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Craig O, Nigam A, Dall GV, Gorringe K. Rare Epithelial Ovarian Cancers: Low Grade Serous and Mucinous Carcinomas. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2023; 13:a038190. [PMID: 37277207 PMCID: PMC10513165 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a038190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The ovarian epithelial cancer histotypes can be divided into common and rare types. Common types include high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas and the endometriosis-associated cancers, endometrioid and clear-cell carcinomas. The less common histotypes are mucinous and low-grade serous, each comprising less than 10% of all epithelial carcinomas. Although histologically and epidemiologically distinct from each other, these histotypes share some genetic and natural history features that distinguish them from the more common types. In this review, we will consider the similarities and differences of these rare histological types, and the clinical challenges they pose.
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- Olivia Craig
- Department of Laboratory Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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Linh NT, Hang NT, Cuong BK, Linh DT, Phuong Linh NT, Nguyen-Van D, Dzung TN, Mao CV, Chung DT, Chinh LT, Hung NP, Tong HV, Toan NL. Establishment of cancer cell line originating from a patient with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Future Sci OA 2023; 9:FSO875. [PMID: 37621847 PMCID: PMC10445588 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2023-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Aim Ovarian cancer is a serious malignancy with high prevalence and mortality. Methods We isolated and characterized an ovarian high-grade serous cancer cell line (M4) from a tumor of a Vietnamese patient with ovarian carcinoma. Results The M4 cancer cell line showed good proliferation and stability in culture. Morphologically, the M4 cells showed similar characteristics to tumor cells such as a polyhedral shape, large irregular nuclei, high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio, high nuclear density and expressing cancer markers like CA125, p53 and Ki67 markers. Conclusion We have successfully isolated and characterized the M4 cell line from a Vietnamese patient with ovarian carcinoma.
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- Nguyen Thuy Linh
- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Pathology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Department of Pathology, Hanoi Medical University Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Laboratory Animal Research Center, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology & Immunology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Gynaecology Surgery, Vietnam National Cancer Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Thai Nguyen University of Sciences, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Institute of Biomedicine & Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Yamada T, Hattori K, Satomi H, Okazaki T, Mori H, Hirose Y. Establishment and characterization of a cell line (HCH-1) originating from a human clear cell carcinoma of the ovary. J Ovarian Res 2016; 9:32. [PMID: 27259990 PMCID: PMC4893251 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-016-0242-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Cell lines are very useful for both clinical and basic research. The establishment of ovarian, malignant tumor cell lines with aggressive histology is especially important. We describe the establishment and characterization of a new human clear cell carcinoma cell line of the ovary. Results The cell line HCH-1 was established from an ovarian tumor from a 67-year-old woman. This cell line has grown well for 230 months and has been subcultured more than 50 times. Monolayer cultured cells are polygonal in shape, showing a pavement-like arrangement and a tendency to pile up without contact inhibition. It exhibits a human karyotype with a modal chromosomal number in the hypodiploid range. The cells could be transplanted into the subcutis of SCID mice and produced tumors resembling the original tumor. HCH-1 cells produced CA125 and CA19-9, also identified immunohistochemically in both the original tumor and the heterotransplanted tumors. The cells were sensitive to actinomycin D, carboplatin, cisplatin and mitomycin C, drugs commonly used in the treatment of gynecological cancers. Variant was not found in hotspot of the 50 most commonly reported oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Only 12 ovarian clear cell carcinoma cell lines and their characteristics have thus far been reported in the literature. HCH-1 is the first ovarian clear cell carcinoma cell line reported in which the chromosome number is in the hypodiploid range and only the second cell line in which CA125 and CA19-9 are expressed. Conclusions Since it is impossible to establish a cell line from the malignant tumor of each patient, the cell line that we established, characterized and report in this paper may be very useful in basic research on ovarian cancer. We have much to learn about the pathogenesis of clear cell carcinoma and this extra line of enquiry may lead us to a better understanding of how to treat and cure this serious disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13048-016-0242-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Takashi Yamada
- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirakata City Hospital, 2-14-1 Kin-yahommachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1013, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Minoh City Hospital, 5-7-1 Kayano, Minoh, Osaka, 562-8562, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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Yamada T, Kanda T, Mori H, Shimokawa K, Kagawa M, Shibayama Y. Establishment and characterization of a cell line (NOMH-1) originating from a human endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the ovary. J Ovarian Res 2013; 6:8. [PMID: 23379414 PMCID: PMC3568727 DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Cell lines are very useful for clinical and basic research. Thus far, only 11 reports have documented the characteristics of ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma cell lines in the literature. Due to the scarcity of information, the establishment of an ovarian malignant tumor cell line with distinctive characteristics is particularly important to study this disease. Thus, this study was undertaken to establish and characterize a new human endometrioid adenocarcinoma cell line of the ovary. Methods The cell line NOMH-1 was established from an ovarian tumor of a 44-year-old woman. Features of the cell line studied included morphology, chromosome analysis, heterotransplantation, tumor markers, and chemosensitivity. Results This cell line has been growing well for 232 months and subcultured more than 50 times. Monolayer cultured cells were polygonal in shape, showing a pavement-like arrangement and a tendency to stack without contact inhibition. They exhibited a human karyotype with a modal chromosomal number in the hypertriploid range. The cells could be transplanted into the subcutis of nude mice and produced tumors resembling the original tumor. NOMH-1 cells expressed both CEA and CA19-9 which were identified immunohistochemically in the original tumor and the heterotransplanted tumor. The cells were sensitive to paclitaxel, an agent commonly used in the treatment of gynecological cancers. Conclusions NOMH-1 is the first ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma cell line in which CEA and CA19-9 expression have been defined. This newly established cell line should be useful for investigating the characteristics of ovarian endometrioid adenocarcinoma.
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- Takashi Yamada
- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan.
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Ouellet V, Zietarska M, Portelance L, Lafontaine J, Madore J, Puiffe ML, Arcand SL, Shen Z, Hébert J, Tonin PN, Provencher DM, Mes-Masson AM. Characterization of three new serous epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:152. [PMID: 18507860 PMCID: PMC2467432 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 05/28/2008] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Cell lines constitute a powerful model to study cancer, and here we describe three new epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cell lines derived from poorly differentiated serous solid tumors (TOV-1946, and TOV-2223G), as well as the matched ascites for one case (OV-1946). Methods In addition to growth parameters, the cell lines were characterized for anchorage independent growth, migration and invasion potential, ability to form spheroids and xenografts in SCID mice. Results While all cell lines were capable of anchorage independent growth, only the TOV-1946 and OV-1946 cell lines were able to form spheroid and produce tumors. Profiling of keratins, p53 and Her2 protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry and western blot analyses. Somatic TP53 mutations were found in all cell lines, with TOV-1946 and OV-1946 harboring the same mutation, and none harbored the commonly observed somatic mutations in BRAF, KRAS or germline BRCA1/2 mutations found to recur in the French Canadian population. Conventional cytogenetics and spectral karyotype (SKY) analyses revealed complex karyotypes often observed in ovarian disease. Conclusion This is the first report of the establishment of matched EOC cell lines derived from both solid tumor and ascites of the same patient.
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- Véronique Ouellet
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal/Institut du cancer de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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KAKUNO Y, YAMADA T, MORI H, NARABAYASHI I. Establishment and characterization of a cell line (OMC-9) originating from a human endometrial stromal sarcoma. Hum Cell 2008; 21:46-55. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-0774.2008.00050.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Maeshima S, Yamada T, Kiyokane K, Mori H. Establishment and characterization of a cell line (DEOC-1) originating from a human malignant melanoma of the skin. Hum Cell 2007; 20:23-38. [PMID: 17547717 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-0774.2007.00028.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A new human malignant melanoma cell line, designated DEOC-1, was established from the heel lesion of a 59-year-old man. This cell line has grown well for 84 months. The monolayer, cultured cells are polygonal in shape, appear to be spindle-shaped cells or multipolar cells, and have a tendency to pile up without contact inhibition. The cells are aneuploid, and the modal chromosomal number is in the hyper-triploid range. The cells were transplanted into the subcutis of SCID mice and produced tumors resembling the original tumor. The DEOC-1 cells (1 x 10(6)/5 mL) produced 5-S-cysteinyldopa (5-S-CD). The cells were not sensitive in vitro to any anticancer drug currently used for the treatment of malignant melanoma. Increases in both the protein and the transcriptional levels (mRNA) of multidrug resistance-related genes (multidrug resistance gene 1, multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 and lung resistance-related protein) were observed in DEOC-1 cells. The DEOC-1 cells are well characterized and are a very useful material for basic research of malignant melanoma.
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- Seiji Maeshima
- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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Umezu T, Kajiyama H, Terauchi M, Shibata K, Ino K, Nawa A, Kikkawa F. Establishment of a new cell line of endometrioid carcinoma of the ovary and its chemosensitivity. Hum Cell 2007; 20:71-6. [PMID: 17645726 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-0774.2007.00030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A new cell line (NOE) of human ovarian endometrioid carcinoma was established and characterized. The cell line showed a short spindle-shaped morphology and continued to grow for more than 4 months without contact inhibition. The doubling time was approximately 15.5 h at the 10th passage. The chromosome number was aneuploid. The IC50 values of paclitaxel, cisplatin and carboplatin were 26.4 ng/mL, 2.4 microg/mL and 32.5 microg/mL, respectively. The NOE cells expressed estrogen receptor alpha. In nude mice, we confirmed tumor formation of NOE cells. These results indicated that NOE cells showed similar chemosensitivity and properties to those of the original tumor and might be useful in basic studies on the diagnosis, treatment and etiology of ovarian tumors.
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- Tomokazu Umezu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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It has been shown that ovarian low-grade serous carcinoma evolves out of a stepwise progression from benign serous cystadenoma to serous borderline tumor (SBT) to micropapillary serous carcinoma (MPSC), and that BRAF activation is a very early somatic event in the tumorigenesis. We postulated that BRAF could be a SBT susceptibility gene, and investigated both germ line and somatic mutations of BRAF V599E in 104 ovarian cancer patients. BRAF V599E mutation in histologic samples was found in 5 (24%) of 21 SBTs, 1 (33%) of 3 MPSCs, 1 (17%) of 6 endometrioid carcinomas, but not detected in 42 conventional serous carcinomas, 12 mucinous borderline tumors, 10 mucinous, and 10 clear-cell carcinomas. No V599E mutation could be detected in blood samples from these 104 patients. We also found no BRAF V599E mutation in 101 normal healthy women and 10 well-established ovarian cancer cell lines. Our results suggest that BRAF gene plays a "gatekeeper" role but does not act as a predisposition gene in the development of low-grade serous carcinomas.
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- M Ueda
- Cytopathology and Gynecology, Osaka Cancer Prevention and Detection Center, Osaka, Japan.
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Guo HF, Feng J, Liu G, Cui H, Ye X, Yao Y, Fu T. Establishment and characterization of a human ovarian sarcomatoid carcinoma cell line BUPH:OVSC. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006; 15:856-65. [PMID: 16174236 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.00148.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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We first established a human ovarian sarcomatoid carcinoma cell line designated BUPH:OVSC from primary culture. The specimen was derived from the mural nodule in an ovarian mucinous tumor and cultured in vitro. To date, the cell line has been maintained for over 100 passages. Its biologic characteristics were studied by light and electron microscopy, which revealed spindle-shaped or polygonal cells with a doubling time of 39.5 h. The agglutination test of BUPH:OVSC was positive, and cell colonies were formed in soft agar. Chromosome analysis revealed its karyotype to be a pseudodiploidy. One X chromosome deletion and chromosome 20 addition were detected, and aberrant chromosomes t (1q;12q) and 14p(+) were its chromosome markers. BUPH:OVSC was tumorigenic in nude mice. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of transplanted tumors showed that the cells were morphologically sarcomatoid. However, the transmission electron microscopic observation exposed its epithelial origin. The cell line coexpresses cytokeratin and vimentin. It dose not appear to express estrogen and progesterone receptors or the CA125 tumor marker. Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff staining indicates that the cells could secrete acid mucopolysaccharide. In conclusion, BUPH:OVSC displays unique cellular properties, which make it a useful model for the study of human ovarian sarcomatoid carcinomas.
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- H-F Guo
- Gynecological Oncology Center, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, P. R. China.
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Ueda M, Hung YC, Terai Y, Kanda K, Kanemura M, Futakuchi H, Yamaguchi H, Akise D, Yasuda M, Ueki M. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-C Expression and Invasive Phenotype in Ovarian Carcinomas. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:3225-32. [PMID: 15867217 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the biological correlation between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C expression and invasive phenotype in ovarian carcinomas. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Gene and protein expression levels of VEGF-C in 10 ovarian carcinoma cell lines were correlated with invasive activity of the cells. The correlation between immunohistochemical expression of VEGF-C and tumor aggressiveness in 73 ovarian carcinomas was also examined with respect to clinicopathologic features and patient outcome. RESULTS VEGF-C gene and protein expression differed remarkably among the cell lines, and there was a statistical correlation among VEGF-C expression, in vitro invasive activity, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) gene expression and its activity. Anti-VEGF-C and anti-MMP-2 antibodies inhibited the invasive activity of tumor cells. VEGF-C expression in clinical tissue samples was well correlated with clinical stages, retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis, MMP-2 expression, angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and low apoptotic index (AI). The patients whose tumors had strong VEGF-C expression and low AI underwent a poorer prognosis than did those with weak VEGF-C expression and high AI. CONCLUSION VEGF-C expression is closely related to invasive phenotype and affects the patient's survival in ovarian carcinomas.
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- Masatsugu Ueda
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
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Yamada T, Mori H, Ueki M. Viability of gynecological malignant cultured cells after 4 degrees C storage in citrate-phosphate-dextrose solution. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2003; 13:614-6. [PMID: 14675344 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2003.13379.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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For the surgery of gynecological malignant tumors, a predeposit type of autologous blood transfusion has been widely used. However, using molecular biologic techniques, malignant cells have been found in the peripheral blood of cancer patients. Therefore, to evaluate the utility of presurgical blood deposits, we studied the survival of gynecological malignant cultured cells after 4 degrees C storage in citrate-phosphate-dextrose solution. Ten cultured cell lines derived from gynecological malignant tumors were used. Mixtures of 1 x 105 cells, culture medium, and citrate-phosphate-dextrose (CPD) solution were stored at 4 degrees C. After 0, 1, 4, 8, 15, or 22 days of storage, cells were placed in 96-well microtiter plates in culture medium with 1 x 104 cells/100 micro l/well. After 24 h culture in the incubator, the survival rate was calculated from the optical density by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. More than 10% of surviving cells were seen in nine cell lines after 4 days of storage, in seven cell lines after 8 days, in three cell lines after 15 days, and in two cell lines after 22 days. Cancer cells in presurgical blood deposits may survive a 3-week storage period at 4 degrees C in CPD solution.
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- T Yamada
- Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan.
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Sato S, Kobayashi Y, Okuma Y, Kondo H, Kanishi Y, Saito K, Kiguchi K. Establishment and characterization of a cell-line originated from human mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary. Hum Cell 2002; 15:171-7. [PMID: 12703547 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-0774.2002.tb00111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We recently established a cell line (designated 371M) derived from an ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. The tumor cells were obtained from the ascitic fluid of a 54-year-old Japanese woman while she was undergoing surgery. Adjuvant chemotherapy (combined paclitaxel and carboplatin) was administered, but was ineffective, and she died about 4 months after surgery. The 371M cells continuously propagated in vitro over a period of about 50 months and, to date, have undergone over 100 passages. They proliferated in a monolayered sheet with doubling times of 84 h and 37 h in the 10th and 34th passages, respectively. When transplanted into nude mice, the tumor histopathologically resembled the structure of the original tumor. The 371M cells secreted high levels of CA125 and CA19-9 into the culture medium. There were several abnormal chromosomes in all karyotypes selected at random. Sensitivity of 371M cells to a variety of anti-cancer drugs was examined by in vitro MTT assay, and the results suggested that CPT-11 and CDDP were more effective against 371M cells than other anti-cancer agents.
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- Sojiro Sato
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
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Tonin PN, Hudson TJ, Rodier F, Bossolasco M, Lee PD, Novak J, Manderson EN, Provencher D, Mes-Masson AM. Microarray analysis of gene expression mirrors the biology of an ovarian cancer model. Oncogene 2001; 20:6617-26. [PMID: 11641787 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2001] [Revised: 06/13/2001] [Accepted: 07/05/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have previously described an ovarian cancer model based on four independent spontaneously immortalized epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines (TOV-21G, TOV-81D, TOV-112D and OV-90) from patients who were never exposed to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. These cell lines are particularly interesting since they retain characteristics of the original epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) from which they were derived. Here we report the characterization of this model system using high-density DNA microarrays in order to assess gene expression. Expression profiles were generated from total RNAs extracted from the four EOC cell lines. For comparison, expression profiling is also provided for a primary culture of normal ovarian surface epithelium (NOV-31) and a fresh EOC sample (TOV-578G). Comparison of expression profiles revealed patterns of expression that distinguish NOV-31 from that of all tumor derived samples. The expression pattern of TOV-81D, an EOC cell line that was derived from a patient with indolent disease, most closely resembles NOV-31 while profiles of samples derived from patients with more aggressive disease (TOV-21G, OV-90, TOV-112D and TOV-578G) showed more divergent patterns of expression. The microarray analysis (http://genome.mcgill.ca) results confirm the usefulness of an ovarian cancer model based on the characterization of these EOC cell lines.
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- P N Tonin
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3G 1A4
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Ueda M, Terai Y, Kumagai K, Ueki K, Yamaguchi H, Akise D, Ueki M. Vascular endothelial growth factor C gene expression is closely related to invasion phenotype in gynecological tumor cells. Gynecol Oncol 2001; 82:162-6. [PMID: 11426979 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The correlation between the gene expression of various angiogenic factors and in vitro invasive activity in 16 human gynecological cancer cell lines was investigated. METHODS Semiquantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed to investigate the mRNA expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF-A, -B, -C, and -D), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 with beta-actin coamplified as an internal standard. Tumor cell migration along a gradient of substratum-bound fibronectin and invasion into reconstituted basement membrane were evaluated by haptotactic migration and invasion assay. RESULTS Expression of VEGF-A mRNA was detected in all 16 cell lines, whereas the relative expression levels of other VEGF family members and bFGF, differed markedly among the cell lines. There was a statistical correlation between VEGF-C gene expression and the number of cells that migrated and invaded (P < 0.01). However, expression of mRNAs of other angiogenic factors did not correlate with motility and invasive activity of the cells. Moreover, there was a close correlation between VEGF-C and MMP-2 gene expression levels (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Tumor cells that produce VEGF-C may have a higher invasive and metastatic potential because of their capacity to pass through tissue barriers.
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- M Ueda
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakumachi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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Provencher DM, Lounis H, Champoux L, Tétrault M, Manderson EN, Wang JC, Eydoux P, Savoie R, Tonin PN, Mes-Masson AM. Characterization of four novel epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2000; 36:357-61. [PMID: 10949993 DOI: 10.1290/1071-2690(2000)036<0357:cofneo>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ueda M, Fujii H, Yoshizawa K, Kumagai K, Ueki K, Terai Y, Yanagihara T, Ueki M. Effects of sex steroids and growth factors on invasive activity and 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine sensitivity in ovarian adenocarcinoma OMC-3 cells. Jpn J Cancer Res 1998; 89:1334-42. [PMID: 10081495 PMCID: PMC5921732 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Effects of sex steroids (estradiol-17 beta, E2; progesterone, Prog) and growth factors (epidermal growth factor, EGF; transforming growth factor-alpha, TGF-alpha) on invasive activity and 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5'-dFUrd) sensitivity of ovarian adenocarcinoma OMC-3 cells were investigated. Tumor cell migration along a gradient of substratum-bound fibronectin and invasion into reconstituted basement membrane were inhibited by 10 microM Prog, but stimulated by 0.1-10 nM EGF and TGF-alpha in a concentration-dependent manner. E2 did not have any effect on tumor cell migration or invasion. The zymography of tumor conditioned medium showed that the treatment of OMC-3 cells with EGF and TGF-alpha resulted in increases of type IV collagenase, stromelysin and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA). EGF and TGF-alpha up-regulated thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) expression of tumor cells and consequently enhanced the antiproliferative action of 5'-dFUrd, which is converted to 5-fluorouracil by dThdPase. E2 and Prog did not have significant effects on the expression of proteolytic enzymes and dThdPase, or on the 5'-dFUrd sensitivity of tumor cells. The inhibitory effect of Prog on tumor cell invasion may depend on its inhibitory action on the motility of tumor cells. These results suggest that EGF and TGF-alpha simultaneously up-regulate the potential of ovarian adenocarcinoma cells to invade extracellular matrices and their dThdPase expression, both of which are associated with the specific action of 5'-dFUrd selectively to kill tumor cells with high invasive and metastatic potential.
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- M Ueda
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College
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MASATSUGU U, MINORU U, HIDEJI F, KEIKO Y, MOTOWO N. Ubenimex (bestatin) inhibits invasion and matrilysin activation of human uterine cervical adenocarcinoma OMC-4 cells. Int J Gynecol Cancer 1997. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.1997.00456.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Westermann AM, Beijnen JH, Moolenaar WH, Rodenhuis S. Growth factors in human ovarian cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 1997; 23:113-31. [PMID: 9225962 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-7372(97)90024-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- A M Westermann
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ueda M, Fujii H, Yoshizawa K, Abe F, Ueki M. Effects of sex steroids and growth factors on migration and invasion of endometrial adenocarcinoma SNG-M cells in vitro. Jpn J Cancer Res 1996; 87:524-33. [PMID: 8641991 PMCID: PMC5921127 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00255.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Biological effects of sex steroids (estradiol-17beta, E2; progesterone, P; medroxyprogesterone acetate, MPA; Danazol, DZ) and growth factors (epidermal growth factor, EGF; transforming growth factor, TGF-alpha,beta) on migration and invasion of endometrial adenocarcinoma SNG-M cells were investigated by haptotactic migration and haptoinvasion assay. The enzymatic degradation of the extracellular matrix by tumor cells was also examined. Tumor cell migration along a gradient of substratum-bound fibronectin was inhibited by 0.1-10 microM MPA and DZ, but promoted by 0.1-10 nM EGF and TGF-alpha in a concentration-dependent manner. E2, P and TGF-beta did not have any effect on the motility of tumor cells. These effects were also confirmed by wound assay. The invasive activity of SNG-M cells into reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel) was inhibited by the presence of 0.1-10 microM MPA and DZ, but promoted by 0.1-10 nM EGF and TGF-alpha in a concentration-dependent manner. E2, P and TGF-beta did not have any effect on tumor cell invasion. The zymography of tumor-conditioned medium showed that the treatment of SNG-M cells with EGF and TGF-alpha resulted in the increase of the 68, 72 and 92 kDa type IV collagenases (matrix metalloproteinase, MMP-2 and 9). Sex steroids and TGF-beta did not have significant effects on MMP-2 and 9. Stromelysin (MMP-3), also secreted by SNG-M cells, was not affected by sex steroids and growth factors. These results suggest that EGF and TGF-alpha act as positive regulators on the invasion process of endometrial adenocarcinoma cells, which may partly be associated with the induction of type IV collagenase secretion by tumor cells. The inhibitory effects of MPA and DZ on tumor cell invasion may depend at least partly on their inhibitory action on the motility of tumor cells.
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- M Ueda
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Japan
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BACKGROUND To develop in vitro models of human ovarian carcinoma, fresh tumour cells derived from malignant effusions were cultured in vitro in the presence or absence of serum to establish cell lines. METHODS Cell lines established were characterized by morphology in culture, surface marker expression, cytogenetic analysis, and growth in anchorage-dependent and anchorage-independent conditions. RESULTS Four cell lines (MAC-2, RIC-2, SCHM-1, and SIB-1) were established from tumor cells isolated from the malignant effusions of four patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma. These lines were able to grow in the presence of low concentrations of serum (3%), and two lines grew in the absence of serum (MAC-2 and SIB-1). All cell lines have been grown continuously for longer than 6 months. One cell line (SCHM-1) grew only in liquid medium whereas the other lines grew in both liquid and semi-solid media. Chromosome analysis revealed aneuploidy in three of the four lines. All of the lines stained positively for CA-125 and HMFG-2, consistent with an epithelial origin. CONCLUSION The ability of these cells to grow in low concentrations of serum or in serum-free conditions should prove useful for the in vitro study of factors affecting the growth of human ovarian carcinoma. The serum-free medium developed will be of use in the isolation of factors from the conditioned medium of these cell lines and previously established cell lines.
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- H W Hirte
- Division of Medical Oncology, Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, Canada
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Sekiya S, Tanaka N, Takamizawa H. Production of various marker substances in human ovarian cancer cell lines of epithelial origin. Arch Gynecol Obstet 1990; 248:103-10. [PMID: 2078056 DOI: 10.1007/bf02389582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Some characteristics of cell biology and the production of various tumor markers were examined using 8 human ovarian cancer cell lines of epithelial origin. Structural abnormalities of chromosomes 1, 3, and 6 were relatively common karyotypic changes among the cell lines. Cytoplasmic estradiol or progesterone receptor was not detected in any of the cell lines. A significant heterogeneity of the production of various tumor markers (ferritin, tissue peptide antigen, carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigens 125, and 19-9) was noted among the cell lines grown in culture medium supplemented with serum. Three of the 8 cell lines were adapted to proliferate in completely synthetic serum-free culture medium. In addition to marker substances described above, small amounts of progesterone or human chorionic gonadotropin were produced in 2 of the 3 cell lines grown in serum-free culture medium. These results indicate that various marker substances including tumor markers are not produced consistently by human ovarian cancer cells of epithelial origin.
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- S Sekiya
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan
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