Frequent mutations of the p53 gene and infrequent H- and K-ras mutations in urinary bladder carcinomas of NON/Shi mice treated with N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine
To elucidate whether common genetic events in human urinary bladder carcinogenesis also occur in rodent models, we investigated the presence of p53, H- and K-ras mutations in 18 urinary bladder carcinomas induced by various concentrations of N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) in male NON/Sh...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Carcinogenesis (New York) 1995-10, Vol.16 (10), p.2363-2368 |
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Zusammenfassung: | To elucidate whether common genetic events in human urinary bladder carcinogenesis also occur in rodent models, we investigated the presence of p53, H- and K-ras mutations in 18 urinary bladder carcinomas induced by various concentrations of N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) in male NON/Shi mice. Histopathologically, all were invasive, 11 being squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and the remaining seven being transitional cell carcinomas (TCCs). Using polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis followed by DNA sequencing, p53, H- and K-ras mutations were observed in 14 (78%; exons 5–7), two (11%; one each on exons 1 and 2) and one (5.6%; exon 1) animals respectively. The frequencies of mutations in p53 exons 5, 6 and 7 were 7 (39%), 4 (22%), and 9 (50%) respectively, and no mutation was found in exon 8. All mutations involved one base-pair substitution with or without amino acid changes and the types of base-pair substitution were random. No evident association was observed between mutation sites and the histological phenotypes. In conclusion, p53 mutations are frequent in BBN-induced mouse invasive urinary bladder tumors, at similar levels to those observed for human high-grade invasive carcinomas, and this plus their distribution suggests their possible participation in this model of urinary bladder carcinogenesis. |
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ISSN: | 0143-3334 1460-2180 |
DOI: | 10.1093/carcin/16.10.2363 |