Stereomicroscopic features of colitis‑associated tumors in mice: Evaluation of pit pattern

  • Authors:
    • Ryosuke Yamauchi
    • Ken Kominato
    • Keiichi Mitsuyama
    • Hidetoshi Takedatsu
    • Shinichiro Yoshioka
    • Kotaro Kuwaki
    • Hiroshi Yamasaki
    • Shuhei Fukunaga
    • Atsushi Mori
    • Jun Akiba
    • Osamu Tsuruta
    • Takuji Torimura
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  • Published online on: July 21, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6645
  • Pages: 3675-3682
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Abstract

Patients with longstanding ulcerative colitis have an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Mouse models for colitis‑associated tumors are indispensable for the development of novel strategies for prevention and intervention, as well as an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying tumor formation. The present study examined whether stereomicroscopic observations with dye‑application were able to detect and discriminate tumors in a colitis‑associated tumor model in mice. Colonic tumors were induced in C57BL/6 mice by 15 cycles of treatment with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water. The mice were then divided into 4 groups: normal mice fed a control diet, normal mice fed an iron‑supplemented diet, 0.7% DSS mice fed an iron diet and 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron diet. The entire colons were characterized with respect to both morphology and histology. The pit pattern architecture was analyzed using stereomicroscopy with dye agents (0.2% indigo carmine or 0.06% crystal violet). The tumor histology was graded as negative, indefinite or positive for dysplasia. The positive category was divided into two subcategories: low‑grade dysplasia (LGD) and high‑grade dysplasia (HGD). The tumor incidences and multiplicity were significantly higher in mice fed an iron diet and 1.5% DSS compared with in mice fed an iron diet and 0.7% DSS. Compared with LGD, HGD was predominantly located in the distal colon, was larger in size and had a higher incidence of elevated lesions (Is and IIa) and a lower incidence of flat lesions (IIb). In regards to the pit pattern, HGD had a high incidence of VI pits and a low incidence of IV, IIIL and II pits. In conclusion, evaluation of the pit pattern using stereomicroscopy with dye‑application is useful for detecting and discriminating neoplastic changes in DSS mice and may further our understanding of the mechanisms that induce tumor formation in patients with ulcerative colitis and the characterization of pharmaceutical responses.

Introduction

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic relapsing disorder associated with uncontrolled inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract (1). Patients with longstanding UC have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (2,3). The molecular pathway that induces cancer in UC appears to differ from the well-known ‘adenoma-carcinoma sequence’, as these types of cancer often develop in flat or mildly elevated lesions and are distributed multifocally within an area of intestinal inflammation, called the ‘inflammation-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence’ (46). Therefore, the timely colonoscopic detection and diagnosis of neoplasia during early phase is crucially important for treatment.

Previously, chromoendoscopy with dye-spraying, which provides a more detailed visualization of the mucosa by enhancing its morphology, was developed to improve upon the accuracy afforded by conventional endoscopy (79). The authors of the present study (10,11) and other studies (1216) have previously demonstrated that this imaging technique facilitates the detection of early-stage neoplastic lesions in UC.

Animal models of colitis-associated tumors for the study of cancer prevention and early detection have been reported (17,18). The oral administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to mice has been revealed to induce colonic inflammation that is clinically and histologically similar to UC (19). Furthermore, the repeated administration of DSS may induce dysplastic/cancerous lesions via the ‘inflammation-dysplasia-carcinoma sequence’ (20). If a detailed analysis of focal mucosal lesions is possible with the present model, it may be useful for identifying microscopic lesions, which would result in an improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying tumor formation and the development of novel strategies for prevention and intervention.

The present study induced colitis-associated tumors in mice and subsequently determined whether stereomicroscopic observation with dye-application may be used to detect and discriminate the tumors.

Materials and methods

Ethical approval

Prior to the initiation of this study, the experimental protocol was examined and approved by the Animal Research Committee of Kurume University (Kurume, Japan). The present study was undertaken with strict adherence to the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institute of Health (21) and extra care was taken to avoid animal suffering.

Mice and treatment

C57BL/6 7–8-week-old female mice (n=67; mean weight, 19.1 g) were purchased from SLC Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan. Mice were housed in standard wire-mesh cages and provided with drinking water with or without 0.7% or 1.5% DSS (molecular weight, 40,000; ICN Biomedicals, Aurora, OH, USA) for 7 days, followed by water without any additives for the next 10 days. The mice were fed a standard basal diet (AIN-76; for its composition, see http://www.testdiet.com) or a basal diet enriched 2-fold with iron (final iron concentration, 90 mg/kg) (22,23). These mice were allowed free access to water and rodent chow. When mice exhibited moribund symptoms, including i) lack of responsiveness to manual stimulation, ii) immobility or iii) an inability to eat or drink, they reached the humane endpoints (24). Following 15 treatment cycles, the surviving mice were weighed and sacrificed with carbon dioxide asphyxiation and their colons were investigated morphologically and histologically.

The mice were divided into 4 groups: Normal mice fed a control diet; normal mice fed an iron-supplemented diet; 0.7% DSS mice fed an iron diet; and 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron diet (Fig. 1). The mean weight change after each treatment was 136.9, 137.7, 139.3 and 119.1%, respectively.

Assessment of colitis

A clinical score was generated based on a 0–4 rating of the following factors: Change in body weight, stool consistency and intestinal bleeding (25,26). Each variable was allocated equal weight, with the overall clinical activity score ranging from 0–12. These parameters were determined by an investigator who was blinded to the treatment group. Following randomization, a histologic score was assigned by two pathologists who were also group-blinded.

Sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin were histopathologically evaluated for the severity of colitis in a blinded manner, as described previously (27). The histologic score for each segment (cecum, proximal colon, middle colon and distal colon) ranged from 0–9 and represented the sum of the scores for the severity of inflammation, damage/necrosis and regeneration. The total histologic score ranged from 0–12 and consisted of the sum of the score for the distal colon and the score for disease extent.

The severity of colitis was also determined based on the colonic length from the ceco-colonic junction to the anal verge, as this evaluation is an established inflammatory parameter for DSS-induced colitis (19).

Tumor morphology

The macroscopic features of the tumors were classified according to size, shape and location. The size of each lesion was determined by determining the largest diameter of the lesion using an ocular micrometer. The shape of each lesion was classified based on the Paris endoscopic classification (28) used in human pathology studies of colorectal cancer (Fig. 2).

Pit pattern diagnosis

Ex vivo observations using Nikon SMZ-1000 stereomicroscope (Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) were performed after the topical application of 0.06% crystal violet or 0.2% indigo carmine for 30–40 sec at room temperature to enhance mucosal details. Crystal violet stains the circumferential convex portions, but not the grooves, whereas indigo carmine does not stain the colonic mucosa but accumulates inside the grooves, highlighting subtle mucosal irregularities (29).

The pit pattern classification by Kudo et al (30,31) divides colorectal lesions into 5 classes (Fig. 3). Only focal mucosal lesions that were distinguished clearly from the surrounding mucosa were classified according to the pit pattern classification, due to inflammatory alterations often displaying mucosal irregularities. Type I pit pattern represents regular round crypts, type II pattern represents stellar or papillary crypts, type III pattern represents small tubular or roundish crypts (IIIS) or large tubular or roundish crypts (IIIL), type IV pattern consists of branch- or gyrus-like crypts and type V pattern consists of irregular crypts (VI) or non-structural crypts (VN). For lesions exhibiting multiple pit patterns, the pit pattern of the most atypical area was used.

Histopathology

Each specimen was treated with 10% neutral-buffered formalin and sectioned at a 4-µm thickness and stained using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). Two gastrointestinal pathologists who were blinded as to the stereomicroscopic diagnosis examined all the specimens by using a Nikon Optiphot microscope (Nikon Corporation). Based on the classification by Riddell et al (32), the tumor histology was categorized as negative, indefinite or positive for dysplasia. The positive category was divided into two subcategories: Low-grade dysplasia (LGD) and high-grade dysplasia (HGD; Table I; Fig. 4) (32,33).

Table I.

The histological classification of dysplasia by Riddell et al (30).

Table I.

The histological classification of dysplasia by Riddell et al (30).

NegativeNormal mucosaInactive colitisActive colitis
IndefiniteProbably negative (probably inflammatory)UnknownProbably positive (probably dysplastic)
PositiveLow-grade dysplasiaHigh-grade dysplasia
Statistical analysis

Where the data were normally distributed, a single analysis of variance was used to identify regional differences and the differences between groups was analyzed using the Tukey-Kramer honestly significant difference test (JMP statistical package version 12; SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Where the data was not normally distributed, the differences were analyzed using the nonparametric Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis test (rank sums). The probability of survival analysis was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. The statistical significance of each comparison was determined using the log-rank test. The results are presented as the mean ± standard error. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Time course for DSS-induced colitis

Food consumption remained unchanged among the controls and iron-supplemented mice at the end of the experiment (data not shown). Higher disease activity scores were evident in the 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron-enriched diet, compared with the normal mice fed a control diet (P<0.0001), the normal mice fed an iron-enriched diet (P<0.0001) and the 0.7% DSS mice fed an iron diet (P=0.004; Fig. 5A). The 1.5% DSS mice (mean ± standard deviation, 22.8±3.1 g; minimum weight, 18.5 g; maximum weight, 27.0 g) had a lower body weight than the control mice (26.1±1.3 g; minimum weight, 24.0 g; maximum weight, 28.0 g) at the end of the experiment, although the difference was not statistically significant (Fig. 5B). A total of 10 mice from the 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron diet succumbed prior to completion of 15 DSS cycles; these mice exhibited significant weight loss, severe rectal bleeding and diarrhea and extensive ulceration of the colon. However, no colon tumors were identified, indicating that the probable cause of mortality was not cancer development but severe colonic inflammation (Fig. 5C).

Colonic damage in DSS-induced colitis

Colonic damage was assessed according to the colonic length and histologic scores. Drinking water containing DSS resulted in colon injury, as determined according to the colon length; the colon injury was more severe in the 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron-enriched diet compared with in the 0.7% DSS mice fed an iron-enriched diet (Fig. 6). Mice that underwent the repeated administration of DSS exhibited colitis, particularly in the distal colon. Higher pathological scores were demonstrated in the 1.5% DSS mice fed an iron-enriched diet, compared with 0.7% DSS mice fed an iron-enriched diet (Fig. 7). Notably, mild inflammation was revealed in the normal mice fed an iron-enriched diet compared with the normal mice on the control diet (P<0.0001).

Incidence of dysplasia in DSS-induced colitis

The results for tumor incidence are presented in Table II. LGD, but not HGD, was observed in one normal mouse fed the iron-enriched diet, suggesting that dietary iron supplementation did not significantly affect tumor development. A total of 9/10 (90.0%) mice treated with 1.5% DSS plus an iron-enriched diet developed dysplasia, with a mean tumor multiplicity of 1.7 tumors per tumor-bearing mouse (15/9). A total of 7/20 mice (35%) treated with 0.7% DSS plus iron-enriched diet developed dysplasia, with a mean tumor multiplicity of 1.3 tumors per tumor-bearing mouse (9/7). The incidences and the multiplicities of dysplasia were significantly higher in the 1.5% DSS mice fed the iron-enriched diet compared with in the 0.7% DSS mice fed the iron-enriched diet. The colonic tumors were confirmed using a histopathological analysis and were classified as indefinite, LGD and HGD. Of the 15 areas of dysplasia in the 1.5% DSS mice fed the iron-enriched diet, HGD was observed in 46.7% (7/15) and LGD was observed in 53.3% (8/15). Of the 9 areas in the 0.7% DSS mice fed the iron-enriched diet, HGD was observed in 44.4% (4/9) and LGD was observed in 55.6% (5/9).

Table II.

Incidence of colonic tumors induced by chronic DSS exposure.

Table II.

Incidence of colonic tumors induced by chronic DSS exposure.

Experimental groupNegative, nIndefinite, nLGD tumor/mouse, nHGD tumor/mouse, nLGD+HGD tumor/mouse, n
Control diet + normal mice (n=11)6  0000
Iron diet + normal mice (n=16)4  11/101/1
Iron diet + 0.7% DSS mice (n=20)0135/44/49/7
Iron diet + 1.5% DSS mice (n=10)0  18/57/615/9

[i] HGD, low-grade dysplasia; LGD, low-grade dysplasia; DSS, dextran sulfate sodium.

Analysis of dysplasia in DSS-induced colitis

The areas of dysplasia in the DSS mice were further characterized according to pathological and morphological variables. HGD was predominantly located in the distal colon (Fig. 8A). The lesion size was larger for HGD compared with for LGD (Fig. 8B).

Finally, the histopathological diagnosis was compared with the pit pattern assessment. When compared with LGD, HGD exhibited a higher frequency of elevated lesions (Is and IIa) and a lower frequency of flat lesions (IIb) based on the macroscopic features (Fig. 8C); furthermore, VI pits were more numerous and IV, IIIL and II pits were less numerous (Fig. 8D). Fig. 9 exemplifies the stereomicroscopic and histological pictures of colonic tumor in a mouse with DSS colitis.

Discussion

UC patients are well-known to have a higher risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with the general population. The early detection of premalignant and malignant lesions remains the best means of reducing the risk of mortality from colorectal cancer (2,3). The use of animal models allows the design of novel methods to screen for early signs of colon cancer (17,18). These models will expand our understanding of the mechanisms underlying tumor formation and may be useful to identify novel response indicators that are correlated with the early stages of tumorigenesis. Finally, these animal models allow preclinical testing of novel treatment strategies for prevention and intervention.

Long-lasting active inflammation may be an important factor during the earlier stage of the initiation of dysplasia and cancer. A previous study demonstrated that the simple repeated administration of DSS induced dysplasia in mice with a low tumor incidence (20). Subsequently, Seril et al (22) revealed that a 2-fold dietary iron supplementation enhanced the development of DSS-induced dysplasia resulting in a tumor incidence of >70% tumor, partly due to the augmentation of oxidative and nitrosative stress (22,23). Using this modified model, the present study characterized colonic tumors with respect to their morphology and histology.

The present study demonstrated a higher incidence and multiplicity of dysplastic lesions in the 1.5% DSS mice compared with in the 0.7% DSS mice. This finding suggested that the incidence of colitis-induced tumors increased with the severity of inflammation, similar to data for UC in humans (3,34,35).

When compared with LGD, HGD was predominantly located in the distal colon, was larger in size and had a higher incidence of elevated lesions (Is and IIa) and a lower incidence of flat lesions (IIb), according to its macroscopic features. Although invasive cancer was not observed in the present study, these findings agree with data for UC in humans that revealed that dysplasia and early cancer are predominantly located in the distal colon and exhibit protruded or flat-elevated features (3,34,35). Furthermore, long-term studies using the presently reported DSS colitis model may be useful for studying the sequence of HGD and colitis-associated cancer.

The most important aim of the present study was to investigate whether the pit pattern classification in humans is applicable to the murine model used. The pit pattern classification reported by Kudo et al (30,31) divides colonic lesions into 5 classes: Lesions classified as having a I–II pit pattern are generally considered to have benign histology, whereas type III–V pit patterns tend to predict neoplastic lesions (30,31). Previous studies in patients with UC have revealed that the dysplastic lesions and early cancer had type IIIS-IIIL or type IV pits (12). A previous study demonstrated that 13/15 (86.7%) dysplasia/cancer lesions in UC exhibited a neoplastic pit pattern (10), suggesting that a pit pattern analysis may be useful for detecting and discriminating neoplastic lesions in UC, although coexisting inflammatory changes may modify the mucosal details.

The present study used stereomicroscopy with dye-application to improve the detection of epithelial changes representing neoplastic or dysplastic alterations. To the best of our knowledge, using the pit pattern classification, the present study demonstrated for the first time that HGD exhibited an increased incidence of type VI pits and a decreased incidence of type IV, IIIL and II pits. This allowed the present study to classify the colonic tumors with regards to their pit pattern even in colitis-induced tumors in mice. Therefore, consistent with studies examining UC in humans (1016), chromoendoscopy has emerged as a useful approach for detecting and discriminating neoplastic changes in colitis-associated tumors in mice.

Previously, a safe method for performing endoscopy in mice was developed, permitting long-term studies in living mice (36). Using this method, further study may aid investigators to determine the success of their experiment in vivo at an early stage and to reduce the number of animals required for experiments examining prevention or interventions.

In conclusion, the repeated administration of DSS with iron-supplementation induced dysplastic lesions with a high incidence. Pit pattern evaluations using stereomicroscopy with dye-application were useful for detecting and discriminating neoplastic changes in DSS mice and may be useful for furthering our understanding of the mechanisms underlying tumor formation in UC patients and the characterization of pharmaceutical responses.

Acknowledgements

The present study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (grant no. 25460964) and the Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants for research on intractable diseases from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

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