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A Nod Scid mouse model to study human prostate cancer

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Prostate cancer is the second cause of cancer mortality in men in Western countries. To study new therapeutic approaches such as gene therapy, animal models of human prostate cancer with metastatic behavior are mandatory. We used the Nod Scid mouse strain to develop an orthotopic animal model. Two androgen-independent cell lines (PC-3 and DU 145) were used. Local tumor growth and metastases were analyzed. The tumor take rates were close to those reported in the literature. However, a high frequency of various metastatic sites has been observed (liver, lung, spleen, adrenal, kidney, lymph node, and diaphragm). It can be concluded that the Nod Scid mouse is a relevant preclinical animal model to study human prostate cancer. Metastatic sites seem more numerous in comparison to other orthotopic mice models described.

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  1. Service d'Urologie, Pr Serment, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille, France

    C Bastide & F Bladou

  2. Centre de Thérapie Génique, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France

    C Bagnis & P Mannoni

  3. Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France

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Bastide, C., Bagnis, C., Mannoni, P. et al. A Nod Scid mouse model to study human prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 5, 311–315 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500606

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