Immune cells in the normal ovary and spontaneous ovarian tumors in the laying hen (Gallus domesticus) model of human ovarian cancer.
Immune cells in the normal ovary and spontaneous ovarian tumors in the laying hen (Gallus domesticus) model of human ovarian cancer.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0074147
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Luborsky JL
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作者:
Bradaric MJ;Penumatsa K;Barua A;Edassery SL;Yu Y;Abramowicz JS;Bahr JM;Luborsky JL
Spontaneous ovarian cancer in chickens resembles human tumors both histologically and biochemically. The goal was to determine if there are differences in lymphocyte content between normal ovaries and ovarian tumors in chickens as a basis for further studies to understand the role of immunity in human ovarian cancer progression. Hens were selected using grey scale and color Doppler ultrasound to determine if they had normal or tumor morphology. Cells were isolated from ovaries (n = 6 hens) and lymphocyte numbers were determined by flow cytometry using antibodies to avian CD4 and CD8 T and B (Bu1a) cells. Ovarian sections from another set of hens (n = 26) were assessed to verify tumor type and stage and to count CD4, CD8 and Bu1a immunostained cells by morphometric analysis. T and B cells were more numerous in ovarian tumors than in normal ovaries by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. There were less CD4+ cells than CD8+ and Bu1a+ cells in normal ovaries or ovarian tumors. CD8+ cells were the dominant T cell sub-type in both ovarian stroma and in ovarian follicles compared to CD4+ cells. Bu1a+ cells were consistently found in the stroma of normal ovaries and ovarian tumors but were not associated with follicles. The number of immune cells was highest in late stage serous tumors compared to endometrioid and mucinous tumors. The results suggest that similar to human ovarian cancer there are comparatively more immune cells in chicken ovarian tumors than in normal ovaries, and the highest immune cell content occurs in serous tumors. Thus, this study establishes a foundation for further study of tumor immune responses in a spontaneous model of ovarian cancer which will facilitate studies of the role of immunity in early ovarian cancer progression and use of the hen in pre-clinical vaccine trials.
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影响因子:
4.7
作者:
Ansenberger, Kristine;Zhuge, Yan;Lagman, Jo Ann J.;Richards, Cassandra;Barua, Animesh;Bahr, Janice M.;Hales, Dale Buchanan
通讯作者:
Hales, Dale Buchanan
影响因子:
82.9
作者:
Dinulescu, DM;Ince, TA;Jacks, T
通讯作者:
Jacks, T
DOI:
10.1530/jrf.0.1140011
发表时间:
1998-09-01
期刊:
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY
影响因子:
--
作者:
Barua, A;Yoshimura, Y;Tamura, T
通讯作者:
Tamura, T
影响因子:
2
作者:
Davison, TF
通讯作者:
Davison, TF
影响因子:
2.3
作者:
Barua, Animesh;Abramowicz, Jacques S.;Luborsky, Judith L.
通讯作者:
Luborsky, Judith L.