Review
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2008; 14(46): 7033-7058
Published online Dec 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7033
Table 1 Rodent models of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma constitutively overexpressing ErbB2/Neu in cancerous epithelium
ModelTumor
ErbB2/Neu
Tyrosine phosphorylationRef.
Development timeIncidence (%)Classificationc-erbB-2/neumRNAProtein
Furan rat model> 1 yr70-100Intestinal-type cholangiocarcinomaWild-type/non-amplifiedIncreasedIncreasedIncreased[63,64]
Thioacetamide rat model16-22 wk100Intestinal-type cholangiocarcinomaNANAIncreasedNA[65]
P53 deficiency/CCl4 mouse model≥ 16 wk40Ductal cholangiocarcinomaNANAIncreasedNA[66]
Rat BDEneu orthotopic cell transplantation model4 wk100Ductal cholangiocarcinomaMutatedIncreasedIncreasedIncreased[68,69]