Xiaobo Chen1, Meng He2, Guangjian Li1, Yongchun Zhou1, Guangqiang Zhao1, Yujie Lei1, Kaiyun Yang1, Linwei Tian3, Yunchao Huang1. 1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province), Kunming 650118, China. 2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rizhao People's Hospital, Rizhao 276800, China. 3. Shenzhen Research Institute of Chinese University Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518057, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Lung cancer is the type of cancer with the highest incidence and mortality in numerous countries and regions. Establishing an appropriate animal model that can be used to simulate lung cancer etiology, pathogenesis, and similar processes, is urgent. We explore the feasibility of establishing a lung cancer model induced by Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM10 (particulate matter with diameters of 10 μm or less), which affects bronchial epithelium of tree shrews. METHODS: The neck skin of adult tree shrews is dissected, and the thyroid cartilage is fully exposed. Subsequently, the weak part at the top of the thyroid cartilage is treated with intratracheal agents by perfusion via a special infusion needle puncture method. Regular X-ray examination and lung tissue biopsy were performed on the sacrificed animals to observe changes in pulmonary imaging and bronchial epithelial cells after perfusion of Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM 10. RESULTS: The tree shrews of the experimental group (exposed to bituminous coal dust) died in a week after perfusion with PM10, whereas no animal died until the end of the experiment in the blank control and the solvent control groups. Sections of lung tissue biopsy of the regularly killed tree shrews were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The lung tissues of tree shrews in the experimental group showed a serial changes caused by bronchial epithelial hyperplasia, such as squamous metaplasia, dysplasia, and early invasive carcinoma, whereas no significant pathological changes were observed in the blank control and solvent control groups. CONCLUSIONS: Endotracheal infusion of Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM10 induces lung cancer in tree shrews. Thus, the lung cancer model was established. .
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Lung cancer is the type of cancer with the highest incidence and mortality in numerous countries and regions. Establishing an appropriate animal model that can be used to simulate lung cancer etiology, pathogenesis, and similar processes, is urgent. We explore the feasibility of establishing a lung cancer model induced by Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM10 (particulate matter with diameters of 10 μm or less), which affects bronchial epithelium of tree shrews. METHODS: The neck skin of adult tree shrews is dissected, and the thyroid cartilage is fully exposed. Subsequently, the weak part at the top of the thyroid cartilage is treated with intratracheal agents by perfusion via a special infusion needle puncture method. Regular X-ray examination and lung tissue biopsy were performed on the sacrificed animals to observe changes in pulmonary imaging and bronchial epithelial cells after perfusion of Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM 10. RESULTS: The tree shrews of the experimental group (exposed to bituminous coal dust) died in a week after perfusion with PM10, whereas no animal died until the end of the experiment in the blank control and the solvent control groups. Sections of lung tissue biopsy of the regularly killed tree shrews were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. The lung tissues of tree shrews in the experimental group showed a serial changes caused by bronchial epithelial hyperplasia, such as squamous metaplasia, dysplasia, and early invasive carcinoma, whereas no significant pathological changes were observed in the blank control and solvent control groups. CONCLUSIONS: Endotracheal infusion of Xuanwei bituminous coal dust PM10 induces lung cancer in tree shrews. Thus, the lung cancer model was established. .
Results of X-ray examination after solvent perfusion tree shrew. A: Blank control group; B: Solvent control group; C: The third week of dust treatment group; D: The fifth week of dust treatment group; E: The seventh week of dust treatment group.
溶剂灌注后树鼩X线检查结果。A:空白对照组;B:溶剂对照组;C:烟尘处理组第3周;D:烟尘处理组第5周;E:烟尘处理组第7周。Results of X-ray examination after solvent perfusion tree shrew. A: Blank control group; B: Solvent control group; C: The third week of dust treatment group; D: The fifth week of dust treatment group; E: The seventh week of dust treatment group.
The pathology change of dust treatment group. A: Mild atypical hyperplasia(HE, ×200); B: Moderate dysplasia (HE, ×200); C: Severe dysplasia (HE, ×200); D: Carcinoma in situ (HE, ×200). The ruler is equal to 0.1 mm.
肺组织病变情况例数统计The statistics of the pathological changes of lung tissues烟尘处理组病理改变。A:轻度不典型增生(HE, ×200);B:中度不典型增生(HE, ×200);C:重度不典型增生(HE, ×200);D:原位癌(HE, ×200)。标尺为0.1 mm。The pathology change of dust treatment group. A: Mild atypical hyperplasia(HE, ×200); B: Moderate dysplasia (HE, ×200); C: Severe dysplasia (HE, ×200); D: Carcinoma in situ (HE, ×200). The ruler is equal to 0.1 mm.