OBJECTIVE: In vitro evidence suggests that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) promotes tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. In this study, we evaluated the early and delayed effects of recombinant human bFGF on the early and late phases of in vivo, in situ tumorigenesis in rats. METHODS: Brain tumors were induced by transplacentally exposing fetal rats to N-nitrosoethylurea on Day 17 of pregnancy. On postnatal (PN) Day 60 or 90, N-nitrosoethylurea-exposed rats underwent stereotactic intraventricular implantation of Gelfoam saturated with bFGF (60 micrograms) or vehicle; the rats were killed 4 days (early group) or 30 days (delayed group) later. The early and delayed effects of bFGF on the early phase of tumorigenesis (PN Day 60) were evaluated in 14 and 10 rats, respectively; early and delayed effects on the late phase of tumorigenesis (PN Day 90) were evaluated in 12 rats each. RESULTS: Histological examination 30 days after implantation showed a significantly higher tumor rate in rats that had been treated with bFGF on PN Day 90, compared with vehicle-treated control rats (P < 0.05); furthermore, in the bFGF-treated animals there was significantly greater intratumoral and periventricular glial fibrillary acidic protein expression, as determined immunohistochemically. Increased vascularity in the tumor ipsilateral to the implant was found in 2 of 14 rats that had been treated with bFGF on PN Day 60. CONCLUSION: These findings support in vitro evidence that bFGF and its receptor complex are implicated in the genesis and progression of N-nitrosoethylurea-induced brain tumors in this animal model.
OBJECTIVE: In vitro evidence suggests that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) promotes tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. In this study, we evaluated the early and delayed effects of recombinant humanbFGF on the early and late phases of in vivo, in situ tumorigenesis in rats. METHODS:Brain tumors were induced by transplacentally exposing fetal rats to N-nitrosoethylurea on Day 17 of pregnancy. On postnatal (PN) Day 60 or 90, N-nitrosoethylurea-exposed rats underwent stereotactic intraventricular implantation of Gelfoam saturated with bFGF (60 micrograms) or vehicle; the rats were killed 4 days (early group) or 30 days (delayed group) later. The early and delayed effects of bFGF on the early phase of tumorigenesis (PN Day 60) were evaluated in 14 and 10 rats, respectively; early and delayed effects on the late phase of tumorigenesis (PN Day 90) were evaluated in 12 rats each. RESULTS: Histological examination 30 days after implantation showed a significantly higher tumor rate in rats that had been treated with bFGF on PN Day 90, compared with vehicle-treated control rats (P < 0.05); furthermore, in the bFGF-treated animals there was significantly greater intratumoral and periventricular glial fibrillary acidic protein expression, as determined immunohistochemically. Increased vascularity in the tumor ipsilateral to the implant was found in 2 of 14 rats that had been treated with bFGF on PN Day 60. CONCLUSION: These findings support in vitro evidence that bFGF and its receptor complex are implicated in the genesis and progression of N-nitrosoethylurea-induced brain tumors in this animal model.
Authors: Santosh Kesari; David Schiff; Lisa Doherty; Debra C Gigas; Tracy T Batchelor; Alona Muzikansky; Alison O'Neill; Jan Drappatz; Alice S Chen-Plotkin; Naren Ramakrishna; Stephanie E Weiss; Brenda Levy; Joanna Bradshaw; Jean Kracher; Andrea Laforme; Peter McL Black; Judah Folkman; Mark Kieran; Patrick Y Wen Journal: Neuro Oncol Date: 2007-04-23 Impact factor: 12.300
Authors: Santosh Kesari; David Schiff; John W Henson; Alona Muzikansky; Debra C Gigas; Lisa Doherty; Tracy T Batchelor; Janina A Longtine; Keith L Ligon; Susan Weaver; Andrea Laforme; Naren Ramakrishna; Peter McL Black; Jan Drappatz; Abigail Ciampa; Judah Folkman; Mark Kieran; Patrick Y Wen Journal: Neuro Oncol Date: 2008-04-10 Impact factor: 12.300