Description of a New Xenograft Model of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Using NOD/SCID/Il2rg Null (NSG) Mice

作者：Sartelet Herve; Durrieu Ludovic; Fontaine Francois; Nyalendo Carine; Haddad Elie^*

来源：In Vivo, 2012, 26(1): 19-29.

• Neuroblastoma
• mouse model
• xenograft
• metastasis
• cisplatin
• NSG

In order to develop a relevant xenogenic animal model of neuroblastoma (NB), we compared the tumorigenicity and metastatic potential of SK-N-SH and S-KN-DZ NB cell lines in nude mice and NOD/SCID Il2rg null (NSG) mice. Subcutaneous injection of cell lines induced tumor formation only in NSG mice and was accompanied by metastasis to the liver, adrenal glands, skull and bone marrow. NSG mice injected intravenously showed a profile of distant metastatis that was not observed in nude mice. In addition, tumor growth rates and organ infiltration patterns associated with injected NB cell lines correlated with the in vitro proliferation properties and genetic markers of poor prognosis in NB patients. We also showed that cisplatin chemotherapy was able to inhibit tumor growth. These results clearly demonstrate the higher tumorigenic and metastatic potential of NB cells in NSG mice. Therefore, this xenograft NB model should prove useful in testing the efficacy of new therapeutic approaches for NB.

• 出版日期2012-2