Overexpression of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α or the human c-Ha-ras transgene is not involved in tumorigenesis induced by di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate in rasH2 mice

Autor: Kaoru Toyosawa, Nobuo Matsuoka, Kohji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Teranishi, Kenji Okugawa
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Cancer Letters. 192:199-203
ISSN: 0304-3835
DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00714-0
Popis: The mRNA profiles for peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) alpha and human c-Ha-ras genes were determined by real-time semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of hepatocellular adenomas induced by di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in transgenic mice carrying a human prototype c-Ha-ras gene (rasH2 mice). The mRNA levels were essentially equal in hepatocellular adenomas and adjacent non-neoplastic hepatocytes, in spite of a remarkable elevation in the cell proliferation index in tumors determined by anti-Ki-67 immunohistochemistry. From the results, it is concluded that overexpression of PPARalpha or the transgene is not associated with the liver tumorigenesis induced by DEHP in rasH2 mice.
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