Intratibial injection of patient‑derived tumor cells from giant cell tumor of bone elicits osteolytic reaction in nude mouse

  • Authors:
    • Leqin Xu
    • Zhipeng Wu
    • Zhenhua Zhou
    • Xinghai Yang
    • Jianru Xiao
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  • Published online on: July 16, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9148
  • Pages: 4649-4655
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Abstract

There have been various reports in the literature of an in vivo model for giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB). However, few suitable animal models of GCTB have been established, due to the fact that GCTB contains three histologically different cell types. To the best of our knowledge, injection of patient‑derived GCTB cells into bone environment has not been reported until now. In the present study, the biological behavior of GCTB cells in nude mice was investigated through intratibial injection of patient‑derived GCTB cells. Patient‑derived GCTB cells were obtained from 5 patients who had not undergone chemo‑ and radiotherapy. Once isolated, the cell suspension was injected into the tibias of nude mice. The growth process was monitored by weekly observation and photographic documentation using X‑ray. Four months after injection, nude mice were sacrificed and the injected tibial samples were fixed, and further analyzed using micro‑computed tomography (micro‑CT), standard histology, tartrate‑resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and mitochondrial immunofluorescence staining. X‑ray, micro‑CT and standard histology revealed osteolytic destruction in the proximal end of the tibia. TRAP staining identified TRAP‑positive, osteoclast‑like cells distributed in the bone marrow interface of the lesion area. Anti‑human mitochondrial immunofluorescence staining confirmed that the surviving cells in the osteolytic destruction were of human GCTB cell origin. These findings indicate that intratibial injection of patient‑derived GCTB cells may elicit osteolytic destruction in nude mice. The results of the current study present a novel animal model for GCTB, opening new perspectives to investigate this disease and develop therapeutic agents.
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Xu L, Wu Z, Zhou Z, Yang X and Xiao J: Intratibial injection of patient‑derived tumor cells from giant cell tumor of bone elicits osteolytic reaction in nude mouse. Oncol Lett 16: 4649-4655, 2018.
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Xu, L., Wu, Z., Zhou, Z., Yang, X., & Xiao, J. (2018). Intratibial injection of patient‑derived tumor cells from giant cell tumor of bone elicits osteolytic reaction in nude mouse. Oncology Letters, 16, 4649-4655. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9148
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Xu, L., Wu, Z., Zhou, Z., Yang, X., Xiao, J."Intratibial injection of patient‑derived tumor cells from giant cell tumor of bone elicits osteolytic reaction in nude mouse". Oncology Letters 16.4 (2018): 4649-4655.
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Xu, L., Wu, Z., Zhou, Z., Yang, X., Xiao, J."Intratibial injection of patient‑derived tumor cells from giant cell tumor of bone elicits osteolytic reaction in nude mouse". Oncology Letters 16, no. 4 (2018): 4649-4655. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.9148