Abstract |
Although 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin ( TCDD) is classified as a human carcinogen, TCDD only induced oxidative DNA damages. In our present study, we combined TCDD with 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) to investigate their tumorigenic effects on lung tumor formation in A/J mice. Application of NNK at a tumorigenic dose (2 mg/mouse) induced lung adenoma in both male and female A/J mice. Neither application of NNK at a non-tumorigenic dose (1 mg/mouse) nor repeated application of TCDD alone increased tumor incidence. Following the single injection of NNK at a non-tumorigenic dose (1 mg/mouse), repeated application of TCDD significantly increased the lung tumor incidence in female, but not in male, A/J mice 24 weeks later. Utilizing the real-time RT-PCR array, we found that P16 mRNA was significantly reduced in female lung, but not male lung, of NNK/ TCDD co-treated A/J mice. With immunohistochemical staining, we confirmed that nuclear P16 protein was reduced in the lungs of NNK/ TCDD co-treated female mice. These data suggest that P16 reduction at least partially contributed to synergistic effects of TCDD in lung tumorigenesis.
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Authors | Ying-Jan Wang, Han Chang, Yu-Chun Kuo, Chien-Kai Wang, Shih-He Siao, Louis W Chang, Pinpin Lin |
Journal | Journal of hazardous materials
(J Hazard Mater)
Vol. 186
Issue 1
Pg. 869-75
(Feb 15 2011)
ISSN: 1873-3336 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 21167638
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Carcinogens
- Nitrosamines
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
- 4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
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Topics |
- Animals
- Carcinogens
(toxicity)
- Female
- Genes, p16
- Immunohistochemistry
- Incidence
- Lung Neoplasms
(chemically induced, genetics)
- Male
- Mice
- Nitrosamines
(toxicity)
- Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
(toxicity)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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