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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Dichloroacetic acid (DCA) and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) are mouse liver carcinogens. DNA hypomethylation is a common molecular event in cancer that is induced by DCA and TCA. Hypomethylation of DNA and the insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) gene was determined in DCA- and TCA-promoted liver tumors. Mouse liver tumors were initiated by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea and promoted by either DCA or TCA. By dot-blot analysis using an antibody for 5-methylcytosine, the DNA in DCA- and TCA-promoted tumors was demonstrated to be hypomethylated. The methylation status of 28 CpG sites in the differentially methylated region-2 (DMR-2) of mouse IGF-II gene was determined. In liver, 79.3 +/- 1.7% of the sites were methylated, while in DCA- and TCA-treated mice, only 46.4 +/- 2.1% and 58.0 +/- 1.7% of them were methylated and 8.7 +/- 2.6% and 10.7 +/- 7.4% were methylated in tumors. The decreased methylation found in liver from mice exposed to DCA or TCA occurred only in the upstream region of DMR-2, while in tumors it occurred throughout the probed region. mRNA expression of the IGF-II gene was increased in DCA- and TCA-promoted liver tumors but not in non-involved liver from DCA- and TCA-exposed mice. The results support the hypothesis that DNA hypomethylation is involved in the mechanism for the tumorigenicity of DCA and TCA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0300-483X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
196
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypomethylation of DNA and the insulin-like growth factor-II gene in dichloroacetic and trichloroacetic acid-promoted mouse liver tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Ohio, 3055 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614-5806, USA. tao.31@osu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.