[Biologic characteristics of intraperitoneal transplantation model of human ovarian carcinoma in severe combined immunodeficiency mice].

OBJECTIVE

To develop a human ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 model in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse and to study its biologic characteristics.

METHODS

Human ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 cells were injected intraperitoneally into female SCID mouse to establish a transplantation model of human ovarian carcinoma. The biological characteristics, metastasis and morphology of transplanted tumors were studied.

RESULT: All tumors grew progressively with no sign of regression. The tumor cells spread around the peritoneal cavity and mainly on the diaphragm, mesentery, peritoneum and around the liver, which was confirmed by histopathology. The morphology, growth pattern and CA125 secretion of primary culture of transplanted cells remained as same as those of ovarian carcinoma cell line SKOV3.

CONCLUSION

An intraperitoneal transplantation model of human ovarian carcinoma SKOV3 in SCID mice has been developed successfully, which can simulate the biological behavior of peritoneal metastasis of human ovarian carcinoma.