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Aging accelerates while multiparity delays tumorigenesis in mouse models of high-grade serous carcinoma

Journal

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Volume 165, Issue 3, Pages 552-559

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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.03.030

Keywords

Ovarian cancer; Genetically engineered mouse model; Incessant ovulation hypothesis; High-grade serous carcinoma

Funding

  1. National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health [P30CA046592]
  2. Tissue and Molecular Pathology Shared Resource of the Rogel Cancer Center
  3. [R01CA226756]

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This study validated the mouse model for tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) and demonstrated that age is a major risk factor for HGSC, while multiparity can delay the development and/or progression of HGSC in certain genetic contexts.
Objectives. The incessant ovulation hypothesis links increased risk for tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) due to more ovulations and reduced risk conferred by pre-menopausal exposures like oral contraceptive use, multiparity, and breasrfeeding. However, most women diagnosed with HGSC are postmenopausal, implying age is a major risk factor for HGSC. Our mouse model for HGSC, based on tamoxifen (TAM)-induced somatic inactivation of the Brca1, Trp53, Rb1, and Nf1 (BPRN) tumor suppressor genes in oviductal epithelium, recapitulates key genetic, histopathologic, and biological features of human HGSCs. We aimed to credential the model for future efforts to define biological and risk modification factors in HGSC pathogenesis. Methods. BPRN mice were treated with TAM to induce tumors at defined ages and parity status. Results. BPRN mice aged 9-months prior to tumor induction had markedly shorter survival than 6-8 week old mice induced to form tumors (median 46.5 weeks versus 61.5 weeks, log-rank test P = 0.0006). No significant differences in cancer phenotypes were observed between multiparous versus nulliparous BPRN mice. However, using a modified tumor model with one wild-type Nf1 allele (BPRNfl/+), nulliparous mice had more advanced tumors than multiparous mice (Mantel-Haenszel Chi-square test of association, P = 0.01). Conclusions. Our findings show aging is associated with significantly shortened survival post tumor induction in the BRPN model and multiparity delays development and/or progression of HGSC in certain genetic contexts. The findings support relevance of our mouse model to gain mechanistic insights into how known factors exert their protective effects and to test novel approaches for HGSC prevention. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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