PubMed · 6896367
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G Di Matteo, L Crobellini, S Lucci. 1982-02-28. [Which operation for thyroid hot nodule?].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6896367/
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The high mobility group As (HMGAs) belong to a family of nonhistone nuclear proteins that orchestrate the assembly of nucleoprotein complexes. Through a complex network of protein-DNA and protein-protein interaction, they play important roles in gene transcription, recombination, and chromatin structure. This protein family is involved, through different mechanisms, in both benign and malignant neoplasias. We have recently reported that transgenic mice carrying the Hmga1 or Hmga2 genes under transcriptional control of the cytomegalovirus promoter develop pituitary adenomas secreting prolactin and growth hormone. We have shown that the mechanism of the HMGA2-induced pituitary adenoma is based on the increased E2F1 activity. The expression profile of mouse normal pituitary glands and adenomas induced in HMGA transgenic mice revealed an increased expression of the ccnb2 gene, coding for the cyclin B2 protein, in the neoplastic tissues compared with the normal pituitary gland. Here, we show, by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation, a direct binding of HMGA proteins to the promoter of ccnb2 gene, whereas luciferase assays showed that HMGAs are able to up-regulate ccnb2 promoter activity. Finally, we report an increased CCNB2 expression in human pituitary adenomas of different histotypes that is directly correlated with HMGA1 and HMGA2 expression. Because cyclin B2 is involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, these results taken together indicate that HMGA-induced cyclin B2 overexpression gives an important contribution to experimental and human pituitary tumorigenesis.
The overwhelming proportion of colorectal carcinomas are believed to originate as adenomatous polyps (adenomas), and the identification and removal of adenomas is an important component of colorectal cancer prevention efforts. Mathematical modeling of adenomas can increase our understanding of the natural history and biology of adenomas and colorectal cancer and can help in the effort to devise optimal prevention and screening strategies. Here we adapt the multi-stage model of carcinogenesis to the problem of the development and growth of adenomas. We show that, using plausible values for the biological parameters, the model can fit various aspects of adenoma data including adenoma prevalence by age, the size distribution of adenomas, clustering of adenomas within individuals and the correlation between distal and proximal adenomas. Explaining the clustering of adenomas within individuals, as well as other findings, requires heterogeneity in risk in the population; we show how such heterogeneity can be related to the distribution of biological parameters in the population. The model can also be adapted to account for adenoma development in two major syndromes related to colorectal cancer, familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer.
In the present study, we examined the ability of lyophilized strawberries in the diet to inhibit 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)- and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P)-induced lung tumorigenesis in the A/J mouse. Groups of 20 mice were administered purified AIN-76A diet containing 10% lyophilized strawberries 1 week before carcinogen dosing, and for the duration of the study. NNK was administered by i.p. injection in five, 0.414 mg doses. B[a]P was administered by gavage in five, 0.2 mg doses. At 20 weeks, there were no significant differences in tumor incidence or tumor multiplicity between the NNK+10% lyophilized strawberry group and the NNK control group. Similarly, at 24 weeks, there were no differences in tumorigenesis between the B[a]P+10% lyophilized strawberry group and the B[a]P control group. Therefore, lyophilized strawberries at 10% in the diet failed to inhibit NNK- and B[a]P-induced mouse lung tumorigenesis.