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- Title
Inoculation of Lewis lung carcinoma cells enhances formalin-induced pain behavior and spinal Fos expression in mice.
- Authors
Jae-Gyun Choi; Jae-Min Kim; Dong-Wook Kang; Jung-Wan Choi; Jin Bong Park; Seong-Hun Ahn; Yeonhee Ryu; Hyun-Woo Kim
- Abstract
The incidence of lung cancer has rapidly increased and cancer patients at a later cancer stage frequently suffer from unbearable cancer-associated pain. However, the pathophysiology of lung cancer pain has not been fully described due to a lack of appropriate animal models. This study was designed to determine the effect of Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cell inoculation on formalin-induced pain behavior and spinal Fos expression in C57BL/6 mice. LLC cells (1.5 × 105, 2.5 × 105, 3.0 × 105 or 5.0 × 105) were inoculated into back or peri-sciatic nerve areas. Back area inoculation was adopted to determine the effect of cancer cell circulating factors and the peri-sciatic nerve area was used to evaluate the possible effects of cancer cell contacting and circulating factors on formalin-induced pain. At postinoculation day 7, LLC cell (5.0 × 105) inoculations in both back and peri-sciatic nerve area significantly increased formalin-induced paw-licking time and spinal Fos expression over those in cell-media-inoculated (control) mice. Enhanced pain behavior and spinal Fos expression were significantly suppressed by ibuprofen pretreatment (250 mg/kg). The results of this study suggest that LLC cell circulating factors and inflammatory responses may be critical in enhancing pain sensation in the early stage of lung cancer cell inoculation.
- Subjects
LUNG cancer; CANCER cells; LABORATORY mice; SCIATIC nerve; PATHOLOGICAL physiology
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Science, 2017, Vol 18, Issue 3, p267
- ISSN
1229-845X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4142/jvs.2017.18.3.267