Visualization of hypoxia in microscopic tumors by immunofluorescent microscopy
Visualization of hypoxia in microscopic tumors by immunofluorescent microscopy
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DOI:
10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4353
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发表时间:
2007-08-15
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影响因子:
11.2
通讯作者:
O'Donoghue, Joseph A.
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作者:
Li, Xiao-Feng;Carlin, Sean;O'Donoghue, Joseph A.
Tumor hypoxia is commonly observed in primary solid malignancies but the hypoxic status of subclinical micro-metastatic disease is largely unknown. The distribution of hypoxia in microscopic tumors was studied in animal models of disseminated peritoneal disease and intradermal (i.d.) growing tumors. Tumors derived from human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines HT29 and HCT-8 ranged in size from a few hundred microns to several millimeters in diameter. Hypoxia was detected by immunofluorescent visualization of pimonidazole and the hypoxia-regulated protein carbonic anhydrase 9. Tumor blood perfusion, cellular proliferation, and vascularity were visualized using Hoechst 33342, bromodeoxyuridine, and CD31 staining, respectively. In general, tumors of