Murine Liver Metastasis Model Using L5178Y‐ML Lymphoma and the Effect of Antitumor Agents on the Metastasis

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Abstract
A reproducible tumor for liver metastasis has been developed from murien L5178Y lymphoma line by sequential cycles fo subcutaneous inoculation of liver tumor cells, that were originally generated in livers of female (BALB/c .times. DBA/2)F1 mice by injecting the parental cells into the tail vein. This variant (L5178Y-ML) metastasized predominantly to the liver after intravenous or subcutaneous injection. The livers of the animals killed 9 days after intravenous implantation of 5 .times. 105 tumor cells were about 3 times the weight of control livers. All tumor-bearing mice died 10 to 12 days after inoculation. Subcutaneous implantation of L5178Y-ML in the side flank of mice induced metastatic nodules spontaneously in the livers. The tumor cells proliferated more in livers than in the implanted sites, compared with the parental L5178Y cells. The effects of 5-fluorouracil, mitomyicn C, cis-plantinum and doxorubicin on the liver metastasis of L5178Y-ML were examined at subtoxic doses; 5-fluorouracil was the most effective in both inhibiting the tumor growth in livers and prolonging the survival period of mice. This model provides a useful tool for the experimental therapy of hepatic tumors in mice.