Colorectal cancer in the cotton top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus): how do they evade liver metastasis?

Digestive Diseases and Sciences
M TobiPeter Thomas

Abstract

A major cause of cancer-related deaths is the development of liver metastasis. To better understand the metastatic process, we studied the cotton top tamarin as an animal model, which spontaneously develops colorectal cancer but rarely liver metastasis. DNA was extracted from primates and Hot-Start PCR was performed. Sequencing was achieved with Big-Dye Terminator™ Sequencing Kit. Tissue expression and glycosylation studies were also performed for carcinoembryonic antigen family proteins. Sixty-three percent of tamarin carcinoembryonic antigen had PELPK changes essential for carcinoembryonic antigen hepatic uptake. Tamarin carcinoembryonic antigen showed minimal glycosylation. Cotton top tamarin livers showed reduced carcinoembryonic antigen-receptor expression and were devoid of CEACAM1 (BGP) as compared to human liver despite positive expression in cotton top tamarin gallbladder mucosa. Peritumoral regions showed more CEACAM1 in human hepatocyte cytoplasm than in biliary canaliculi (P < 0.05). Therefore, tamarins may evade liver metastasis through mechanisms of decreased hepatic uptake by altered PELPK sequences, reduced glycosylation and reduced carcinoembryonic antigen-receptor expression. Furthermore, the absence of cotton...Continue Reading

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