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Objective Few reports are seen on the methods of establishing the rabbit model of pancreatic cancer .This study was to compare the effect of Panc-1 cell suspension orthotopic implantation with that of VX-2 tissue orthotopic implantation in construc-ting the rabbit model of pancreatic cancer . Methods Using the random number table method , we divided 30 healthy rabbits into a tissue suspension group ( n=15) and a cell suspension group ( n=15) , VX-2 tissue suspension employed for in-situ implanting in the former group and panc-1 cell suspension utilized in the latter .Then we evaluated the two modeling methods by B-ultrasonography , 3.0T MRI, and CT. Results In the third week after modeling , transpla-ntive metastasis of lots of tumor tissues was observed in the duode-num, colon, appendix, and peritoneal wall in 5 rabbits of the tissue suspension group , but only in the greater omentum of 3 rabbits in the cell suspension group , with high signals of MR T 2 in the posterior gastric body .One case of duodenal metastasis was seen in the cell suspension group , with slightly high signals of MR LAVA in the posterior gastric body .The model of pancreatic cancer was successfully established in all the 15 rabbits of the tissue suspension group , but only in 3 of the cell suspension group .The success rate of tumor im-planting at 3 and 4 weeks was significantly higher in the former ( 46.66%and 100%) than in the latter group ( 6.67%and 20.00%) (P<0.05). Conclusion VX-2 tissue orthotopic implantation is a more feasible and convenient method than Panc -1 cell suspension orthotopic implantation for establishing the rabbit model of pancreatic cancer .
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Objective To investigate the effects of ginsenosides Rg 3 on vasculogenic mimicry of pancreatic cancer xenograft through the establishment of pancreatic cancer cell line SW -1990 subcutaneous xenograft model .Methods After pancreatic cancer xenograft in nude mice model beening established , All the mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and treated intraperitoneally ( IP) with saline and various concentrations (5,10,20 mg/kg) of ginsenosides Rg3.To observe the effect of ginsenoside Rg3 on tumor growth.Immunohisto-chemical-PAS staining was used to detect the effects of ginsenosides Rg 3 on vasculogenic mimicry of pancreatic cancer xenograft .and mRNA and protein expression of MMP 2、MMP9 were respectively evaluated by FQ -PCR and Western blot .Results The ginsenosides Rg3 can inhibit the growth of the tumor xenografts in nude mice .The inhibitory effect is the most obvious the 20 mg/kg of ginsenosides Rg3 group.The expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 were down-regulated compare with the control group , and the difference was signifi-cant;the Immunohistochemical -PAS staining showed the number of vasculogenic mimicry (+) and CD31 (+) were less than that in the control group .Conlusion Our results demonstrate that pancreatic vascular mimicry formation can be suppressed by Ginsenoside Rg 3 though reducing the expression of MMP -2, MMP-9 in our vivo experiments ,