title: Angiogenesis and inflammation in skeletal muscle in response to ascites tumor in mice.
abstract: This study addresses the interaction between Ehrlich ascites tumor and skeletal abdominal muscle, presenting quantitative analysis of ascites-induced angiogenesis and inflammation in this tissue of mice bearing-tumor. Time-dependent changes in the muscle (cellular activity, angiogenesis, inflammation and cytokines production) were assessed by morphometric, functional, and biochemical parameters at days 1, 4 and 8 after i.p. inoculation of Ehrlich tumor cells (2.5 x 10(7)). The number of cells stained with AgNOR technique (argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region) in the muscle, together with MTS assay used as markers of cellular activity increased progressively in parallel with the out flow rate of sodium fluorescein (blood flow index), hemoglobin content (vascular index) and VEGF production. Likewise, the inflammatory process in the muscle, as assessed by myeloperoxidase (MPO) and n-acethylglucosaminidase (NAG) activities and the levels of the chemokines, keratinocyte-derived chemokine (CXC1-3/KC) and macrophage-chemoattractant protein (CCL2/MCP-1) increased with tumor development. The combination of techniques used to describe angiogenesis and inflammation in a muscle model system has proved to be suited for quantitative measurements of microvascular changes and cellular infiltration occurring in the abdominal muscle wall of ascites-bearing mice. This study holds potential for investigating events and mechanisms associated with skeletal muscle response to neoplasic stimulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Cx Post 468, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte/MG Brazil.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: M A N D
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Barcelos
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Andrade
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002286:Carcinoma, Ehrlich Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D006454:Hemoglobins