Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis

Abstract Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, of which adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype. Despite this, lung adenocarcinoma and its metastasis are poorly understood, due to difficulties in feasibly recapitulating disease progression and predicting clinical benefits of t...

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Main Authors: Edison Q. Kim, Emily Y. Kim, Eric P. Knott, Yujie Wang, Cheng-Bang Chen, Jose R. Conejo-Garcia, Medhi Wangpaichitr, Diane C. Lim
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90344-1
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author Edison Q. Kim
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Yujie Wang
Cheng-Bang Chen
Jose R. Conejo-Garcia
Medhi Wangpaichitr
Diane C. Lim
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description Abstract Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, of which adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype. Despite this, lung adenocarcinoma and its metastasis are poorly understood, due to difficulties in feasibly recapitulating disease progression and predicting clinical benefits of therapy. We outline a methodology to develop immunogenic orthotopic lung adenocarcinoma mouse models, by injecting cell-specific cre viruses into the lung of a genetically engineered mouse, which mirrors cancer progression defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Evaluation of different cre virus/concentrations models demonstrate remarkable consistency in cancer initiation and metastasis, allowing for high throughput, while showing differences in timing and severity, offering greater flexibility when selecting models. Histological and immune profiles reflect clinical observations suggesting similar mechanisms are recapitulated and preliminary data show resultant tumors to be responsive to clinical treatments. We present a clinically relevant, next-generation murine model for studying lung adenocarcinoma.
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spelling doaj-art-3ac09b5ee7d048bf93e828571cbb38b92025-08-20T03:04:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115111310.1038/s41598-025-90344-1Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasisEdison Q. Kim0Emily Y. Kim1Eric P. Knott2Yujie Wang3Cheng-Bang Chen4Jose R. Conejo-Garcia5Medhi Wangpaichitr6Diane C. Lim7Research Services, Miami VA Healthcare SystemResearch Services, Miami VA Healthcare SystemResearch Services, Miami VA Healthcare SystemDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of MiamiDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of MiamiDepartment of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of MedicineResearch Services, Miami VA Healthcare SystemResearch Services, Miami VA Healthcare SystemAbstract Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, of which adenocarcinoma is the most common subtype. Despite this, lung adenocarcinoma and its metastasis are poorly understood, due to difficulties in feasibly recapitulating disease progression and predicting clinical benefits of therapy. We outline a methodology to develop immunogenic orthotopic lung adenocarcinoma mouse models, by injecting cell-specific cre viruses into the lung of a genetically engineered mouse, which mirrors cancer progression defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Evaluation of different cre virus/concentrations models demonstrate remarkable consistency in cancer initiation and metastasis, allowing for high throughput, while showing differences in timing and severity, offering greater flexibility when selecting models. Histological and immune profiles reflect clinical observations suggesting similar mechanisms are recapitulated and preliminary data show resultant tumors to be responsive to clinical treatments. We present a clinically relevant, next-generation murine model for studying lung adenocarcinoma.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90344-1
spellingShingle Edison Q. Kim
Emily Y. Kim
Eric P. Knott
Yujie Wang
Cheng-Bang Chen
Jose R. Conejo-Garcia
Medhi Wangpaichitr
Diane C. Lim
Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
Scientific Reports
title Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
title_full Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
title_fullStr Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
title_full_unstemmed Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
title_short Methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
title_sort methodology of murine lung cancer mimics clinical lung adenocarcinoma progression and metastasis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-90344-1
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