with 100% intake. The original and RMM tumors consisted of spindle-shaped cells arranged mainly in interlacing bundles. Immunohistochemically, the neoplastic cells were positive to PNL-2 (melanocytes), nestin (neuroectodermal stem cells), S-100 (neurogenic cells) and vimentin (mesenchymal cells). Electron microscopically, tumor cells possessed single membrane-bound pre-melanosomes. Further, a cell line (RMM-C) was induced from an RMM tumor. RMM-C cells and the induced tumors in syngeneic rats showed immunohistochemical reactions similar to the original and RMM tumors. Interestingly, serum level of galectin-3 expression was increased with growing RMM tumors, and the expression was influenced by TNF-α (increase) or TGF-β1 (decrease), indicating a possible biomarker of amelanotic melanomas. The RMM tumors and RMM-C cell line could become useful tools for studies on the pathobiology, including tumor immunity, and development of therapeutic strategies against this malignancy. These tools are the first tumor lines of amelanotic melanomas in the rat.

Published
2016
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