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Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure

Our previous work has shown that exposure to inorganic arsenic in utero produces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in adult male mice. To explore further the molecular mechanisms of transplacental arsenic hepatocarcinogenesis, we conducted a second arsenic transplacental carcinogenesis study and used a...

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Autores principales: Liu, Jie, Xie, Yaxiong, Ducharme, Danica M.K., Shen, Jun, Diwan, Bhalchandra A., Merrick, B. Alex, Grissom, Sherry F., Tucker, Charles J., Paules, Richard S., Tennant, Raymond, Waalkes, Michael P.
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Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16507464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8534
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author Liu, Jie
Xie, Yaxiong
Ducharme, Danica M.K.
Shen, Jun
Diwan, Bhalchandra A.
Merrick, B. Alex
Grissom, Sherry F.
Tucker, Charles J.
Paules, Richard S.
Tennant, Raymond
Waalkes, Michael P.
author_facet Liu, Jie
Xie, Yaxiong
Ducharme, Danica M.K.
Shen, Jun
Diwan, Bhalchandra A.
Merrick, B. Alex
Grissom, Sherry F.
Tucker, Charles J.
Paules, Richard S.
Tennant, Raymond
Waalkes, Michael P.
author_sort Liu, Jie
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description Our previous work has shown that exposure to inorganic arsenic in utero produces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in adult male mice. To explore further the molecular mechanisms of transplacental arsenic hepatocarcinogenesis, we conducted a second arsenic transplacental carcinogenesis study and used a genomewide microarray to profile arsenic-induced aberrant gene expression more extensively. Briefly, pregnant C3H mice were given drinking water containing 85 ppm arsenic as sodium arsenite or unaltered water from days 8 to 18 of gestation. The incidence of HCC in adult male offspring was increased 4-fold and tumor multiplicity 3-fold after transplacental arsenic exposure. Samples of normal liver and liver tumors were taken at autopsy for genomic analysis. Arsenic exposure in utero resulted in significant alterations (p < 0.001) in the expression of 2,010 genes in arsenic-exposed liver samples and in the expression of 2,540 genes in arsenic-induced HCC. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that significant alterations in gene expression occurred in a number of biological networks, and Myc plays a critical role in one of the primary networks. Real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis of selected genes/proteins showed > 90% concordance. Arsenic-altered gene expression included activation of oncogenes and HCC biomarkers, and increased expression of cell proliferation–related genes, stress proteins, and insulin-like growth factors and genes involved in cell–cell communications. Liver feminization was evidenced by increased expression of estrogen-linked genes and altered expression of genes that encode gender-related metabolic enzymes. These novel findings are in agreement with the biology and histology of arsenic-induced HCC, thereby indicating that multiple genetic events are associated with transplacental arsenic hepatocarcinogenesis.
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spelling pubmed-13922352006-03-14 Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure Liu, Jie Xie, Yaxiong Ducharme, Danica M.K. Shen, Jun Diwan, Bhalchandra A. Merrick, B. Alex Grissom, Sherry F. Tucker, Charles J. Paules, Richard S. Tennant, Raymond Waalkes, Michael P. Environ Health Perspect Research Our previous work has shown that exposure to inorganic arsenic in utero produces hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in adult male mice. To explore further the molecular mechanisms of transplacental arsenic hepatocarcinogenesis, we conducted a second arsenic transplacental carcinogenesis study and used a genomewide microarray to profile arsenic-induced aberrant gene expression more extensively. Briefly, pregnant C3H mice were given drinking water containing 85 ppm arsenic as sodium arsenite or unaltered water from days 8 to 18 of gestation. The incidence of HCC in adult male offspring was increased 4-fold and tumor multiplicity 3-fold after transplacental arsenic exposure. Samples of normal liver and liver tumors were taken at autopsy for genomic analysis. Arsenic exposure in utero resulted in significant alterations (p < 0.001) in the expression of 2,010 genes in arsenic-exposed liver samples and in the expression of 2,540 genes in arsenic-induced HCC. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis revealed that significant alterations in gene expression occurred in a number of biological networks, and Myc plays a critical role in one of the primary networks. Real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis of selected genes/proteins showed > 90% concordance. Arsenic-altered gene expression included activation of oncogenes and HCC biomarkers, and increased expression of cell proliferation–related genes, stress proteins, and insulin-like growth factors and genes involved in cell–cell communications. Liver feminization was evidenced by increased expression of estrogen-linked genes and altered expression of genes that encode gender-related metabolic enzymes. These novel findings are in agreement with the biology and histology of arsenic-induced HCC, thereby indicating that multiple genetic events are associated with transplacental arsenic hepatocarcinogenesis. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2006-03 2005-10-06 /pmc/articles/PMC1392235/ /pubmed/16507464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8534 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, ?Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives?); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright.
spellingShingle Research
Liu, Jie
Xie, Yaxiong
Ducharme, Danica M.K.
Shen, Jun
Diwan, Bhalchandra A.
Merrick, B. Alex
Grissom, Sherry F.
Tucker, Charles J.
Paules, Richard S.
Tennant, Raymond
Waalkes, Michael P.
Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title_full Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title_fullStr Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title_full_unstemmed Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title_short Global Gene Expression Associated with Hepatocarcinogenesis in Adult Male Mice Induced by in Utero Arsenic Exposure
title_sort global gene expression associated with hepatocarcinogenesis in adult male mice induced by in utero arsenic exposure
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16507464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.8534
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