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Expression of P53 and C-Myc in Mouse Lung Cancer Induced by Coal Burning

Date: 1988 (est.)
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Dai, X.
Lin, C.
Shi, Y.
Song, L.
Sun, X.
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a I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I EXPRESSION OF P53 AND C-MYC IN MOUSE LUNG CANCER INDUCED BY COAL BURNING Lin Chun-van, Dai Xu-dong, Song Lan-ying, Shi Yu-bo and Sun Xi-wen Heilongjiang Cancer Research Institute, Harbin, China Previous epidemiological studies have reported an association between coal burning and human lung cancer. To confirm the relationship between coal burning and lung cancer initiation and progression, the expression of p53 and c-myc in mouse lung cancer induced by burning coal smoke was studied by in-situ hybridization techniques (ISH). A total of 240 mice were divided into four groups according to the weight of burning coal (160g, 105g, 60g and control) and were exposed to burning coal for sixty minutes/day for two years. The lung cancers induced were all adenocarcinomas. The incidence of lung cancer was 9/37 (24.3%) in the "160g-coal" group, 6/47 (12.8°l) in the "105g-coal" group, 5/53 (9.4%) in the "60g-coal" group, and 2/52 (3.6%) in the "control" group. Thirteen samples with obvious signs of cancer in adjacent tissues were taken from the experimental groups. Five lung tissue samples were obtained from the controls. The tissues were fixed with formalin and processed in paraffin wax. Samples were all analyzed for the expression of c-myc and p53 by ISH, using a biotin-labeled probe. Specifically, tissue sections were digested with proteinase K. DNA-RNA hybrids were demonstrated with an alkaline phosphatase streptavidin conjugate nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) detection system. There was an over-expression of p53 mRNA in all 13 lung cancer samples and in 5 of the adjacent tissue samples. Likewise, c-myc was found to be over-expressed in 9 lung cancer samples and in 1 adjacent tissue sample. By contrast, no expression of p53 and c-myc in control samples was detected. Thus, a significant difference in the expression of c-myc gene (P= 0.002) and p53 gene (P =0.001) was found between the experimental group and the controls. The data confirm that over-expression of p53 and c-myc are common molecular events of lung cancer induced by burning coal and provide further evidence that burning coal is a risk factor for lung cancer. I

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