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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
This study investigated whether epidermal growth factor (EGF) administration was capable of modifying salivary gland carcinogenesis. Two groups of mice were given 1 mg of 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene (DMBA) into the left submandibular gland, and then Group 1 mice received 2 microg of EGF and Group 2 mice received vehicle subcutaneously for 8 weeks. Mice in two other groups, 3 and 4, received either EGF or vehicle alone. Twelve weeks after the start of the experiment, the incidences of submandibular gland carcinomas in Groups 1 and 2 were 39% and 58%, respectively, although this difference was not statistically significant. Duct- and cyst-like structures and carcinomas in the left submandibular glands were weakly stained by anti-EGF receptor (EGFR) antibody. Immunoblot and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analyses revealed the expression of EGFR in the submandibular glands and carcinomas. However, EGFR was undetectable in YT cells that were derived from a submandibular gland undifferentiated carcinoma of a Group 2 mouse. These findings indicate that EGF does not promote tumor induction in mouse salivary gland carcinogenesis. This may be ascribed in part to the low expression level of EGFR in tumor cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0904-2512
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
30-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9890455-9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Injections, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Injections, Subcutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Pharmaceutical Vehicles, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Salivary Ducts, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Submandibular Gland, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Submandibular Gland Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9890455-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of epidermal growth factor administration on the development of mouse salivary gland carcinomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokushima University School of Dentistry, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't