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Simultaneous Mutations Underlie Ovarian Cancer in Mouse Model

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 11 Feb 2015
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Image: Clusters of ovarian clear cell carcinoma due to mutations in the genes ARID1A and PIK3CA (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ron Chandler, University of North Carolina).
Image: Clusters of ovarian clear cell carcinoma due to mutations in the genes ARID1A and PIK3CA (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ron Chandler, University of North Carolina).
Studies carried out on a mouse model of human ovarian clear-cell carcinoma (OCCC) showed that simultaneous mutations in two genes were required to stimulate tumor development.

OCCC is an aggressive form of ovarian cancer with high ARID1A (AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A) mutation rates. However, a novel OCCC mouse model developed by investigators at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, USA) showed that ARID1A inactivation alone was not sufficient for tumor formation. In addition to the ARID1A mutation, concurrent activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase catalytic subunit PIK3CA was also required.

Mice with these mutations developed highly penetrating tumors with OCCC-like histopathology, culminating in hemorrhagic ascites and a median survival period of 7.5 weeks. Furthermore, results published in the January 27, 2015, online edition of the journal Nature Communications revealed that ARID1A and PIK3CA mutations cooperated to promote tumor growth through sustained IL-6 (Interleukin-6) overproduction. IL-6 is a cytokine linked to cell signaling that triggers inflammation.

Treatment of OCCC animals with the pan-PI3K inhibitor, BKM120, prolonged mouse survival by inhibiting the tumor cell growth.

“It is an extremely aggressive model of the disease, which is how this form of ovarian cancer presents in women,” said senior author Dr. Terry Magnuson, professor of genetics at the University of North Carolina. “We think that IL-6 contributes to ovarian clear cell carcinoma and could lead to death. You really do not want this cytokine circulating in your body.”

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