TY - JOUR
T1 - Malignant progression of mouse skin papillomas treated with ethylnitrosourea, N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
AU - O'Connell, J. F.
AU - Klein-Szanto, A. J.P.
AU - Digiovanni, D. M.
AU - Fries, J. W.
AU - Slaga, T. J.
PY - 1986/3
Y1 - 1986/3
N2 - Mouse skin tumors were induced by a single topical application of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA), followed by biweekly promotion with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). After 20 weeks of promotion, mice were treated twice weekly for 2 weeks with either ethylnitrosourea (ENU), N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) or TPA. Thereafter all groups were treated biweekly with TPA. The ENU-treated group had a higher percentage of animals with carcinomas and developed 217% more cumulative carcinomas per group than TPA-treated controls. The percentage of mice with carcinomas and the cumulative number of carcinomas per group in MNNG-treated mice was higher than TPA-treated controls but was less than ENU-treated mice. The ratio of cumulative carcinomas to cumulative papillomas in ENU treated, MNNG-treated and TPA-treated mice was 16%, 9% and 6%, respectively. Histological examination of tumors remaining at the termination of the experiment revealed the presence of keratoacanthomas, some of which stained positive for γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT), in the ENU-treated and MNNG-treated, but not the TPA-treated groups. The fact that no new papillomas developed during the progression stage indicated that enhanced carcinogenesis resulted from the progression of pre-existing tumors. Enhanced progression of benign skin tumors in mice by only a few treatments of an agent may serve as a potential model for studies into the mechanisms and the inhibition of malignant progression. The model also allows for a comparison of the potency of agents in enhancing malignant progression.
AB - Mouse skin tumors were induced by a single topical application of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA), followed by biweekly promotion with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). After 20 weeks of promotion, mice were treated twice weekly for 2 weeks with either ethylnitrosourea (ENU), N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) or TPA. Thereafter all groups were treated biweekly with TPA. The ENU-treated group had a higher percentage of animals with carcinomas and developed 217% more cumulative carcinomas per group than TPA-treated controls. The percentage of mice with carcinomas and the cumulative number of carcinomas per group in MNNG-treated mice was higher than TPA-treated controls but was less than ENU-treated mice. The ratio of cumulative carcinomas to cumulative papillomas in ENU treated, MNNG-treated and TPA-treated mice was 16%, 9% and 6%, respectively. Histological examination of tumors remaining at the termination of the experiment revealed the presence of keratoacanthomas, some of which stained positive for γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT), in the ENU-treated and MNNG-treated, but not the TPA-treated groups. The fact that no new papillomas developed during the progression stage indicated that enhanced carcinogenesis resulted from the progression of pre-existing tumors. Enhanced progression of benign skin tumors in mice by only a few treatments of an agent may serve as a potential model for studies into the mechanisms and the inhibition of malignant progression. The model also allows for a comparison of the potency of agents in enhancing malignant progression.
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U2 - 10.1016/0304-3835(86)90051-0
DO - 10.1016/0304-3835(86)90051-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 2870794
AN - SCOPUS:0022589287
VL - 30
SP - 269
EP - 274
JO - Cancer Letters
JF - Cancer Letters
SN - 0304-3835
IS - 3
ER -