Establishment of intramedullary spinal cord glioma model in rats  

作　　者：REN Tian-jian WANG Zhong-cheng ZHANG Ya-zhuo LI Dan WANG Hong-yun LI Zhen-zong 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Tiantan Hospital Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing 100050, China [2]Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing 100050, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2010年第18期2580-2585,共6页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Background Treating intramedullary spinal cord gliomas is a big challenge because of limited options, high recurrence rate and poor prognosis. An intramedullary glioma model is prerequisite for testing new treatments. This paper describes the establishment of a rodent intramedullary glioma model and presents functional progression, neuroimaging and histopathological characterization of the tumour model. Methods Fischer344 rats （n=24） were randomized into two groups. Group 1 （n=16） received a 5 pl intramedullary implantation of 9L gliosarcomal （105） cells. Group 2 （n=8） received a 5 pl intramedullary injection of Dulbecco＇s modified Eagle medium. The rats were anesthetized, the spinous process of the T10 vertebra and the ligamentum flavum were removed to expose the T10-11 intervertebral space and an intramedullary injection was conducted into the spinal cord. The rats were evaluated preoperatively and daily postoperatively for neurological deficits using the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scale. High resolution magnetic resonance images were acquired preoperatively and weekly postoperatively. When score equal to 0, rats were sacrificed for histopathological examination. Results Rats implanted with 9L gliosarcoma cells had a statistically significant median onset of hind limb paraplegia at （16.0±0.4） days, compared with rats in the control group in which neurological deficits were absent. Imaging and pathological cross sections confirmed intramedullary 9L gliosarcoma invading the spinal cord. Rats in the control group showed no significant functional, radiological or histopathological findings of tumour. Conclusions Rats implanted with 9L cells regularly develop paraplegia in a reliable and reproducible manner. The progression of neurological deficits, neuroimaging and histopathological characteristics of intramedullary spinal cord gliomas in rats is comparable with the behaviour of infiltrative intramedullary spinal cord gliomas in patients.Background Treating intramedullary spinal cord gliomas is a big challenge because of limited options, high recurrence rate and poor prognosis. An intramedullary glioma model is prerequisite for testing new treatments. This paper describes the establishment of a rodent intramedullary glioma model and presents functional progression, neuroimaging and histopathological characterization of the tumour model. Methods Fischer344 rats （n=24） were randomized into two groups. Group 1 （n=16） received a 5 pl intramedullary implantation of 9L gliosarcomal （105） cells. Group 2 （n=8） received a 5 pl intramedullary injection of Dulbecco＇s modified Eagle medium. The rats were anesthetized, the spinous process of the T10 vertebra and the ligamentum flavum were removed to expose the T10-11 intervertebral space and an intramedullary injection was conducted into the spinal cord. The rats were evaluated preoperatively and daily postoperatively for neurological deficits using the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan scale. High resolution magnetic resonance images were acquired preoperatively and weekly postoperatively. When score equal to 0, rats were sacrificed for histopathological examination. Results Rats implanted with 9L gliosarcoma cells had a statistically significant median onset of hind limb paraplegia at （16.0±0.4） days, compared with rats in the control group in which neurological deficits were absent. Imaging and pathological cross sections confirmed intramedullary 9L gliosarcoma invading the spinal cord. Rats in the control group showed no significant functional, radiological or histopathological findings of tumour. Conclusions Rats implanted with 9L cells regularly develop paraplegia in a reliable and reproducible manner. The progression of neurological deficits, neuroimaging and histopathological characteristics of intramedullary spinal cord gliomas in rats is comparable with the behaviour of infiltrative intramedullary spinal cord gliomas in patients.

关 键 词：intramedullary spinal cord glioma animal model 9L gliosarcoma 

分 类 号：R686[医药卫生—骨科学]