Detection of metastatic tumors in nude mice: brief communication

J Natl Cancer Inst. 1978 Mar;60(3):715-6. doi: 10.1093/jnci/60.3.715.

Abstract

Homozygous nude (nu/nu) mice were inoculated ip with either highly malignant human bladder transitional cell carcinoma or human prostate adenocarcinoma. These animals were subsequently given injections of normal human T-lymphocytes to restore the known T-lymphocyte deficiency present in homozygous nude mice. Metastatic spread of the prostate and bladder carcinomas was evident in mice given human T-lymphocytes. Although tumor growth was observed at the sites of tumor inoculation, no tumor spread was observed in mice not receiving T-lymphocytes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude*
  • Neoplasm Metastasis*
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Neoplasms, Experimental / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • T-Lymphocytes / physiology*
  • T-Lymphocytes / transplantation
  • Transplantation, Heterologous
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology