The Effects of Genetic Variation on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Growth in Mice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 2022
Keywords
JMG
JAX Location
In: Student Reports, Summer 2022, The Jackson Laboratory
Sponsor
Muneer Hasham, Ph.D.
Abstract
The tumor microenvironment is a term used to describe the makeup of the tissues surrounding a tumor. It affects how many resources are available to the cancer cells, what stressors they endure, and the overall conditions for their growth. In this project, I investigated the effect of genetically different microenvironments on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) growth. To model tumor growth, I engrafted C1498 line of murine AML cells into different strains of immunodeficient mice. Growth was quantified using flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry of mouse samples. Tumor localization was observed by labelling cancer cells with fluorescent dye before engraftment. This line of cancer grew best when engrafted into its syngeneic environment compared to genetically different allogenic mice. This research shows that the tumor’s microenvironment plays a significant role in cancer growth and needs to be considered when doing future research.
Recommended Citation
Bernstein, Dan, "The Effects of Genetic Variation on Acute Myeloid Leukemia Growth in Mice" (2022). Summer and Academic Year Student Reports. 2688.
https://mouseion.jax.org/strp/2688