Constructing an artificial skin model of melanoma through seeding MV3 melanoma cells and HaCaT cells onto the de-epidermized dermis* / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:We have built the three-dimensional human skin melanoma model with human epidermal keratinocytes and MV3 melanoma cel s co-cultured on the de-epidermized dermis in vitro. OBJECTIVE:To establish a skin model of melanoma by mixed culture of MV3 melanoma cel s and HaCaT cel s on the de-epidermized dermis in vitro. METHODS:MV3 melanoma cel s and HaCaT cel s were mixed with different percentages and inoculated on the surface of de-epidermized dermis fol owed by a liquid culture and air-liquid culture, and then the tissue-engineered skin model was established in vitro. Routine biopsy immunohistochemical observation was performed on the constructed skin melanoma model. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that MV3 melanoma cel s were distributed on the surface layer of de-epidermized dermis and formed tumor masses, while the HaCaT cel s were mixed growth with tumor cel s and formed a typical epidermoid structure. Some tumor cel s infiltrated into the surface or deep of de-epidermized dermis and showed a tumor foci distribution. The CK10, CK-pan and S-100 proteins were positive for immunohistochemical staining. With the increasing of MV3:HaCaT cel percentage, CK10 and CK-pan gradual y down-moved from the surface, and changed from layer distribution to lumpy distribution, while the staining of S-100 protein was gradual y distributed layer-by-layer, and some area showed tumor-like distribution. The results show that the skin model of melanoma can be in vitro constructed successful y by mixed culture of MV3 melanoma cel s and HaCaT cel s on de-epidermized dermis.