Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model

The manner in which zebrafish are fed may have important impacts on the behavior of disease models. We examined the effect of different feeding regimens on the rate of overt melanoma tumor onset in a p53/BRAF-dependent model, a commonly used read-out in this and many other cancer models. We demonstr...

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Main Authors: Vadim Grigura, Megan Barbier, Anna P. Zarov, Charles K. Kaufman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2018-01-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/1/bio030726
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spelling doaj-e4e3459e07074789b0f18a4a21e0f6fe2021-06-02T12:50:51ZengThe Company of BiologistsBiology Open2046-63902018-01-017110.1242/bio.030726030726Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma modelVadim Grigura0Megan Barbier1Anna P. Zarov2Charles K. Kaufman3 Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis, 4518 McKinley Ave., CB 8069, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis, 4518 McKinley Ave., CB 8069, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA School of Arts and Sciences, Washington University in Saint Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine and Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in Saint Louis, 4518 McKinley Ave., CB 8069, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA The manner in which zebrafish are fed may have important impacts on the behavior of disease models. We examined the effect of different feeding regimens on the rate of overt melanoma tumor onset in a p53/BRAF-dependent model, a commonly used read-out in this and many other cancer models. We demonstrate that increased feeding leads to more rapid melanoma onset. The ability to modulate overt tumor onset rates with this regimen indicates additional flexibility to ‘tune’ the system to more quickly generate tumors for study and to begin to address questions related to cancer metabolism using the zebrafish model.http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/1/bio030726MelanomaCancer modelsMetabolismObesityCaloric restriction
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author Vadim Grigura
Megan Barbier
Anna P. Zarov
Charles K. Kaufman
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Megan Barbier
Anna P. Zarov
Charles K. Kaufman
Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
Biology Open
Melanoma
Cancer models
Metabolism
Obesity
Caloric restriction
author_facet Vadim Grigura
Megan Barbier
Anna P. Zarov
Charles K. Kaufman
author_sort Vadim Grigura
title Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
title_short Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
title_full Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
title_fullStr Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
title_full_unstemmed Feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
title_sort feeding amount significantly alters overt tumor onset rate in a zebrafish melanoma model
publisher The Company of Biologists
series Biology Open
issn 2046-6390
publishDate 2018-01-01
description The manner in which zebrafish are fed may have important impacts on the behavior of disease models. We examined the effect of different feeding regimens on the rate of overt melanoma tumor onset in a p53/BRAF-dependent model, a commonly used read-out in this and many other cancer models. We demonstrate that increased feeding leads to more rapid melanoma onset. The ability to modulate overt tumor onset rates with this regimen indicates additional flexibility to ‘tune’ the system to more quickly generate tumors for study and to begin to address questions related to cancer metabolism using the zebrafish model.
topic Melanoma
Cancer models
Metabolism
Obesity
Caloric restriction
url http://bio.biologists.org/content/7/1/bio030726
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