An Epstein-Barr virus positive natural killer lymphoma xenograft derived for drug testing

Leuk Lymphoma. 2008 Jun;49(6):1161-7. doi: 10.1080/10428190802043879.

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) lymphomas occurring more frequently in the Far East and South America respond poorly to anthracycline-based regimens. Here we report an in vivo NK lymphoma xenograft (NK-S1) derived from the testicular metastasis of a patient with an extranodal NK lymphoma (nasal type). The NK-S1 xenograft, established in severe combined immune deficient (SCID) mice retained the same imunophenotypic features as the original tumor. NK-S1 disseminated intra-abdominally to the testis, intestine and liver. Although doxorubicin, rapamycin, bevacizumab, rapamycin-doxorubicin, and bevacizumab-doxorubicin had no effects on the growth of subcutaneous NK-S1 xenografts, intraperitoneal (IP) delivery of cyclophosphamide caused complete tumor regression; this tumor regression was associated with apoptosis, upregulation of activated caspase-3, and cleaved Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). In an IP model of NK lymphoma, cyclophosphamide also prolonged the survival of mice and potently inhibited tumor dissemination and ascites formation. Our data suggest that the NK-S1 xenograft is a useful tool for screening preclinical drugs, and cyclophosphamide may be a useful drug for the treatment of this disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Bevacizumab
  • Blotting, Western
  • Caspase 3 / metabolism
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Enzyme Activation / drug effects
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Killer Cells, Natural / drug effects*
  • Killer Cells, Natural / virology
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral / virology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, SCID
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / metabolism
  • Sirolimus / administration & dosage
  • Transplantation, Heterologous
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Bevacizumab
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases
  • Casp3 protein, mouse
  • Caspase 3
  • Sirolimus