A rat surgical model of esophageal metaplasia and adenocarcinoma-induced by mixed reflux of gastric acid and duodenal contents

Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Nov;52(11):3202-8. doi: 10.1007/s10620-007-9774-8. Epub 2007 Mar 28.

Abstract

Recent clinical data have revealed that mixed reflux (MR) of gastric acid and duodenal contents frequently occurs in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and a progressive increase of MR occurs with increasing severity across gastroesophageal reflux disease. Herein we report a novel rat surgical model in which esophageal metaplasia and adenocarcinoma develop as complications of MR. The model was created by performing an esophagojejunostomy and a gastrojejunostomy 5 mm proximal to the esophagojejunal anastomosis in 40 rats. Severe inflammatory and proliferative changes, high prevalence of esophageal metaplasia (78%), and adenocarcinoma (50%) were observed in the lower part of the esophagus of rats 20 weeks after surgery. The resulting esophageal lesions resembled those described in humans and supported a progression from intestinal metaplasia to dysplasia and, ultimately, esophageal adenocarcinoma. Such a model may provide a useful tool in study of human reflux-induced carcinogenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Disease Progression
  • Duodenostomy / methods*
  • Duodenum / metabolism
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / etiology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Esophagostomy / methods*
  • Esophagus / pathology*
  • Esophagus / surgery
  • Gastric Acid / metabolism
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / complications*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / metabolism
  • Jejunostomy / methods*
  • Male
  • Metaplasia / etiology
  • Metaplasia / pathology
  • Metaplasia / surgery
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley