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Research ArticleExperimental Studies

Sutureless Surgical Orthotopic Implantation Technique of Primary and Metastatic Cancer in the Liver of Mouse Models

HIROTO NISHINO, HANNAH M. HOLLANDSWORTH, NORIHIKO SUGISAWA, JUN YAMAMOTO, YOSHIHIKO TASHIRO, SACHIKO INUBUSHI, KAZUYUKI HAMADA, YU SUN, HYEIN LIM, SIAMAK AMIRFAKHRI, FILEMONI FILEMONI, ROBERT M. HOFFMAN and MICHAEL BOUVET
In Vivo November 2020, 34 (6) 3153-3157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.21873/invivo.12149
HIROTO NISHINO
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
3Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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HANNAH M. HOLLANDSWORTH
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
4Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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NORIHIKO SUGISAWA
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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JUN YAMAMOTO
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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YOSHIHIKO TASHIRO
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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SACHIKO INUBUSHI
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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KAZUYUKI HAMADA
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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YU SUN
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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HYEIN LIM
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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SIAMAK AMIRFAKHRI
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
4Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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FILEMONI FILEMONI
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
4Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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ROBERT M. HOFFMAN
1Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
2AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
4Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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MICHAEL BOUVET
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4Department of Surgery, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Background/Aim: Surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI) is used to establish patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) and other orthotopic mouse models. Orthotopic liver models can be challenging, as the liver parenchyma is prone to bleeding. The present report describes a sutureless method to implant tumors in the liver that reduces bleeding and procedural time. Materials and Methods: Human HCC cell-line (Huh-7-GFP) and CM2, a patient-derived colon-cancer liver metastasis, were used for sutureless SOI of tumor fragments in the liver of nude mice. A small cavity was formed on the liver surface. A solitary tumor fragment was implanted in the cavity without suturing to create hemostasis. Results: Six weeks after sutureless SOI, the tumor volume of Huh-7-GFP (n=5) was 584.41±147.64 mm3 and the tumor volume of CM2 (n=5) was 1336.54±1038.20 mm3. The engraftment rate was 100%. Conclusion: This novel method for establishing orthotopic liver-implantation mouse models is suitable for studies of liver cancer and liver metastases due to its simple procedure and potential high engraftment rate.

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • colon cancer
  • liver metastasis
  • nude mouse
  • orthotopic
  • cell line
  • patient tumor
  • PDOX

Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignant disease worldwide (1). Approximately 15% of patients with colorectal cancer have synchronous liver metastases and approximately 30% have metachronous liver metastasis (2).

Primary liver cancer is the seventh-most-common cancer in the world and the second-most-frequent cause of cancer mortality (3). Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most-frequent form of primary liver cancer and often occurs in patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (4).

Animal models serve as an important tool in the study of liver cancer and liver metastasis. A large number of mouse models have been designed to study the pathogenesis of tumors in the liver and investigate improved therapy (5, 6). The orthotopic xenograft model is the most clinically-relevant model of HCC (7-10) and liver metastasis (11-18). However, the mouse liver is fragile and difficult to handle, and prone to extensive bleeding, especially with the use of sutures.

Our laboratory has previously developed the technique of surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI), which was used to establish patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse models of all cancer types (19, 20). One of the more difficult PDOX and other orthotopic models involves liver implantation, since the liver parenchyma is fragile and prone to bleeding. The present report describes a sutureless method to implant tumors in the liver of nude mice to reduce bleeding and procedural time. Our aim was to develop a simpler mouse model of primary and metastatic liver cancer using sutureless SOI to the liver.

Materials and Methods

Animals. Male and female athymic nu/nu nude mice (AntiCancer, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA), 4-6 weeks old, were used in the present study. The animals were housed and fed as described in previous publications (21-23). Mice were routinely observed and sacrificed by CO2 inhalation with humane-endpoint criteria as previously described (21-23). All mice were processed according to the principles and procedures laid out in the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Animals under Assurance Number A3873-1 (21-23).

Cell line and cell culture. The well-differentiated human hepatocellular-carcinoma cell line Huh-7 expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) (Huh-7-GFP) (AntiCancer, Inc.) (24) was maintained in DMEM (Irvine Scientific, Irvine, CA, USA) supplemented with heat-inactivated 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS; Gemini Biologic Products, Calabasas, CA, USA), 2 mM glutamine, 100 U/ml penicillin, 100 mg/ml streptomycin, and 0.25 mg/ml amphotericin B (Life Technologies, Inc. Grand Island, NY, USA). The cells were incubated at 37°C in 5% CO2.

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Establishment of an orthotopic mouse model of tumor implantation in the liver without suturing. A) Liver metastasectomy from a human colon-cancer liver-metastasis patient. B) Establishment of the liver metastasis in the mouse by subcutaneous transplantation. C) Sutureless surgical orthotopic implantation of a fragment of the harvested subcutaneous tumor in the liver.

Cell-line tumor. Huh-7-GFP cells (2×106) in 0.1 ml phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) were initially subcutaneously injected in the shoulder of nude mice. Resulting tumors were harvested and sectioned into small pieces for sutureless SOI to the liver.

Patient-derived tumor. A colon-cancer liver metastasis from a human patient was previously surgically obtained under standard sterile conditions at the UCSD Thornton hospital under UCSD IRB protocol 140046. Informed patient consent to utilize the tumor tissue for research was obtained prior to surgical resection (Figure 1A). Fresh tumor fragments were subcutaneously implanted in nude mice (Figure 1B). Once tumor growth was established subcutaneously, tumors were harvested and sectioned into small pieces for sutureless SOI to the liver (Figure 1C).

Sutureless SOI to the liver. Nude mice (n=10) were injected intra-muscularly with a ketamine solution (0.02 mL) for anesthesia prior to all procedures. The entire abdomen was sterilized with a 70% ethanol solution. A 10-mm incision was performed vertically in the midline of the upper abdomen through the skin and peritoneum (Figure 2A). After removal of the xiphoid process (Figure 2B), exposure of the left lobe of the liver was carefully performed (Figure 2C). A cavity was made with a 1-mm incision on the liver surface and spread gently with forceps to minimize bleeding (Figure 2D). Then, a single 1-mm3 tumor fragment of either CM2 or Huh-7-GFP was embedded in the cavity as sutureless SOI (Figure 2E). The minimal bleeding created with the incision acts as a binder to ensure the tumor fragment remains within the incised cavity. After compression hemostasis was achieved, the liver was gently placed back in its anatomic position within the peritoneal cavity, with care to ensure the tumor remained within the surgical cavity. The abdominal wall and skin were closed with interrupted 6-0 surgical sutures (Ethicon Inc., Sommerville, NJ, USA) (Figure 2F). Post-operative pain was treated with subcutaneous buprenorphine.

Tumor size measurement and imaging. The size of the tumors was measured with calipers at the time of imaging after laparotomy. Tumor volume was estimated by measuring the perpendicular small (W) and large (L) dimensions. Approximate tumor volume (mm3) was calculated using the formula (W × W × L) × 1/2. Mice were sacrificed 6 weeks after SOI. Bright light imaging was obtained at the time of laparotomy.

Statistical analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using SAS software (JMP 14.2.0; SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). Continuous variables are presented as mean±standard deviation.

Results

Tumor development in the liver was observed in all mice and the engraftment rate was 100% after sutureless SOI. The Huh-7-GFP tumor growing in the liver is shown in Figure 3A. The CM2 tumor growing in the liver is shown in Figure 3B. The final tumor volume of Huh-7-GFP was 584.41±147.64 mm3. The final tumor volume of CM2 was 1336.54±1038.20 mm3. The tumor volume growth curves are shown in Figure 3C. All mice survived until the 6-week point.

Discussion

In the present study, we demonstrated a novel method for the establishment of primary and metastatic tumors in the liver in mouse models, using sutureless SOI.

Various mouse models of orthotopic liver-tumor implantation have been previously reported (7-26). The method of the present study involves making a cavity with a small incision in the liver parenchyma, and packing of the tumor fragment in the incisional cavity which provides compression hemostasis and immobilizes the tumor without sutures, which could cause increased bleeding. The novel procedure also can be more rapid than the suturing SOI method.

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Procedure of sutureless surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI) of a fragment from a harvested subcutaneous tumor, in the liver parenchyma of a nude mouse (Scale bar: 5 mm). A) A 10-mm incision was performed vertically in the midline of the upper abdomen. B) The xiphoid process was removed. C) Exposure of the left lobe of the liver was performed. D) A cavity was made by a 1-mm incision on the liver surface. E) A single 1-mm3 tumor fragment was embedded in the cavity for SOI in the liver parenchyma without suturing. F) After hemostasis was achieved, the liver was placed back into the peritoneal cavity, and the abdominal wall and skin were closed.

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Growth of orthotopic tumors in the liver implanted with sutureless surgical orthotopic implantation (SOI). A) Tumor image 6 weeks after sutureless SOI of Huh-7-GFP (Scale bar: 10 mm). B) Tumor image 6 weeks after sutureless SOI of CM2 to the liver (Scale bar: 10 mm). C) The tumor volume change over time measured with calipers of Huh-7-GFP and CM2 growing in the liver of nude mice.

Future studies will determine if sutureless SOI to the liver will reduce the possibility of adhesions to the abdominal wall due to post-operative bleeding or a suture. Future studies will also compare growth of the tumors in the liver implanted using sutures, to the sutureless method.

Acknowledgements

This study was funded by VA Merit Review grant numbers 1 I01 BX003856-01A1 and 1 I01 BX004494-01 (MB) and NIH/NCI T32CA121938 (HH).

Footnotes

  • Authors' Contributions

    H.N., R.M.H. and M.B. designed the experiments. H.N., Y.T., J.Y., N.S., S.I., K.H., Y.S. and H.I.L. were involved in the acquisition of the data. H.M.H., S.A., and F.F. provided technical support and conceptual advice. H.N. and H.M.H. were involved in writing the manuscript. R.M.H. revised the manuscript. All Authors were involved in final manuscript editing and approval.

  • This article is freely accessible online.

  • Conflicts of Interest

    There is no financial or other interest in the submitted manuscript that could be construed as a conflict of interest.

  • Received July 1, 2020.
  • Revision received July 24, 2020.
  • Accepted July 27, 2020.
  • Copyright© 2020, International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved

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Sutureless Surgical Orthotopic Implantation Technique of Primary and Metastatic Cancer in the Liver of Mouse Models
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Sutureless Surgical Orthotopic Implantation Technique of Primary and Metastatic Cancer in the Liver of Mouse Models
HIROTO NISHINO, HANNAH M. HOLLANDSWORTH, NORIHIKO SUGISAWA, JUN YAMAMOTO, YOSHIHIKO TASHIRO, SACHIKO INUBUSHI, KAZUYUKI HAMADA, YU SUN, HYEIN LIM, SIAMAK AMIRFAKHRI, FILEMONI FILEMONI, ROBERT M. HOFFMAN, MICHAEL BOUVET
In Vivo Nov 2020, 34 (6) 3153-3157; DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12149

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Sutureless Surgical Orthotopic Implantation Technique of Primary and Metastatic Cancer in the Liver of Mouse Models
HIROTO NISHINO, HANNAH M. HOLLANDSWORTH, NORIHIKO SUGISAWA, JUN YAMAMOTO, YOSHIHIKO TASHIRO, SACHIKO INUBUSHI, KAZUYUKI HAMADA, YU SUN, HYEIN LIM, SIAMAK AMIRFAKHRI, FILEMONI FILEMONI, ROBERT M. HOFFMAN, MICHAEL BOUVET
In Vivo Nov 2020, 34 (6) 3153-3157; DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12149
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