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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the wavelength dependence of ultraviolet (UV) ra-diation (UVR)-induced melanoma in a Xiphophorus backcross hybrid model previously reported to be susceptible to melanoma induction by ultraviolet A (UVA) and visible light. Whereas ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation of neonates yielded high frequencies of melanomas in pigmented fish, UVA irradiation resulted in melanoma frequencies that were not significantly different from unirradiated fish. Spontaneous and UV-induced melanoma frequencies correlated with the degree of pigmentation as expected from previous studies, and the histopathology phenotypes of the melanomas were not found in significantly different proportions in UV-treated and -untreated tumor-bearing fish. Our results support the conclusion that a brief early-life exposure to UVB radiation causes melanoma formation in this animal model. These data are consistent with an essential role for direct DNA damage, including cyclobutane dimers and (6-4) photoproducts, in the etiology of melanoma.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9329-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultraviolet A does not induce melanomas in a Xiphophorus hybrid fish model.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Carcinogenesis, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX 78957, USA. dmitchel@mdanderson.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural