TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatic radiofrequency ablation
T2 - markedly reduced systemic effects by modulating periablational inflammation via cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition
AU - Kumar, Gaurav
AU - Goldberg, S. Nahum
AU - Wang, Yuanguo
AU - Velez, Erik
AU - Gourevitch, Svetlana
AU - Galun, Eithan
AU - Ahmed, Muneeb
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, European Society of Radiology.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - Objectives: To determine whether celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, can potentiate hepatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA)-induced local cellular infiltration and distant tumour growth. Methods: First, COX-2 expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry in the local periablational rim 24 h after hepatic RFA without/with intraperitoneal celecoxib in normal Fisher 344 rat liver. Next, local cellular infiltration of macrophages, stellate cells, and hepatocyte proliferation were quantified in C57BL6 mice 3–7d after RFA without/with celecoxib. c-Met, HGF, and VEGF levels after RFA were also measured. Finally, distant tumour growth and proliferation (Ki67 and CD34) were observed in subcutaneous R3230 tumours after hepatic RFA with/without celecoxib. Results: Hepatic RFA-induced local activation of COX-2 was significantly suppressed using celecoxib. Celecoxib also reduced RFA-associated a) increased c-Met expression at 24 h, b) HGF and VEGF levels at 72 h, c) periablational macrophage and stellate cells at 3d, and d) hepatocyte proliferation at 7d. Similarly, celecoxib with RFA reduced distant tumour growth, tumour cell proliferation, and tumour microvascular density to sham levels, compared to increases observed with hepatic RFA alone. Conclusions: Increased activation of COX-2 after hepatic RFA contributes to periablational cellular infiltration and inflammation-mediated distant tumour growth, which can be successfully suppressed with a COX-2 inhibitor. Key Points: • Thermal ablation of liver tissue can increase local inflammation and COX-2 expression. • Ablation-induced local inflammation can contribute to stimulation of distant tumour growth. • Local COX-2 inhibition with celecoxib can block ablation-induced distant tumour growth.
AB - Objectives: To determine whether celecoxib, a cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, can potentiate hepatic radiofrequency ablation (RFA)-induced local cellular infiltration and distant tumour growth. Methods: First, COX-2 expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistry in the local periablational rim 24 h after hepatic RFA without/with intraperitoneal celecoxib in normal Fisher 344 rat liver. Next, local cellular infiltration of macrophages, stellate cells, and hepatocyte proliferation were quantified in C57BL6 mice 3–7d after RFA without/with celecoxib. c-Met, HGF, and VEGF levels after RFA were also measured. Finally, distant tumour growth and proliferation (Ki67 and CD34) were observed in subcutaneous R3230 tumours after hepatic RFA with/without celecoxib. Results: Hepatic RFA-induced local activation of COX-2 was significantly suppressed using celecoxib. Celecoxib also reduced RFA-associated a) increased c-Met expression at 24 h, b) HGF and VEGF levels at 72 h, c) periablational macrophage and stellate cells at 3d, and d) hepatocyte proliferation at 7d. Similarly, celecoxib with RFA reduced distant tumour growth, tumour cell proliferation, and tumour microvascular density to sham levels, compared to increases observed with hepatic RFA alone. Conclusions: Increased activation of COX-2 after hepatic RFA contributes to periablational cellular infiltration and inflammation-mediated distant tumour growth, which can be successfully suppressed with a COX-2 inhibitor. Key Points: • Thermal ablation of liver tissue can increase local inflammation and COX-2 expression. • Ablation-induced local inflammation can contribute to stimulation of distant tumour growth. • Local COX-2 inhibition with celecoxib can block ablation-induced distant tumour growth.
KW - Celecoxib
KW - Cyclooxygenase-2 receptor
KW - Liver
KW - Radiofrequency ablation
KW - Tumour growth
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U2 - 10.1007/s00330-016-4405-4
DO - 10.1007/s00330-016-4405-4
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C2 - 27287478
AN - SCOPUS:84973665442
SN - 0938-7994
VL - 27
SP - 1238
EP - 1247
JO - European Radiology
JF - European Radiology
IS - 3
ER -