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Eur J Histochem ; 56(4): e48, 2012 Dec 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23361244

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to improve knowledge about histamine radioprotective potential investigating its effect on reducing ionising radiation-induced injury and genotoxic damage on the rat small intestine and uterus. Forty 10-week-old male and 40 female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups. Histamine and histamine-5Gy groups received a daily subcutaneous histamine injection (0.1 mg/kg) starting 24 h before irradiation. Histamine-5Gy and untreated-5Gy groups were irradiated with a dose of whole-body Cesium-137 irradiation. Three days after irradiation animals were sacrificed and tissues were removed, fixed, and stained with haematoxylin and eosin, and histological characteristics were evaluated. Proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative DNA markers were studied by immunohistochemistry, while micronucleus assay was performed to evaluate chromosomal damage. Histamine treatment reduced radiation-induced mucosal atrophy, oedema and vascular damage produced by ionising radiation, increasing the number of crypts per circumference (239 ± 12 vs 160 ± 10; P<0.01). This effect was associated with a reduction of radiation-induced intestinal crypts apoptosis. Additionally, histamine decreased the frequency of micronuclei formation and also significantly attenuated 8-OHdG immunoreactivity, a marker of DNA oxidative damage. Furthermore, radiation induced flattening of the endometrial surface, depletion of deep glands and reduced mitosis, effects that were completely blocked by histamine treatment. The expression of a proliferation marker in uterine luminal and glandular cells was markedly stimulated in histamine treated and irradiated rats. The obtained evidences indicate that histamine is a potential candidate as a safe radioprotective agent that might increase the therapeutic index of radiotherapy for intra-abdominal and pelvic cancers. However, its efficacy needs to be carefully investigated in prospective clinical trials.


Subject(s)
Histamine/pharmacology , Intestine, Small/drug effects , Radiation-Protective Agents/pharmacology , Uterus/drug effects , Animals , Apoptosis/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , DNA Damage/drug effects , Female , Immunohistochemistry , Intestine, Small/pathology , Male , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Uterus/pathology , Whole-Body Irradiation
4.
Med Princ Pract ; 13(4): 220-6, 2004.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15181328

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to analyze the effect of estradiol (E(2)), medroxyprogesterone and the two selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) (tamoxifen (Tam) and raloxifene (Ral)) on the estrogen receptor (ER) conformers profile performed by size exclusion HPLC in relation to hormone dependence of mammary tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two types of mammary tumors were studied: tumors transplanted in BALB/c mice that are medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA)-dependent for growth, and tumors induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by intraperitoneal injection of N-nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU). Tumors from mice treated with MPA, E(2), Tam or Ral and NMU-treated rats were analyzed and compared to that of control. RESULTS: The tumor conformer profiles were as follows: control and MPA-treated mice showed only one peak (oligomeric form); E(2)-treated mice also showed only one peak (dimer); Tam-treated mice showed one peak corresponding to a possible proteolytic fragment, and Ral-treated mice showed two peaks (oligomeric and a possible proteolytic fragment). On the other hand, NMU-induced mammary tumors from rats showed three peaks (oligomeric, monomeric and proteolytic). CONCLUSION: Our findings may indicate that SERMs affect the aggregation state of ER and thereby its ability to modulate genomic transcription mechanisms related to growth rate.


Subject(s)
Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism , Raloxifene Hydrochloride/pharmacology , Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism , Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators/pharmacology , Tamoxifen/pharmacology , Animals , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Female , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/chemically induced , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology , Methylnitrosourea , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/metabolism , Protein Conformation , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Receptors, Estrogen/chemistry
6.
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim ; 37(8): 499-504, 2001 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11669283

ABSTRACT

We report the first characterization of a mouse T-lymphoma cell line that surprisingly expresses cytoplasmatic (cy) yCD4. Phenotypically, LBC cells are CD5+, CD8+, CD16+, CD24+, CD25+, CD2-/dim, CD3-/dim, TCRbeta-/dim, TCRgammadelta, CD154 , CD40-, and CD45R. Coexpress cyTCRbeta, cyCD3, cyCD4, and yet lack surface CD4 expression. Transplantation of LBC cells into mice resulted in an aggressive T-lymphoblastic lymphoma that infiltrated lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, liver, ovary, and uterus but not peripheral blood or bone marrow. LBC cells display a modal chromosome number of 39 and a near-diploid karyotype. Based on the characterization data, we demonstrated that the LBC cell line was derived from an early T-cell lymphocyte precursor. We propose that the malignant cell transformation of LBC cells could coincide with the transition stage from late double-negative, DN3 (CD4- CD8 CD44-/low, CD25+) or DN4 (CD4-low, CD8-/low, CD44-, CD25-) to double-positive (DP: CD4+CD8+) stage of T-cell development. LBC cells provide a T-lymphoblastic lymphoma model derived from a malignant early T-lymphocyte that can be potentially useful as a model to study both cellular regulation and differentiation of T-cells. In addition, LBC tumor provides a short latency neoplasm to study cellular regulation and to perform preclinical trials of lymphoma-relatel clisorders.


Subject(s)
CD4 Antigens/analysis , Immunophenotyping , Lymphoma, T-Cell/immunology , Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology , Neoplasm Metastasis , Animals , Flow Cytometry , Karyotyping , Liver/pathology , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Lymphoma, T-Cell/genetics , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Microscopy, Fluorescence , Neoplasm Transplantation , Spleen/pathology , Thymus Gland/pathology , Tumor Cells, Cultured
7.
Oncol. clín ; 5(3): 426-435, sept. 2000. ilus
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-7535

ABSTRACT

Las terapias oncológicas conllevan generalmente efectos secundarios indeseados por lo que el mejor conocimiento de los mecanismos regulatorios del desarrollo y crecimiento tumoral puede abrir el camino a enfoques terapeúticos más adecuados. El objetivo de éste trabajo fue profundizar el estudio de la implicancia de factores que regulan el crecimiento del cáncer mamario empleando un modelo experimental químicamente inducido en rata, el que presenta similitudes con el cáncer mamario humano principalmente en lo que respecta a la regulación hormonal de su crecimiento. El tumor mamario fue inducido químicamente en ratas normales y diabéticas. Se analizó la expresión de receptores a factor de crecimiento insulínico tipo I (RIGF-I), el que forma parte de un sistema formado por factores de crecimiento, sus receptores y proteínas transportadas; éste sistema se encuentra alterado en pacientes con diabetes mellitus no dependiente de insulina. También se analizó la expresión de las proteínas c-FOS y PCNA (antígeno nuclear de proliferación celular), ambas relacionadas con la proliferación celular. Los resultados experimentales mostraron significativas diferencias en los tumores mamarios desarrollados: los de las ratas diabéticas presentaron mayor período de latencia (p<0,001), menor número de tumores desarrollados por rata (p<0,02) y una velocidad de crecimiento menor (p<0,05) con respecto a los tumores desarrollados en ratas normales. Asimismo, mostraron un patrón histológico de marcada benignidad, en contraste con los adenocarcinomas malignos ductales desarrollados en los animales normales. La expresión de las proteínas c-FOS y PCNA detectada por métodos inmunohistoquímicos fue significativamente menor en los tumores de las ratas diabéticas que en ratas normales. En cuanto a la expresión de RIGF-I, los resultados indicaron que la misma estaría regulada por las hormonas esteroides en animales diabéticos y normales. El trabajo permitió analizar experimentalmente la interrelación entre factores de crecimiento insulínicos y hormonas esteroides en el desarrollo y crecimiento tumoral mamario, particularmente cuando están presentes la patología mamaria y la diabetes (AU)


Subject(s)
Animals , Rats , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/physiopathology , Receptor, IGF Type 1 , Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology , Receptor, IGF Type 1/drug effects , Diabetes Mellitus , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental , Genes, fos , Methylurea Compounds , Estrogen Antagonists , Immunohistochemistry , Tamoxifen
8.
Oncol. clín ; 5(3): 426-435, sept. 2000. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-318469

ABSTRACT

Las terapias oncológicas conllevan generalmente efectos secundarios indeseados por lo que el mejor conocimiento de los mecanismos regulatorios del desarrollo y crecimiento tumoral puede abrir el camino a enfoques terapeúticos más adecuados. El objetivo de éste trabajo fue profundizar el estudio de la implicancia de factores que regulan el crecimiento del cáncer mamario empleando un modelo experimental químicamente inducido en rata, el que presenta similitudes con el cáncer mamario humano principalmente en lo que respecta a la regulación hormonal de su crecimiento. El tumor mamario fue inducido químicamente en ratas normales y diabéticas. Se analizó la expresión de receptores a factor de crecimiento insulínico tipo I (RIGF-I), el que forma parte de un sistema formado por factores de crecimiento, sus receptores y proteínas transportadas; éste sistema se encuentra alterado en pacientes con diabetes mellitus no dependiente de insulina. También se analizó la expresión de las proteínas c-FOS y PCNA (antígeno nuclear de proliferación celular), ambas relacionadas con la proliferación celular. Los resultados experimentales mostraron significativas diferencias en los tumores mamarios desarrollados: los de las ratas diabéticas presentaron mayor período de latencia (p<0,001), menor número de tumores desarrollados por rata (p<0,02) y una velocidad de crecimiento menor (p<0,05) con respecto a los tumores desarrollados en ratas normales. Asimismo, mostraron un patrón histológico de marcada benignidad, en contraste con los adenocarcinomas malignos ductales desarrollados en los animales normales. La expresión de las proteínas c-FOS y PCNA detectada por métodos inmunohistoquímicos fue significativamente menor en los tumores de las ratas diabéticas que en ratas normales. En cuanto a la expresión de RIGF-I, los resultados indicaron que la misma estaría regulada por las hormonas esteroides en animales diabéticos y normales. El trabajo permitió analizar experimentalmente la interrelación entre factores de crecimiento insulínicos y hormonas esteroides en el desarrollo y crecimiento tumoral mamario, particularmente cuando están presentes la patología mamaria y la diabetes


Subject(s)
Animals , Rats , Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental , Receptor, IGF Type 1 , Estrogen Antagonists , Diabetes Mellitus , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental , Genes, fos , Immunohistochemistry , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental , Methylurea Compounds , Receptor, IGF Type 1 , Tamoxifen
9.
Eur J Cancer ; 34(6): 889-94, 1998 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9797703

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to develop an experimental model for the study of cancer associated with diabetes. For diabetes induction, Sprague-Dawley rats were given streptozotocin (STZ, 90 mg/kg body weight (BW), by intraperitoneal injection on the second day of life. For mammary tumour induction, rats were injected with 50 mg/kg BW of N-nitroso-N-methylurea (NMU) at 50, 80 and 110 days old. The neoplastic process and the effect of tamoxifen treatment was examined in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. The latency period, NMU-induced tumour incidence and the number of tumours per rat in diabetic rats versus controls were 117 +/- 7 days versus 79 +/- 9 days (P < 0.001); 93% versus 95% (NS); and 5.2 +/- 1.6 versus 2.7 +/- 0.5 (P < 0.02). A more benign histological pattern for tumours in diabetic animals was observed. Mammary tumours in diabetic rats grew more slowly than in controls. Tamoxifen (1 mg/kg/day) treated diabetic rats showed tumour regression in 67% of NMU-induced mammary tumours versus 53% in controls (NS). Our results show that tumour progression seems to be affected by diabetes in this experimental model. We suggest this is the result of changes to insulin-like growth factors and their receptors, which occur in diabetics, and our future research will examine this hypothesis.


Subject(s)
Anticarcinogenic Agents/therapeutic use , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/etiology , Tamoxifen/therapeutic use , Animals , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Carcinogens/toxicity , Cell Division , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/pathology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology , Female , Insulin/blood , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/blood , Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology , Methylnitrosourea/toxicity , Rats , Streptozocin
14.
Medicina (B.Aires) ; Medicina (B.Aires);41(supl): 57-9, 1981.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: lil-3451

ABSTRACT

Se examina ultraestructuralmente un caso de leucemia de celulas velludas, diagnosticado previamente desde el punto de vista citologico, en el que junto a las caracteristicas celulas con prolongaciones ramificadas, delgadas en su periferia, con nucleos ovoides o hendidos se visualizan abundantes formas plasmocitarias interpuestas entre la citada celularidad tipica. Junto a la experiencia citada por otros autores en leucemia de celulas velludas con poblacion plasmocitica concomitante, que abona a favor del origen linfoide B de muchos de los casos de esta entidad, este vendria a aportar, asimismo, en esa direcion


Subject(s)
Lymphocytes , Leukemia, Hairy Cell
17.
Medicina [B.Aires] ; 41(supl): 57-9, 1981.
Article in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-36721

ABSTRACT

Se examina ultraestructuralmente un caso de leucemia de celulas velludas, diagnosticado previamente desde el punto de vista citologico, en el que junto a las caracteristicas celulas con prolongaciones ramificadas, delgadas en su periferia, con nucleos ovoides o hendidos se visualizan abundantes formas plasmocitarias interpuestas entre la citada celularidad tipica. Junto a la experiencia citada por otros autores en leucemia de celulas velludas con poblacion plasmocitica concomitante, que abona a favor del origen linfoide B de muchos de los casos de esta entidad, este vendria a aportar, asimismo, en esa direcion


Subject(s)
Leukemia, Hairy Cell , Lymphocytes
18.
Biol Trace Elem Res ; 2(1): 41-55, 1980 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24272852

ABSTRACT

The population of a large central area of Argentina is affected by a syndrome designed as "regional and endemic chronic hydroarsenicism." A number of types of neoplasms, especially of skin, urinary bladder, and of digestive system, occur with higher frequency in these areas. Drinking water in some of the affected areas contains from 0.1 to 1.2 mg/L of As.

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