Antineo : Glioblastoma Tumour model – U87
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U87 cells
Human U87 cells were isolated from malignant gliomas from a patient.
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Tumour growth in vivo
The cells were collected from a tissue culture flask and injected subcutaneously in the right flank of SCID/CB17 mice. The resulting tumours were monitored by measuring two diameters with calipers, and extrapolating the volume to a sphere.
The mice bearing U87 tumours can be treated by intra-peritoneal, intra-venous, intra-tumoral or subcutaneous injection of the compounds. Per os administration is also possible
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Tumour growth curve of the U87 cells as subcutaneous tumors Mean ± SEM (n=6; take rate 100%)