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Xu X, Zhang C, Trotter TN, Gowda PS, Lu Y, Ponnazhagan S, Javed A, Li J, Yang Y. Runx2 Deficiency in Osteoblasts Promotes Myeloma Progression by Altering the Bone Microenvironment at New Bone Sites. Cancer Res 2020; 80:1036-1048. [PMID: 31911552 PMCID: PMC7056521 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-19-0284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell malignancy that thrives in the bone marrow (BM), with frequent progression to new local and distant bone sites. Our previous studies demonstrated that multiple myeloma cells at primary sites secrete soluble factors and suppress osteoblastogenesis via the inhibition of Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) in pre- and immature osteoblasts (OB) in new bone sites, prior to the arrival of metastatic tumor cells. However, it is unknown whether OB-Runx2 suppression in new bone sites feeds back to promote multiple myeloma dissemination to and progression in these areas. Hence, we developed a syngeneic mouse model of multiple myeloma in which Runx2 is specifically deleted in the immature OBs of C57BL6/KaLwRij mice (OB-Runx2-/- mice) to study the effect of OB-Runx2 deficiency on multiple myeloma progression in new bone sites. In vivo studies with this model demonstrated that OB-Runx2 deficiency attracts multiple myeloma cells and promotes multiple myeloma tumor growth in bone. Mechanistic studies further revealed that OB-Runx2 deficiency induces an immunosuppressive microenvironment in BM that is marked by an increase in the concentration and activation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and the suppression and exhaustion of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells. In contrast, MDSC depletion by either gemcitabine or 5-fluorouracil treatment in OB-Runx2-/- mice prevented these effects and inhibited multiple myeloma tumor growth in BM. These novel discoveries demonstrate that OB-Runx2 deficiency in new bone sites promotes multiple myeloma dissemination and progression by increasing metastatic cytokines and MDSCs in BM and inhibiting BM immunity. Importantly, MDSC depletion can block multiple myeloma progression promoted by OB-Runx2 deficiency.Significance: This study demonstrates that Runx2 deficiency in immature osteoblasts at distant bone sites attracts myeloma cells and allows myeloma progression in new bone sites via OB-secreted metastatic cytokines and MDSC-mediated suppression of bone marrow immunity.
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- Xiaoxuan Xu
- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Hematology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Maes K, Boeckx B, Vlummens P, De Veirman K, Menu E, Vanderkerken K, Lambrechts D, De Bruyne E. The genetic landscape of 5T models for multiple myeloma. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15030. [PMID: 30301958 PMCID: PMC6177465 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33396-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Murine models for multiple myeloma (MM) are often used to investigate pathobiology of multiple myeloma and disease progression. Unlike transgenic mice models, where it is known which oncogene is driving MM disease, the somatic aberrations of spontaneous syngeneic 5T models of MM have not yet been reported. Here, we analyzed the copy-number alterations (CNA) and mutational landscape of 5T2, 5T33vv and 5TGM1 murine MM models using whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing. Forty four percent of the genome of 5T2 cells is affected by CNAs while this was only 11% and 17% for 5T33vv and 5TGM1 cells, respectively. We found that up to 69% of the genes linked to gain of 1q or deletion of 13q in MM patients are present as respectively gains in 5T2 cells or deletions in 5T33 and 5TGM1 cells. Exome sequencing furthermore revealed mutations of genes involved in RAS/MAPK, PI3K/AKT1 and JAK/STAT signaling, DNA damage response, cell cycle, epigenetic regulation and extracellular matrix organization. We observed a statistically significant overlap of genes mutated in the 5T models and MM patients. Overall, the genetic landscape of the 5T models is heterogeneous with a high number of aberrations involving genes in various multiple myeloma-related pathways.
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- Ken Maes
- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Translational Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, VIB Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, 9000, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, VIB Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology and Immunology, Myeloma Center Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, 1090, Belgium
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Rossi M, Botta C, Arbitrio M, Grembiale RD, Tagliaferri P, Tassone P. Mouse models of multiple myeloma: technologic platforms and perspectives. Oncotarget 2018; 9:20119-20133. [PMID: 29732008 PMCID: PMC5929451 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Murine models of human multiple myeloma (MM) are key tools for the study of disease biology as well as for investigation and selection of novel candidate therapeutics for clinical translation. In the last years, a variety of pre-clinical models have been generated to recapitulate a wide spectrum of biological features of MM. These systems range from spontaneous or transgenic models of murine MM, to subcutaneous or orthothopic xenografts of human MM cell lines in immune compromised animals, to platform allowing the engraftment of primary/bone marrow-dependent MM cells within a human bone marrow milieu to fully recapitulate human disease. Selecting the right model for specific pre-clinical research is essential for the successful completion of investigation. We here review recent and most known pre-clinical murine, transgenic and humanized models of MM, focusing on major advantages and/or weaknesses in the light of different research aims.
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- Marco Rossi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.,Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Gowda PS, Wildman BJ, Trotter TN, Xu X, Hao X, Hassan MQ, Yang Y. Runx2 Suppression by miR-342 and miR-363 Inhibits Multiple Myeloma Progression. Mol Cancer Res 2018; 16:1138-1148. [PMID: 29592898 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-17-0606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In multiple myeloma, abnormal plasma cells accumulate and proliferate in the bone marrow. Recently, we observed that Runx2, a bone-specific transcription factor, is highly expressed in multiple myeloma cells and is a major driver of multiple myeloma progression in bone. The primary goal of the present study was to identify Runx2-targeting miRNAs that can reduce tumor growth. Expression analysis of a panel of miRNAs in multiple myeloma patient specimens, compared with healthy control specimens, revealed that metastatic multiple myeloma cells express low levels of miR-342 and miR-363 but high levels of Runx2. Reconstituting multiple myeloma cells (CAG) with miR-342 and miR-363 reduced the abundance of Runx2 and the expression of metastasis-promoting Runx2 target genes RANKL and DKK1, and suppressed Runx2 downstream signaling pathways Akt/β-catenin/survivin, which are required for multiple myeloma tumor progression. Intravenous injection of multiple myeloma cells (5TGM1), stably overexpressing miR-342 and miR-363 alone or together, into syngeneic C57Bl/KaLwRij mice resulted in a significant suppression of 5TGM1 cell growth, decreased osteoclasts and increased osteoblasts, and increased antitumor immunity in the bone marrow, compared with mice injected with 5TGM1 cells expressing a miR-Scramble control. In summary, these results demonstrate that enhanced expression of miR-342 and miR-363 in multiple myeloma cells inhibits Runx2 expression and multiple myeloma growth, decreases osteolysis, and enhances antitumor immunity. Thus, restoring the function of Runx2-targeting by miR-342 and miR-363 in multiple myeloma cells may afford a therapeutic benefit by preventing multiple myeloma progression.Implications: miR-342 and miR-363-mediated downregulation of Runx2 expression in multiple myeloma cells prevents multiple myeloma progression. Mol Cancer Res; 16(7); 1138-48. ©2018 AACR.
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- Pramod S Gowda
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. .,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Myeloma cell-derived Runx2 promotes myeloma progression in bone. Blood 2015; 125:3598-608. [PMID: 25862559 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-613968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The progression of multiple myeloma (MM) is governed by a network of molecular signals, the majority of which remain to be identified. Recent studies suggest that Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), a well-known bone-specific transcription factor, is also expressed in solid tumors, where expression promotes both bone metastasis and osteolysis. However, the function of Runx2 in MM remains unknown. The current study demonstrated that (1) Runx2 expression in primary human MM cells is significantly greater than in plasma cells from healthy donors and patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; (2) high levels of Runx2 expression in MM cells are associated with a high-risk population of MM patients; and (3) overexpression of Runx2 in MM cells enhanced tumor growth and disease progression in vivo. Additional studies demonstrated that MM cell-derived Runx2 promotes tumor progression through a mechanism involving the upregulation of Akt/β-catenin/Survivin signaling and enhanced expression of multiple metastatic genes/proteins, as well as the induction of a bone-resident cell-like phenotype in MM cells. Thus, Runx2 expression supports the aggressive phenotype of MM and is correlated with poor prognosis. These data implicate Runx2 expression as a major regulator of MM progression in bone and myeloma bone disease.
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Mirandola L, Yu Y, Jenkins MR, Chiaramonte R, Cobos E, John CM, Chiriva-Internati M. Tracking human multiple myeloma xenografts in NOD-Rag-1/IL-2 receptor gamma chain-null mice with the novel biomarker AKAP-4. BMC Cancer 2011; 11:394. [PMID: 21923911 PMCID: PMC3189930 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple myeloma (MM) is a fatal malignancy ranking second in prevalence among hematological tumors. Continuous efforts are being made to develop innovative and more effective treatments. The preclinical evaluation of new therapies relies on the use of murine models of the disease. METHODS Here we describe a new MM animal model in NOD-Rag1null IL2rgnull (NRG) mice that supports the engraftment of cell lines and primary MM cells that can be tracked with the tumor antigen, AKAP-4. RESULTS Human MM cell lines, U266 and H929, and primary MM cells were successfully engrafted in NRG mice after intravenous administration, and were found in the bone marrow, blood and spleen of tumor-challenged animals. The AKAP-4 expression pattern was similar to that of known MM markers, such as paraproteins, CD38 and CD45. CONCLUSIONS We developed for the first time a murine model allowing for the growth of both MM cell lines and primary cells in multifocal sites, thus mimicking the disease seen in patients. Additionally, we validated the use of AKAP-4 antigen to track tumor growth in vivo and to specifically identify MM cells in mouse tissues. We expect that our model will significantly improve the pre-clinical evaluation of new anti-myeloma therapies.
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- Leonardo Mirandola
- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Center for Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Center for Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Center for Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
- The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Center for Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, TX, USA
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Multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable despite high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support. There is need, therefore, for continuous efforts directed toward the development of novel rational-based therapeutics for MM, which requires a detailed knowledge of the mutations driving this malignancy. In improving the success rate of effective drug development, it is equally imperative that biologic systems be developed to better validate these target genes. Here we review the recent developments in the generation of mouse models of MM and their impact as preclinical models for designing and assessing target-based therapeutic approaches.
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Oyajobi BO, Muñoz S, Kakonen R, Williams PJ, Gupta A, Wideman CL, Story B, Grubbs B, Armstrong A, Dougall WC, Garrett IR, Mundy GR. Detection of myeloma in skeleton of mice by whole-body optical fluorescence imaging. Mol Cancer Ther 2007; 6:1701-8. [PMID: 17541032 PMCID: PMC4482358 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-07-0121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Development of new therapies for myeloma has been hindered by the lack of suitable preclinical animal models of the disease in which widespread tumor foci in the skeleton can be detected reliably. Traditional means of detecting skeletal tumor infiltration such as histopathology are cumbersome and labor-intensive and do not allow temporal monitoring of tumor progression or regression in response to therapy. To resolve this problem, we modified the Radl 5TGM1 model of myeloma bone disease such that fluorescent myeloma tumors can be optically imaged in situ. Here, we show that murine myeloma 5TGM1 tumor cells, engineered to express enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP; 5TGM1-eGFP cells), can be imaged in a temporal fashion using a fluorescence illuminator and a charge-coupled device camera in skeletons of live C57BL/KaLwRij mice. High-resolution, whole-body images of tumor-bearing mice revealed that myeloma cells homed almost exclusively to the skeleton, with multiple focal tumor foci in the axial skeleton, consistent with myeloma tumor distribution in humans. Finally, the tested antitumor treatment effect of Velcade (bortezomib), a proteasome inhibitor used clinically in myeloma, was readily detected by GFP imaging, suggesting the power of the technique in combination with the Radl 5TGM1-eGFP model for rapid preclinical assessment and sensitive monitoring of novel and potential therapeutics. Whole-body GFP imaging is practical, convenient, inexpensive, and rapid, and these advantages should enable a high throughput when evaluating in vivo efficacy of new potential antimyeloma therapeutics and assessing response to treatment.
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- Babatunde O Oyajobi
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology MSC 7762, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA.
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Alici E, Konstantinidis KV, Aints A, Dilber MS, Abedi-Valugerdi M. Visualization of 5T33 myeloma cells in the C57BL/KaLwRij mouse: establishment of a new syngeneic murine model of multiple myeloma. Exp Hematol 2005; 32:1064-72. [PMID: 15539084 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2004.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2004] [Revised: 07/26/2004] [Accepted: 07/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Lack of good models for in vivo detection of multiple myeloma (MM) cells hampers our understanding of the disease. Our objective was to establish a murine model for MM, allowing sensitive and labor-free tracing and quantification of MM cells in an immunocompetent host. METHODS 5T33MM cells were retrovirally transduced, expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) and/or herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) as a control. Flow cytometric eGFP detection accuracy and sensitivity were assessed. Functional characteristics of transduced cells, including growth rate and production of IgG2b paraprotein and interleukin-6, were compared to those of nontransduced cells in vitro. For induction of MM, C57BL/KaLwRij mice were injected intravenously with transduced and nontransduced cells. Survival kinetics and distribution of eGFP cells in tissues were evaluated. RESULTS Flow cytometric eGFP detection was accurate at 1:1000 transduced/nontransduced cell ratio. Transduced and nontransduced 5T33MM cells exhibited similar growth rates, producing comparable IgG2b and interleukin-6 levels. Intravenous injection of both nontransduced and eGFP-transduced MM cells to C57BL/KaLwRij mice resulted in paraplegia. At the time of paraplegia, eGFP-transduced MM cells were detected substantially in the bone marrow, spleen, and liver, less in lymph nodes, but not in the thymus. The bone marrow of paraplegic mice contained higher eGFP-transduced MM cells compared to that of nonparaplegic animals. CONCLUSIONS In the established eGFP-5T33 MM model, MM cells are easily traced in an immunocompetent host. This model simplifies the analysis of homing pattern studies, the evaluation of therapeutic effects of various treatment approaches and contributes towards better understanding of MM.
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- Evren Alici
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Oyajobi BO, Franchin G, Williams PJ, Pulkrabek D, Gupta A, Munoz S, Grubbs B, Zhao M, Chen D, Sherry B, Mundy GR. Dual effects of macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha on osteolysis and tumor burden in the murine 5TGM1 model of myeloma bone disease. Blood 2003; 102:311-9. [PMID: 12649140 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-12-3905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Recent data have implicated macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha) in multiple myeloma (MM)-associated osteolysis. However, it is unclear whether the chemokine's effects are direct, to enhance osteolysis, or indirect and mediated through a reduction in tumor burden, or both. It is also unclear whether MIP-1alpha requires other factors such as receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) for its effects on bone. In murine 5TGM1 (Radl) myeloma-bearing mice, administration of neutralizing anti-MIP-1alpha antibodies reduced tumor load assessed by monoclonal paraprotein titers, prevented splenomegaly, limited development of osteolytic lesions, and concomitantly reduced tumor growth in bone. To determine the effects of MIP-1alpha on bone in vivo, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells secreting human MIP-1alpha (CHO/MIP-1alpha) were inoculated into athymic mice. Mice bearing intramuscular CHO/MIP-1alpha tumors developed lytic lesions at distant skeletal sites, which occurred earlier and were larger than those in mice with CHO/empty vector (EV) tumors. When experimental metastases were induced via intracardiac inoculation, mice bearing CHO/MIP-1alpha tumors developed hypercalcemia and significantly more osteolytic lesions than mice bearing CHO/EV tumors, with intramedullary CHO/MIP-1alpha tumors associated with significantly more tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive (TRAP+) osteoclasts. Injection of recombinant MIP-1alpha over calvariae of normal mice evoked a striking increase in osteoclast formation, an effect dependent on RANK/RANKL signaling because MIP-1alpha had no effect in RANK-/- mice. Together, these results establish that MIP-1alpha is sufficient to induce MM-like destructive lesions in bone in vivo. Because, in the 5TGM1 model, blockade of osteoclastic resorption in other situations does not decrease tumor burden, we conclude that MIP-1alpha exerts a dual effect in myeloma, on osteoclasts, and tumor cells.
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- Babatunde O Oyajobi
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology (MSC 7762), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Multiple myeloma is a neoplasm of terminally differentiated B cells (plasma cells) in which chromosome translocations frequently place oncogenes under the control of immunoglobulin enhancers. Unlike most haematopoietic cancers, multiple myeloma often has complex chromosomal abnormalities that are reminiscent of epithelial tumours. What causes full-blown myeloma? And can our molecular understanding of this common haematological malignancy be used to develop effective preventive and treatment strategies?
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- W Michael Kuehl
- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Naval Hospital, Maryland 20889-5105, USA.
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Oyajobi BO, Deng JH, Dallas SL, Jenson HB, Mundy GR, Gao SJ. Absence of herpesvirus DNA sequences in the 5T murine model of human multiple myeloma. Br J Haematol 2000; 109:413-9. [PMID: 10848833 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV, also known as HHV-8) has been found in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and postulated to be aetiologically associated with the development of this common plasma cell malignancy. A murine model of MM was previously established in which intravenous transfer of 5T myeloma cells into C57BL/KaLwRij mice resulted in characteristic features of human MM. In the present study, we sought to identify herpesvirus DNA sequences in this murine model of MM through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis using primers specific for KSHV, murine herpesvirus 68 (MHV68) and murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) as well as consensus primers designed from the highly conserved DNA polymerase genes of the Herpesviridae family. None of the DNA samples from whole bone marrow (n = 6) or dendritic cells enriched by long-term culture (n = 8) of 5T myeloma-bearing mice as well as the 5T myeloma cell lines (n = 3) maintained in long-term culture yielded specific amplification products in any of the PCR assays. Two KSHV-specific serological assays measuring antibodies to KSHV latent and lytic antigens also failed to detect the presence of anti-KSHV antibodies in mice that developed MM. These results suggest that the development of 5T murine MM is unlikely to be involved with KSHV or a KSHV-like murine herpesvirus.
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- B O Oyajobi
- Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics and Microbiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA
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Zhu D, van Arkel C, King CA, Meirvenne SV, de Greef C, Thielemans K, Radl J, Stevenson FK. Immunoglobulin VH gene sequence analysis of spontaneous murine immunoglobulin-secreting B-cell tumours with clinical features of human disease. Immunology 1998; 93:162-70. [PMID: 9616364 PMCID: PMC1364174 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1998.00428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The 5T series of multiple myelomas (MM) and Waldenstrsöm's macroglobulinaemia-like lymphomas (WM), which developed spontaneously in ageing mice of the C57BL/KaLwRij strain, shows clinical and biological features that closely resemble their corresponding human diseases. In order to compare the patterns of somatic mutation in VH genes of mouse tumours with those of human counterparts, we have determined and analysed sequences of immunoglobulin VH genes in five cases of murine MM, two of WM and one of biclonal benign monoclonal gammopathy (BMG). Four of five MM and 2/2 WM cases used VH genes of the large J558 family; one MM used a gene of the VGAM3.8 family, and both clones of the BMG used genes of the 36-60 family. N-region insertions were observed in all cases, but D-segment genes were only identified in 6/9 cases, which were all from the D-SP family and translated in reading frame 3. Compared with human MM, in which the VH genes have been found to be consistently hypermutated (mean% +/- SD = 8.8 +/- 3.2), the degree of somatic mutation in the murine tumours was significantly lower (mean% +/- SD = 2.9 +/- 2.3). There was no significant evidence of clustering of replacement mutations in complementarity determining regions (CDR), a feature considered to be characteristic of antigen-selected sequences. However, one clone of the biclonal BMG case showed intraclonal variation, a feature described in some cases of human BMG. These results indicate that murine VH genes in mature tumours differ from human counterparts in the level and distribution of somatic mutations, but support the concept that BMG may be distinct from MM.
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Affiliation(s)
- D Zhu
- Tenovus Research Laboratory, Southampton University Hospitals, UK
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