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Kim NW, Seo SM, Yoo ES, Kang AR, Lee JH, Lee JH, Kang BC, Lee HW, Choi YK. Short-term carcinogenicity study of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea in FVB-Trp53 heterozygous mice. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280214. [PMID: 36608059 PMCID: PMC9821506 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Carcinogenicity tests predict the tumorigenic potential of various substances in the human body by studying tumor induction in experimental animals. There is a need for studies that explore the use of FVB/N-Trp53em2Hwl/Korl (FVB-Trp53+/-) mice, created by TALEN-mediated gene targeting in Korea, in carcinogenicity tests. This study was performed to determine whether FVB-Trp53+/- mice are a suitable model for short-term carcinogenicity studies. To compare the carcinogenicity at different concentrations, 25, 50, and 75 mg/kg of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU), a known carcinogen, were administered intraperitoneally to FVB-Trp53+/- and wild-type male mice. After 26 weeks, the survival rate was significantly reduced in FVB-Trp53+/- mice compared to the wild-type mice in the 50 and 75 mg/kg groups. The incidence of thymic malignant lymphoma (TML) in the 50 and 75 mg/kg groups was 54.2 and 59.1% in FVB-Trp53+/- male mice, respectively. TML metastasized to the lungs, spleen, lymph nodes, liver, kidney, and heart in FVB-Trp53+/- male mice. Furthermore, the incidence of primary lung tumors, such as adenomas and adenocarcinomas, was 65.4, 62.5, and 45.4% in the FVB-Trp53+/- mice of the 25, 50, and 75 mg/kg groups, respectively. The main tumor types in FVB-Trp53+/- mice were TML and primary lung tumors, regardless of the dose of MNU administered. These results suggest that systemic tumors may result from malfunctions in the p53 gene and pathway, which is an important factor in the pathogenesis of human cancers. Therefore, FVB-Trp53 heterozygous mice are suitable for short-term carcinogenicity tests using positive carcinogens, and that the best result using MNU, a positive carcinogen, might have a single dose of 50 mg/kg.
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- Na-Won Kim
- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Translational Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hisada S, Tsubota K, Inoue K, Yamada H, Ikeda T, Sistare FD. Survey of tumorigenic sensitivity in 6-month rasH2-Tg mice studies compared with 2-year rodent assays. J Toxicol Pathol 2022; 35:53-73. [PMID: 35221496 PMCID: PMC8828610 DOI: 10.1293/tox.2021-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The pharmacokinetic endpoint of a 25-fold increase in human exposure is one of the specified criteria for high-dose selection for 2-year carcinogenicity studies in rodents according to ICH S1C(R2). However, this criterion is not universally accepted for 6-month carcinogenicity tests in rasH2-Tg mice. To evaluate an appropriate multiple for rasH2-Tg mice, we evaluated data for 53 compounds across five categories of rasH2-Tg mouse-positive [(1) genotoxic and (2) non-genotoxic] carcinogens and rasH2-Tg mouse-negative [(3) non-genotoxic carcinogens with clear or uncertain human relevance; (4) non-genotoxic rodent-specific carcinogens; and (5) non-carcinogens], and surveyed their tumorigenic activities and high doses in rasH2-Tg mice and 2-year rodent models. Our survey indicated that area under the curve (AUC) margins (AMs) or body surface area-adjusted dose ratios (DRs) of tumorigenesis in rasH2-Tg mice to the maximum recommended human dose (MRHD) were 0.05- to 5.2-fold in 6 category (1) compounds with small differences between models and 0.2- to 47-fold in 7 category (2) including three 2-year rat study-negative compounds. Among all 53 compounds, including 40 compounds of the rasH2-Tg mouse-negative category (3), (4), and (5), no histopathologic risk factors for rodent neoplasia were induced only at doses above 50-fold AM or DR in rasH2-Tg mice except for two compounds, which induced hyperplasia and had no relationship with the tumors observed in the rasH2-Tg mouse or 2-year rodent studies. From the results of these surveys, we confirmed that exceeding a high dose level of 50-fold AM in rasH2-Tg mouse carcinogenicity studies does not appear to be of value.
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- Shigeru Hisada
- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation
Committee, The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
- ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 26-1, Muraoka-Higashi
2-chome, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8555, Japan
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- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation
Committee, The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
- Astellas Pharma Inc, 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki
305-8585, Japan
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- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation
Committee, The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
- Maruho Co., Ltd., 93 Chudoji Awatacho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
600-8815, Japan
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- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation
Committee, The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
- Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 1-403 Yoshino-cho, Kita-ku,
Saitama 331-9530, Japan
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- Non-Clinical Evaluation Expert Committee, Drug Evaluation
Committee, The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association, 2-3-11 Nihonbashi-Honcho,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023, Japan
- MSD K.K., 1-13-12 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8667,
Japan
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- Merck & Co., Inc., 770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA
19486-0004, USA
- Current Address: 315 Meadowmont Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517,
USA
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Smirnov A, Battulin N. Concatenation of Transgenic DNA: Random or Orchestrated? Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12121969. [PMID: 34946918 PMCID: PMC8701086 DOI: 10.3390/genes12121969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Generation of transgenic organisms by pronuclear microinjection has become a routine procedure. However, while the process of DNA integration in the genome is well understood, we still do not know much about the recombination between transgene molecules that happens in the first moments after DNA injection. Most of the time, injected molecules are joined together in head-to-tail tandem repeats-the so-called concatemers. In this review, we focused on the possible concatenation mechanisms and how they could be studied with genetic reporters tracking individual copies in concatemers. We also discuss various features of concatemers, including palindromic junctions and repeat-induced gene silencing (RIGS). Finally, we speculate how cooperation of DNA repair pathways creates a multicopy concatenated insert.
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- Alexander Smirnov
- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
- Institute of Genetic Technologies, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
- Correspondence:
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Okamura M, Moto M, Kashida Y, Machida N, Mitsumori K. Carcinogenic Susceptibility to N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine (DHPN) in rasH2 Mice. Toxicol Pathol 2021; 32:474-81. [PMID: 15223773 DOI: 10.1080/01926230490483315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To evaluate the susceptibility of rasH2 mice to N-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)nitrosamine (DHPN), a potent carcinogen targeting the lung, liver, thyroid, and kidney, male, 6-week old, rasH2 mice and wild-type Iittermates (non-Tg mice) were given DHPN in drinking water at 0, 20 or 200 ppm, and 0 or 200 ppm, respectively, for 26 weeks. The experiment using rasH2 mice given 200 ppm DHPN and non-Tg mice given 200 and 0 ppm DHPN was completed at 20 weeks, since mortality in these groups was remarkably increased due to hemangiosarcomas of the liver. Histologically, tumors developed in the lung and liver in both rasH2 and non-Tg mice treated with DHPN. In addition, proliferative lesions were observed in the forestomach, urethra, and excretory duct of salivary glands in rasH2 mice given 200 ppm DHPN. RT-PCR analysis showed no marked difference in expression of mRNAs for the transgene and the endogenous mouse ras gene between the whole lung tissue containing a neoplasm and normal lung tissue. Our results suggest that rasH2 mice are highly susceptible to DHPN, the target organs including the forestomach, salivary gland and urethra, which have not been found to develop tumors in previous long-term carcinogenicity studies of DHPN in rats and mice.
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- Miwa Okamura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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Okamura M, Moto M, Muguruma M, Ito T, Jin M, Kashida Y, Mitsumori K. A 26-Week Carcinogenicity Study of 2-Amino-3-Methylimidazo[4,5-f]Quinoline in rasH2 Mice. Toxicol Pathol 2016; 34:199-205. [PMID: 16537296 DOI: 10.1080/01926230600640058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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To evaluate the carcinogenic susceptibility of rasH2 mice to 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5- f ]quinoline (IQ), 7-week-old rasH2 mice and their wild-type littermates (non-Tg mice) of both the sexes were fed a diet containing 0 or 300 ppm IQ for 26 weeks. Microscopical examinations revealed that the proliferative lesions of the forestomach, including squamous cell hyperplasias, papillomas, and carcinomas, were frequently encountered in male and female rasH2 mice fed with IQ. In non-Tg mice, no significant differences in the incidence of forestomach lesions were observed between the 0 ppm and 300 ppm groups. Histopathological changes such as periportal hepatocellular hypertrophy and oval cell proliferation in the liver were more apparent in female rasH2 and non-Tg mice than in males, and the incidence of hepatocellular altered foci significantly increased in female rasH2 mice in the 300 ppm group as compared to that in the 0 ppm group. These results suggest that the carcinogenic potential of IQ can be detected in rasH2 mice by a 26-week, short-term carcinogenicity test.
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- Miwa Okamura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu City, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nambiar PR, Morton D. The rasH2 Mouse Model for Assessing Carcinogenic Potential of Pharmaceuticals. Toxicol Pathol 2013; 41:1058-67. [DOI: 10.1177/0192623313477257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A factor limiting widespread use of the transgenic rasH2 mouse model for carcinogenicity testing of pharmaceuticals is the paucity of published data on actual drug candidates in rasH2 mice. This report addresses this gap by highlighting rasH2 mouse study data for 10 pharmaceutical candidates. These results were compared with findings in the 2-year studies in Sprague-Dawley rats for the same 10 compounds. In the 6-month rasH2 studies, only 2 of the 10 compounds tested positive for carcinogenicity and these correlated with positive findings in the companion 2-year rat studies. One compound, sunitinib, produced gastroduodenal carcinoma in both sexes and increased hemangiosarcoma in spleen and uterus in female rasH2 mice; in rats it produced gastroduodenal carcinoma and increased pheochromocytoma (males only). The second compound, bazedoxifene, produced ovarian granulosa cell neoplasms in rasH2 mice and rats, and renal tubular neoplasms associated with increased chronic progressive nephropathy only in rats. The higher percentage of carcinogenicity positive rat bioassays could be attributed to rat-specific phenomena with little or low relevance to man. Thus, this article confirms previous reports that rasH2 mice develop rodent-specific neoplasms less frequently than rats and positive findings, when present, are accompanied by similar positive results in the rat.
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Nambiar PR, Turnquist SE, Morton D. Spontaneous tumor incidence in rasH2 mice: review of internal data and published literature. Toxicol Pathol 2012; 40:614-23. [PMID: 22328410 DOI: 10.1177/0192623311436181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Alternate transgenic mouse models are accepted as replacements for the standard carcinogenicity mouse bioassay by regulatory agencies with a companion 2-year rat bioassay. The slower rate of industry acceptance of these shorter transgenic mouse cancer bioassays has been due to lack of historical data and diagnostic criteria, and the use of nonstandardized terminologies in published data. To address these issues, especially that of generating a large historical database, a retrospective analysis of the spontaneous tumor incidences in rasH2 mice from internally sponsored 6-month carcinogenicity studies was compared to the published literature. Incidences of common spontaneous tumors (incidences > 1%) observed in these studies were lung bronchiolo-alveolar adenomas (mean 3.9-9.9%; range 0-18%), lung bronchiolo-alveolar adenocarcinomas (mean 1.4-2.4%; range 0-5%), splenic hemangiosarcomas (mean 3.0-3.9%; range 0-17%), cutaneous squamous cell papillomas (mean 1.1-1.2%; range 0-4%), Harderian gland adenoma (mean 0.8-1.2%; range 0-4%), and hepatocellular adenomas (mean 1.8%; 0-9% in males only). The remarkable similarity in the tumor incidences in multiple rasH2 studies over a decade and the observed stability of the inserted human gene are important indicators of the minimal drift in this model. Overall, the historical control data for spontaneous neoplasms should assist in the interpretation of future rasH2 mouse studies.
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- Prashant R Nambiar
- Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA.
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Machida K, Urano K, Yoshimura M, Tsutsumi H, Nomura T, Usui T. Carcinogenic comparative study on rasH2 mice produced by two breeding facilities. J Toxicol Sci 2008; 33:493-501. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.33.493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Central Institute for Experimental Animals
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Muto S, Katsuki M, Horie S. Rapid induction of skin tumors in human but not mouse c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene transgenic mice by chemical carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci 2006; 97:842-7. [PMID: 16805855 PMCID: PMC11158362 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2006.00256.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The rasH2 transgenic mice carry human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene, and are highly susceptible to chemical carcinogenesis. Previous studies showed that the mutation of c-Ha-ras induced by DMBA in the tumors of rasH2 were detected only in transgenes. To examine if the difference between the codons of the c-Ha-ras gene in human and mouse contributed to the tissue-specific sensitivity to DMBA, we generated a line of transgenic mice, mras, carrying mouse c-Ha-ras genome with its own promoter. Western blot analysis showed that the protein expression of H-RAS in the skin was increased in both rasH2 and mras compared with wild-type. Chemical skin carcinogenesis was induced by DMBA and TPA. In rasH2 mice, the latency of tumor formation was shorter than wild-type littermates. Both the number and the volume of skin tumors were increased in rasH2 than those of wild-type. However, in mras mice, enhancement of tumor formation was not observed as compared with wild-type. The mean number of tumors and the latency of tumor development was almost the same between mras and wild-type littermates. Mutational analysis showed only A to T transversion in human c-Ha-ras transgenes at codon 61 but not in murine endogenous c-Ha-ras gene in the tumors of rasH2. In the tumors of wild-type littermates and mras, A to T transversion in murine c-Ha-ras at codon 61 were detected. These results indicate that the differences in the codon of the c-Ha-ras gene between mouse and human might contribute to the tissue-specific sensitivity of DMBA.
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MESH Headings
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/toxicity
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinogens/toxicity
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Genes, ras/genetics
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Neoplasms, Squamous Cell/chemically induced
- Neoplasms, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Neoplasms, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Oncogene Protein p21(ras)/biosynthesis
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Pyridines/toxicity
- Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Species Specificity
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- Satoru Muto
- Department of Urology, Teikyo University, 2-11-1, Kaga, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan
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Myung JK, Lubec G. Use of Solution-IEF-Fractionation Leads to Separation of 2673 Mouse Brain Proteins Including 255 Hydrophobic Structures. J Proteome Res 2006; 5:1267-75. [PMID: 16674118 DOI: 10.1021/pr060015h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Analyzing complex protein mixtures on a single gel does not allow separation of many extracted proteins. Herein, we tried a prefractionation approach and mouse brain proteins were separated on a narrow pH range ZOOM-IEF Fractionator (MicroSol-IEF device) and run on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A total number of 2673 protein spots including 255 hydrophobic structures were successfully analyzed by mass spectrometry. This nonsophisticated approach to increase protein identification of a brain protein extract is a step forward in neurochemistry.
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- Jae-Kyung Myung
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Tsuchiya T, Okada M, Sakairi T, Sano F, Sugimoto J, Takagi S. Histopathological Characterization of the Skeletal Myopathy in rasH2 Mice Carrying Human Prototype c-Ha-ras Gene. J Vet Med Sci 2005; 67:481-9. [PMID: 15942132 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A skeletal myopathy is found in approximately 100% of rasH2 mice. To confirm detailed features of the rasH2 skeletal myopathy, the biceps femoris, diaphragm, triceps brachii, gastrocnemial (types I and II fiber-mixed muscles) and soleus muscle (type I fiber-dominant muscle) obtained from male rasH2 and non-transgenic littermates aged 10-13 and 34 weeks were examined. Variations in the muscle fiber size, early-scattered degeneration/necrosis and regeneration of muscle fibers were detected in 10-13-week-old rasH2 mice. The severity of the above muscular lesions was more prominent in older rasH2 mice. These lesions were noted in the type II myofiber dominant muscles (biceps femoris, triceps brachii and gastrocnemial). NADH-TR stain clearly demonstrated a disorganized intermyofibrillar network and necrotic change in muscle fibers. No specific morphological changes, like rod structure or tubular aggregation seen in some types of myopathy, were noted in Gomori trichrome and NADH-TR stains in the rasH2 mouse like in many types of muscular dystrophy. Electronmicroscopically, occasional muscle fiber degeneration/regeneration, invaded phagocytic cells, indistinct Z-band suggesting excessive contraction and dilatation of the sarcoplasmic reticulum were observed. In summary, the skeletal myopathy occurring in rasH2 mice is consistent with muscular dystrophy characterized morphologically by progressive degeneration and regeneration of myofibers. The myopathy is confined to the type II myofiber predominant muscles and is not associated with any pathognomonic lesions. These characteristics will provide us with a useful model for research in muscular dystrophy of diverse myofibers.
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- Takayuki Tsuchiya
- Toxicology Laboratory, Pharmaceuticals Research Center, Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, 1-1-1 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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Yamazaki M, Moto M, Takizawa T, Kashida Y, Imai T, Mitsumori K, Hirose M. Tumorigenic Susceptibility of Catechol on the Gastric Mucosa in rasH2 Mice. J Toxicol Pathol 2005. [DOI: 10.1293/tox.18.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Masaki Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Veterinary of Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Laboratory of Veterinary of Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Laboratory of Veterinary of Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health
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- Laboratory of Veterinary of Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health
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Suemizu H, Kito-Maruyama C, Sotomaru Y, Ogura T, Hioki K, Ohnishi Y, Tamaoki N. PCR method for genotyping and zygosity-testing of RasH2 transgenic mice. Exp Anim 2004; 53:463-6. [PMID: 15516796 DOI: 10.1538/expanim.53.463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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In short-term carcinogenicity testing using CB6F1-TgrasH2 mice, sibling nonTgrasH2 mice are used as a negative control. However, selection of TgrasH2 and nonTgrasH2 mice has been performed by PCR with only transgene specific primers by the conventional method. Therefore, the conventional method involves the risk of false negative results due to reaction failure, and contamination with TgrasH2 mice in the control mice group. Based on the nucleotide sequence information around the pre-integration site, we developed a genotyping method for distinguishing not only TgrasH2 mice (hemizygous for the Tg allele) but also nonTgrasH2 (homozygous for the nonTg allele) in a positive manner.
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Okamura M, Sumida K, Muto T, Kashida Y, Machida N, Watanabe T, Mitsumori K. Analysis of gene expression profiles of forestomach tumors in rasH2 mice initiated with N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea. Arch Toxicol 2004; 78:688-96. [PMID: 15249993 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-004-0589-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2004] [Accepted: 06/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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To clarify the mechanisms underlying enhancement of carcinogenesis in transgenic mice carrying a human prototype c-Ha- ras gene (rasH2 mouse), animals received a single intraperitoneal injection of 120 mg/kg N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and at 20 weeks thereafter expression profiles in three induced forestomach squamous cell carcinomas were assessed using high-density oligonucleotide microarrays. In addition, the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to assess mRNA expression of human c-Ha- ras gene and some molecules involved in the Ras-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Compared with normal forestomach tissue from control mice, 416 and 368 genes, respectively, were found to be commonly up- and down-regulated by 2-fold or more in the three tumors. Many genes involved in tumor invasion and metastasis such as transforming growth factor beta1 and matrix metalloproteinases were up-regulated, reflecting tumor progression. RT-PCR analysis confirmed up-regulation of transgene, mouse endogenous Ha- ras, N- ras, raf, Mekk2, c- fos, junB, c- myc and cyclin D1. These results suggest that activation of the Ras-MAPK cascade following up-regulation of both human and mouse endogenous ras genes is involved in the enhanced tumorigenesis of ENU-induced forestomach squamous cell carcinomas in rasH2 mice.
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- Miwa Okamura
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, 183-8509, Tokyo, Japan.
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Toyosawa K, Tanaka K, Imai T, Yasuhara K, Koujitani T, Hirose M, Mitsumori K. Mutation and overexpression of the transgene in ethylnitrosourea-induced tumors in mice carrying a human prototype c-Ha-ras gene. Toxicol Pathol 2003; 31:491-5. [PMID: 14692617 DOI: 10.1080/01926230390224683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To investigate mechanisms underlying accelerated carcinogenesis in mice carrying a human prototype c-Ha-ras gene (rasH2 mouse), mutations and the expression profile of the transgene were evaluated in 14 tumors induced by a single injection of ethylnitrosourea (ENU), with or without additional beta-estradiol 3-benzoate (EB) treatment. Although no codon 12 mutations were detected, changes in codon 61 were evident in all lung adenocarcinomas, skin squamous cell carcinomas and forestomach squamous cell carcinomas examined. The mRNA levels of the transgene in these lesions were also elevated 1.71- to 4.77-fold, 3.04- to 5.18-fold, and 3.00- to 5.67-fold, respectively, in comparison with those in the normal livers of rasH2 mice. The results obtained in this study suggest that mutations in codon 61 and amplification of the transgene play key roles in the carcinogenesis induced by ENU in rasH2 mice.
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- Kaoru Toyosawa
- Safety Research Laboratories, Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Suita, Osaka 564-0053, Japan.
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Storer RD, French JE, Donehower LA, Gulezian D, Mitsumori K, Recio L, Schiestl RH, Sistare FD, Tamaoki N, Usui T, van Steeg H. Transgenic tumor models for carcinogen identification: the heterozygous Trp53-deficient and RasH2 mouse lines. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2003; 540:165-76. [PMID: 14550500 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2003.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Genetically altered mouse models (GAMM) for human cancers have been critical to the investigation and characterization of oncogene and tumor suppressor gene expression and function and the associated cancer phenotype. Similarly, several of the mouse models with defined genetic alterations have shown promise for identification of potential human carcinogens and investigation of mechanisms of carcinogen-gene interactions and tumorigenesis. In particular, both the B6.129N5-Trp53 mouse, heterozygous for a p53 null allele, and the CB6F1-RasH2 mouse, hemizygous for the human H-ras transgene, have been extensively investigated. Using 26-week exposure protocols at or approaching the maximum tolerated dose, the summary results to date indicate the potential for GAMM to identify and, possibly, classify chemicals of potential risk to humans using short-term carcinogenicity experiments. This IWGT session focused on: (1) the development of recommendations for genetic/molecular characterization required in animals, tissues, and tumors before and after treatment for identification of presumptive human carcinogens based on the current state of knowledge, (2) identification of data gaps in our current state of knowledge, and (3) development of recommendations for research strategies for further development of our knowledge base of these particular models. By optimization of protocols and identification of significant outcomes and responses to chemical exposure in appropriate short-term mechanism-based genetically altered rodent models, strategies for prevention and intervention may be developed and employed to the benefit of public health.
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- R D Storer
- Department of Genetic and Cellular Toxicology, Merck Research Laboratories, WP45-311, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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Tomisawa M, Suemizu H, Ohnishi Y, Maruyama C, Urano K, Usui T, Yasuhara K, Tamaoki N, Mitsumori K. Mutation analysis of vinyl carbamate or urethane induced lung tumors in rasH2 transgenic mice. Toxicol Lett 2003; 142:111-7. [PMID: 12765245 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(03)00018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Previous studies showed that significant differences in mutation frequency of the human c-Ha-ras transgene between vinyl carbamate (VC)- and ethyl carbamate (urethane)-induced lung tumors were observed in rasH2 mice. It remains unclear why the point mutation frequency is extremely low in VC-induced lung tumors, although this compound is much more carcinogenic than urethane. In this study, we examined the somatic point mutations of the transgene at the RNA level in VC- and urethane-induced lung tumors of rasH2 mice. We did not find any mutation at codon 12 of the transgene in any of these lung tumors, but codon 61 showed frequent mutations in not only urethane-induced lung tumors (15 out of 16) but also VC-induced lung tumors (11 out of 11) in rasH2 mice. These results suggested that point mutations at codon 61 of the transgene play an important role in the carcinogenesis of VC- and urethane- induced lung tumors in rasH2 mice.
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- Masashi Tomisawa
- Central Institute for Experimental Animals, 1430 Nogawa, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki-shi 216-0001, Japan
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