1Engineering
Center of Innovative Veterinary Drugs, Center for Veterinary Drug
Research and Evaluation, Nanjing Agricultural University, 1 Weigang,
Nanjing 210095, China;2
MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and
Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural
University, 1 Weigang, Nanjing 210095, China
*Corresponding author:
gdawei0123@njau.edu.cn
Abstract
Canine mammary tumor (CMT) is one of the relevant models of human breast cancer
(HBC) with histopathological, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics
similar to those of humans. This study aimed to establish and characterize a new
canine cell line CMT-N7. CMT-N7 tumor is a complex canine mammary carcinoma that
stained negative for human epidermal growth receptor-2 (HER2) and progesterone
receptors (PR), and positive to estrogen receptor (ER). Cell growth,
ultrastructure, doubling time, metastasis capacity, and biomarker
characteristics of CMT-N7 were assessed. Xenograft transplantation was conducted
to evaluate tumorigenicity. The cell morphology of CMT-N7 was generally
epithelioid, with large and irregular nuclei and obvious multinucleation. The
established CMT-N7 cell line underwent over 120 generations of subculture,
exhibiting a rapid proliferation rate with a doubling time of 20.34 h and a
chromosome number ranging from 70 to 90. Transwell and wound healing assays
demonstrated the CMT-N7 cells had invasive ability. Immunofluorescence analysis
revealed positive expression of ER, α-SMA, CK-14, SOX-2, Vimentin, Ki-67, E-cadherin,
and COX-2 in CMT-N7 cells. Following inoculation with CMT-N7 cells for two
weeks, all mice developed tumors. Immunohistochemical analysis showed negative
expression of HER-2 and PR, and positive expression of ER, Ki-67, E-cadherin,
Vimentin, and COX-2. Consequently, the establishment of the canine mammary
cancer cell line CMT-N7 provides a good model for investigating the mechanism of
epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in both dogs and humans.
To Cite This Article:
Song X, Gao S, Hu S, Fang T, Xu X, Lv X, Gao X, Lin M, Peng L, Li M, Lv Y, Jiang
S and Guo D, 2024. Establishment and characterization of a new canine mammary
cancer cell line cmt-n7: implications for comparative oncology and therapeutic
development. Pak Vet J.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.262