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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 76-81出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2003.01056.x
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angiogenesis; angiostatin; leptomeningeal metastases; melanoma
Background As a result of the more effective treatment of primary tumours, the incidence of leptomeningeal metastases (LM) is increasing. Current treatment modalities have little effect on the survival of patients with LM. We investigated whether antiangiogenic treatment inhibits the progression of leptomeningeal tumours. Materials and methods To assess the role of angiogenesis in leptomeningeal tumours, we inoculated melanoma cells in the subarachnoid space in balb/c mice. At different stages, the mice were sacrificed and the microvessel density was determined. Human specimens of LM were compared with the mouse model. For the intervention studies, the mice were treated with the angiogenesis inhibitor angiostatin. Survival was the endpoint in these studies. Results Tumour seeding in the early disease stages was concentrated around the pre-existent arachnoid vasculature. In the more advanced stages, the turnout masses covered larger areas of the leptomeninges. Arachnoidal microvessel density in this advanced stage was increased compared with control mice. Systemic treatment of the mice with LM. with angiostatin (100 mg kg(-1) day(-1)) resulted in prolonged survival compared with mice treated with vehicle and with approximately one-fifth of the long-term survivors of the angiostatin-treated group. Conclusions This study shows that neovascularization is important in the growth of LM in mice. Systemic targeting of the vascular compartment may be a useful approach in novel therapeutic strategies for patients with LM.
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