DNA damage triggers imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis during development of preneoplastic foci in the liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats

  • Authors:
    • Guang Jia
    • Chiharu Tohyama
    • Hideko Sone
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  • Published online on: October 1, 2002     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.21.4.755
  • Pages: 755-761
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Abstract

The mutant strain Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rat accumulates copper, resulting in spontaneous hepatitis and subsequent development of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) in the liver, providing a promising model for investigation of the relationship between hepatitis induced by oxidative stress and hepatocarcinogenesis. We examined DNA strand breaks in peripheral blood cells and p53 expression in livers during acute and chronic hepatitis in LEC rats, along with preneoplastic lesions, and cell proliferation and apoptosis in non-cancerous portions of livers from LEC rats aged 7-115 weeks. Immunohistochemistry using antibodies against glutathione S-transferase placental-form (GST-P), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and in situ DNA nick labeling (TUNEL) were used. Long-Evans Agouti (LEA) rats, a sibling line of the LEC strain, were used as controls. In the LEC rats, DNA strand breaks and expression of p53 were significantly higher than that of LEA rats at 24 weeks of age. The number of GST-P-positive (GST-P+) foci/cm2 increased and peaked at 48 weeks old, and the areas rapidly expanded thereafter. The level of cell proliferation increased with the development of hepatitis and was highest at about 48 weeks old. The induction of apoptosis in LEC rats was transiently higher than that in LEA rats during the period from 24 to 34 weeks of age. However, the ratio of PCNA-positive cells to the apoptotic index showed a growth imbalance in favor of cell proliferation, supporting sustained net growth in LEC rats. These findings suggest that DNA damage, reflected in DNA strand breaks, plays a critical role in the development of hepatocellular preneoplastic foci, with an imbalance between high proliferation and relatively low apoptosis.

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Jia G, Tohyama C and Sone H: DNA damage triggers imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis during development of preneoplastic foci in the liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats. Int J Oncol 21: 755-761, 2002.
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Jia, G., Tohyama, C., & Sone, H. (2002). DNA damage triggers imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis during development of preneoplastic foci in the liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats. International Journal of Oncology, 21, 755-761. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.21.4.755
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Jia, G., Tohyama, C., Sone, H."DNA damage triggers imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis during development of preneoplastic foci in the liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats". International Journal of Oncology 21.4 (2002): 755-761.
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Jia, G., Tohyama, C., Sone, H."DNA damage triggers imbalance of proliferation and apoptosis during development of preneoplastic foci in the liver of Long-Evans Cinnamon rats". International Journal of Oncology 21, no. 4 (2002): 755-761. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.21.4.755