ALTERATIONS IN KERATIN EXPRESSION IN HAMSTER TRACHEAL EPITHELIAL-CELLS EXPOSED TO BENZO[A]PYRENE

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EDMONDSON, SW [1 ]
MOSSMAN, BT [1 ]
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[1] UNIV VERMONT,COLL MED,DEPT PATHOL,BURLINGTON,VT 05405
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10.1093/carcin/12.4.679
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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Changes in keratin expression were documented in cultures of hamster tracheal epithelial (HTE) cells exposed to vitamin A (retinol 10(-6) M) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), two agents known to affect the differentiation of tracheal epithelial cells in vivo. Keratin protein patterns were determined after 10 days in culture in the presence and absence of B[a]P in order to determine whether the expression of these proteins was altered by this carcinogen. HTE cells maintained in the presence of vitamin A expressed four simple epithelial keratins (7,8,18 and 19) while vitamin A deficient HTE cells expressed four additional cytokeratins (5,6,14 and 17). No effect of B[a]P on keratin expression was observed in vitamin A treated cells. However, vitamin A deficient HTE cells exposed to B[a]P (0.05-10-mu-g/ml) demonstrated a decrease in the expression of the four differentiation-related keratins while the simple epithelial keratins appeared to be unaffected. These observations were verified at the RNA level employing Northern blot analysis using cDNA probes for human keratins 5,6 and 14. Results demonstrate that B[a]P alters the expression of differentiation-related genes, the cytokeratins, in cell types known to develop into tumors of the respiratory tract.
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