title: C3H/He Mice as an Incompatible Cholangiocarcinoma Model by Clonorchis sinensis, Dicyclanil and N-Nitrosodimethylamine.
abstract: Clonorchis sinensis is a Group-I bio-carcinogen, associated with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The hamster is the only experimental model of C. sinensis-mediated CCA, but we oblige another animal model. The present study intended to develop a C. sinensis (Cs) mediated CCA model using C3H/He mice, co-stimulated with N-nitrosodimethyl-amine (NDMA) and dicyclanil (DC). The mice were divided into 8 groups with different combinations of Cs, NDMA, and DC. Six months later the mice were sacrificed and subjected to gross and histopathological examination. The body weights were significantly reduced among the groups treated with 2 or more agents (eg. Cs+NDMA, Cs+DC, NDMA+DC, and Cs+NDMA+DC). In contrast, liver weight percentages to body weight were increased in above groups by 4.1% to 4.7%. A Change of the spleen weight was observed only in Cs+NDMA group. Though C. sinensis infection is evident from hyperplastic changes, only 1 worm was recovered. T wo mice, 1 from Cs and the other from Cs+DC group, showed mass forming lesions; 1 (281.2 mm(3)) from the Cs group was a hepatocellular adenoma and the other (280.6 mm(3)) from the Cs+DC group was a cystic mass (peliosis). Higher prevalence of gray-white nodules was observed in Cs group (42.9%) followed by Cs+NDMA+DC group (21.4%). The mice of the Cs+NDMA+DC group showed hyper-proliferation of the bile duct with fibrotic changes. No characteristic change for CCA was recognized in any of the groups. In conclusion, C3H/He mice produce no CCA but extensive fibrosis when they are challenged by Cs, NDMA, and DC together.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Md Hafiz
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Shunyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Ja June
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Hong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D001835:Body Weight; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D003003:Clonorchiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D003004:Clonorchis sinensis / Q000254:growth & development*; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D007605:Juvenile Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007605:Juvenile Hormones; C121718:dicyclanil; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine
keywords: C3H/He mice; Clonorchis sinensis; NDMA; cholangiocarcinoma; dicyclanil; fibrosis; hepatocellular adenoma; peliosis