Abstract |
Our laboratory has shown previously that recombinant rainbow trout Ea4 (rtEa4)-peptide of pro-insulin-like growth factor-I ( pro-IGF-I) exhibited antitumor activities against cancer cell lines derived from various human cancer tissues (Chen et al., 2002; Kuo and Chen, 2002). To confirm that rtEa4-peptide can exhibit the same spectrum of antitumor activities in fish tumor cells, we had developed permanent single-cell clones (RTH1B1A, RTH1B1D, RTH1B2A, and RTH1B2C) from a rainbow trout liver tumor induced by dibenzo[a,l]pyrene treatment. At 135 passages, the doubling time of these single-cell clones in CO2-independent medium at 20 degrees C was 3.9, 3.5, 3.0, and 4.5 d, respectively. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that the expression of liver signature genes (e.g., aldolase B, glucose-6-phosphatase [G-6-Pase], phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [PEPCK], hepatic nuclear factor-1 [HNF-I], IGF-I, IGF-II, and growth hormone [GH] receptor-2 genes) and CYP1A1 and CYP1A3 genes was detected in these four single-cell clones. Furthermore, results of in vitro colony formation assay in a soft- agar medium showed different degrees of colony formation activities among them. These results confirmed that the single-cell clones were derived from the rainbow trout liver. Treatment of RTH1B1D with recombinant trout Ea4-peptide resulted in the induction of a dose-dependent morphological change and the suppression of colony formation in a soft- agar medium. In addition, both morphological change and reduction of colony formation were also observed in permanent transfectants of RTH1B1D cells carrying a trout Ea4-peptide gene or its human counterpart, hEb- peptide gene. These results confirm our earlier observations that trout pre- IGF-I Ea4-peptide and hEb possess activities counteracting malignant properties of cancer cells in vitro.
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Authors | Maria J Chen, P Peter Chiou, Bih-Ying Yang, Hung Chieh Lo, Jin-Ki Son, Jerry Hendricks, George Bailey, Thomas T Chen |
Journal | In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal
(In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim)
2004 Mar-Apr
Vol. 40
Issue 3-4
Pg. 118-28
ISSN: 1071-2690 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 15311963
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Benzopyrenes
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Neoplasm Proteins
- Peptide Fragments
- Protein Precursors
- RNA, Messenger
- Recombinant Proteins
- pro-insulin-like growth factor I
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- dibenzo(a,l)pyrene
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Topics |
- Animals
- Benzopyrenes
(toxicity)
- Biomarkers, Tumor
(genetics, metabolism)
- Cell Division
(drug effects)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
(drug effects)
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
(therapeutic use)
- Liver Neoplasms, Experimental
(drug therapy, metabolism, pathology)
- Neoplasm Proteins
(genetics, metabolism)
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
- Peptide Fragments
(therapeutic use)
- Protein Precursors
(therapeutic use)
- RNA, Messenger
(metabolism)
- Recombinant Proteins
(therapeutic use)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
(methods)
- Tumor Stem Cell Assay
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