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X-radiation-induced differentiation of xenotransplanted human undifferentiated rhabdomyosarcoma

Journal Article · · Lab. Invest.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6496797
A serially xenotransplantable strain of undifferentiated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the nasal cavity of a 42-year-old woman has been established in our laboratory. After radiotherapy for the tumor donor, distinct rhabdomyoblastic differentiation of the undifferentiated sarcoma cells appeared in the primary lesion, and it is a reasonable assumption that X-irradiation has a certain potentiality to induce morphologic differentiation of tumor cells. To study this possibility, tissue fragments of undifferentiated embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma that had grown to more than 10 mm after being transplanted to nude mice were selectively irradiated in situ. The degree of rhabdomyoblastic differentiation according to radiation dose was evaluated by light and electron microscopy and by immunostainability for myoglobin, creatine phosphokinase-MM, and desmin. Distinct morphologic differentiation of undifferentiated sarcoma cells could be induced by repeated X-irradiations at several-week intervals.
Research Organization:
Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital (Japan)
OSTI ID:
6496797
Journal Information:
Lab. Invest.; (United States), Journal Name: Lab. Invest.; (United States) Vol. 60:1; ISSN LAINA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English