Time-matched analysis of DNA adduct formation and early gene expression as predictive tool for renal carcinogenesis in methylazoxymethanol acetate treated Eker rats.

Time-matched analysis of DNA adduct formation and early gene expression as predictive tool for renal carcinogenesis in methylazoxymethanol acetate treated Eker rats.
Arch Toxicol. 2017 Mar 27;:
Authors: Klaus V, Bastek H, Damme K, Collins LB, Frötschl R, Benda N, Lutter D, Ellinger-Ziegelbauer H, Swenberg JA, Dietrich DR, Stemmer K
Abstract
Genotoxic carcinogens pose great hazard to human health. Uncertainty of current risk assessment strategies and long latency periods between first carcinogen exposure and diagnosis of tumors have raised interest in predictive biomarkers. Initial DNA adduct formation is a necessary step for genotoxin induced carcinogenesis. However, as DNA adducts not always translate into tumorigenesis, their predictive value is limited. Here we hypothesize that the combined analysis of pro-mutagenic DNA adducts along with time-matched gene expression changes could serve as a superior prediction tool for genotoxic carcinogenesis. Eker rats, heterozygous for the tuberous sclerosis (Tsc2) tumor suppressor gene and thus highly susceptible towards genotoxic renal carcinogens, were continuously treated with the DNA alkylating carcinogen methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAMAc). Two weeks of MAMAc treatment resulted in a time-dependent increase of O(6)-methylguanine and N7-methylguanine adducts in the kidney cortex, which was however not reflected by significant expression changes of cyto-protective genes involved in DNA rep...

Source: Archives of Toxicology - March 27, 2017 Category: Toxicology Authors: Klaus V, Bastek H, Damme K, Collins LB, Frötschl R, Benda N, Lutter D, Ellinger-Ziegelbauer H, Swenberg JA, Dietrich DR, Stemmer K Tags: Arch Toxicol Source Type: research