Abstract
A small animal imaging system for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-specific reporter gene expression will enable monitoring of carcinogenesis or therapeutic intervention in vivo. Transgenic mouse was developed in which firefly luciferase (fLuc) expression was controlled by the AFP enhancer/promoter. The bioluminescent signals of the transgenic neonates were strong at their liver region and decreased after birth. Bioluminescent imaging (BLI) of a transgenic mouse treated with N-nitrosodiethylamine revealed distinct fLuc activity in the liver and an increased pattern with time. The transgenic mouse model can be used to monitor AFP producing HCC by a chemical carcinogen in a live animal by BLI.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 53-60 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cancer Letters |
| Volume | 310 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2011 |
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Keywords
- α-Fetoprotein
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Luciferase
- Molecular imaging
- Transgenic mouse
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