Objective： To assess the inhibitory effects of liposomal adriamycin （LADR） locally injected into mammary glands of VX2 tumor-bearing rabbits on proliferation of lymph nodal metastatic cells. Methods： Twenty-one VX...Objective： To assess the inhibitory effects of liposomal adriamycin （LADR） locally injected into mammary glands of VX2 tumor-bearing rabbits on proliferation of lymph nodal metastatic cells. Methods： Twenty-one VX2 tumor-bearing rabbits were randomly and equally divided into 3 groups. Rabbits were randomized to receive sham treatment （Group I）, subcutaneous LADR around tumor （Group Ⅱ） and intravenous free adriamycin （Group Ⅲ）, respectively. Breast tumor and axillary lymph nodes were harvested after 3 repeated treatment. Nodal sizes of both pre-and post-treatment were measured. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen （PCNA） mRNA in both tumor and lymph nodes were determined by RT-PCR. Results： The mean size of axillary lymph nodes in Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ increased by 3.70%, 1.55% and 2.89%, respectively, with significant difference between Group Ⅲ and I （P=-0.004） and between Group Ⅱ and Ⅲ（P=-0.002）. Relative expression values of PCNA mRNA in breast tumors of Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.486, 0.513 and 0.396, respectively. For Group Ⅲ, PCNA mRNA was significantly less expressed than that in Group I （P=-0.023） and Ⅱ（P=0.005）. Relative expression values of PCNA mRNA in axillary lymph nodes of Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.541, 0.329 and 0.450, respectively. Compared with Group I, Group Ⅲ showed a markedly decreased expression of PCNA （P=-0.021）. The least level ofPCNA mRNA was found in Group Ⅱ, with a significant difference from that in Group Ⅲ（P=-0.004）. Conclusion： Local injection of LADR was an effective therapeutic regimen for lymphatic metastases from breast cancer, regardless of its little effect on primary tumor.展开更多
文摘Objective： To assess the inhibitory effects of liposomal adriamycin （LADR） locally injected into mammary glands of VX2 tumor-bearing rabbits on proliferation of lymph nodal metastatic cells. Methods： Twenty-one VX2 tumor-bearing rabbits were randomly and equally divided into 3 groups. Rabbits were randomized to receive sham treatment （Group I）, subcutaneous LADR around tumor （Group Ⅱ） and intravenous free adriamycin （Group Ⅲ）, respectively. Breast tumor and axillary lymph nodes were harvested after 3 repeated treatment. Nodal sizes of both pre-and post-treatment were measured. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen （PCNA） mRNA in both tumor and lymph nodes were determined by RT-PCR. Results： The mean size of axillary lymph nodes in Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ increased by 3.70%, 1.55% and 2.89%, respectively, with significant difference between Group Ⅲ and I （P=-0.004） and between Group Ⅱ and Ⅲ（P=-0.002）. Relative expression values of PCNA mRNA in breast tumors of Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.486, 0.513 and 0.396, respectively. For Group Ⅲ, PCNA mRNA was significantly less expressed than that in Group I （P=-0.023） and Ⅱ（P=0.005）. Relative expression values of PCNA mRNA in axillary lymph nodes of Group I, Ⅱ and Ⅲ were 0.541, 0.329 and 0.450, respectively. Compared with Group I, Group Ⅲ showed a markedly decreased expression of PCNA （P=-0.021）. The least level ofPCNA mRNA was found in Group Ⅱ, with a significant difference from that in Group Ⅲ（P=-0.004）. Conclusion： Local injection of LADR was an effective therapeutic regimen for lymphatic metastases from breast cancer, regardless of its little effect on primary tumor.
