Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 484-488.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-5817.2019.06.011

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The Characteristics of Anti-chemical Cancer Inducing Factors in Naked Mole-rat

CHEN Chao, CONG Wei, YANG Wen-jing, CUI Shu-fang   

  1. Department of Laboratory Animal Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2019-10-11 Online:2019-12-25 Published:2021-01-05

Abstract: Objective Chemical carcinogens were used to induce naked mole-rats and mice, respectively, to study the characteristics of anti-chemical carcinogens in naked mole-rats. Methods In the adult naked mole-rats (52 weeks) and the adult mice (8 weeks), urethane and o-aminoazotoluene (OAAT) were respectively used to induce tumor formation in the two groups of animals for 3 months.The incidence of tumor in animals were observed, the leukocyte count and body weight of the animals were detected after urethane injection. The pathological changes in the main organs of the animals were observed after OAAT smear. Results After 3 months of urethane mutagenesis, lung tumors could be observed in the mice, and the average body mass continued to decline and the content of white blood cells significantly decreased. Two months after the end of mutagenesis, the incidence of the tumor was more than 50%. However, the naked mole-rat group still maintained a healthy physiological state, with no significant changes in average body weight, white blood cell indicators. Three months after OAAT mutagenesis, obvious pathological changes occurred in thymus, spleen, liver, small intestine and bone marrow of mice, while no obvious lesions were found in the corresponding organs and tissues of naked mole-rat. Conclusion Naked mole-rats have natural resistance to chemical carcinogens, and their living conditions, biochemical indicators, and the morphology and functions of tissues and organs cannot be affected by external chemical carcinogens.

Key words: Naked mole-rat, Urethane, O-aminoazotoluene (OAAT), Antitumor

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