2019
Two well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor mouse models
Wong C, Tang LH, Davidson C, Vosburgh E, Chen W, Foran DJ, Notterman DA, Levine AJ, Xu EY. Two well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor mouse models. Cell Death & Differentiation 2019, 27: 269-283. PMID: 31160716, PMCID: PMC7206057, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-019-0355-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Neuroendocrine tumorsMouse modelShort latencyPI3K/Akt/mTORPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsPituitary neuroendocrine tumorsTumor mouse modelAkt/mTORMTOR inhibitor rapamycinCre-loxP systemNeuroendocrine cancerProlonged survivalProlonged latencyMEN1 patientsMouse insulin 1 promoterSame miceMen1 lossTherapeutic opportunitiesType 1Genetic syndromesPTEN lossEarly onsetTumorsTumor developmentAlleles of Insm1 determine whether RIP1-Tag2 mice produce insulinomas or nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Kobayashi S, Contractor T, Vosburgh E, Du YN, Tang LH, Clausen R, Harris CR. Alleles of Insm1 determine whether RIP1-Tag2 mice produce insulinomas or nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Oncogenesis 2019, 8: 16. PMID: 30796198, PMCID: PMC6386750, DOI: 10.1038/s41389-019-0127-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine tumorsRIP1-Tag2 transgenic miceBeta-cell transcription factorsRIP1-Tag2 miceC57BL/6 genetic backgroundCell linesExpression of Insm1Stem cell markersLiver metastasesNonfunctioning tumorsB6 miceLarge tumorsMetastatic tumorsSevere diseaseRT2 miceAnimal modelsInsulinomaTransgenic miceCell transcription factorsInsulin productionGenetic backgroundTumorsHuman insulinomasCell markers
2016
Sexual dimorphism of liver metastasis by murine pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors is affected by expression of complement C5
Contractor T, Kobayashi S, da Silva E, Clausen R, Chan C, Vosburgh E, Tang LH, Levine AJ, Harris CR. Sexual dimorphism of liver metastasis by murine pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors is affected by expression of complement C5. Oncotarget 2016, 7: 30585-30596. PMID: 27105526, PMCID: PMC5058703, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplement C5Liver metastasesAdvanced tumorsNeuroendocrine tumorsMouse modelSmall primary tumorsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsTypes of tumorsSmall molecule antagonistsIntratumoral levelsPrimary tumorMale miceComplement C5aMetastasisTumorsMolecule antagonistsMiceHigh frequencySexual dimorphismHuman diseasesMalesFirst reportCD88CD68PMX53