TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyclin D1 expression during rat mammary tumor development and its potential role in the resistance of the Copenhagen rat
AU - Korkola, J. E.
AU - Wood, G. A.
AU - Archer, M. C.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Background: Resistance to mammary tumorigenesis in Copenhagen rats is associated with loss of early preneoplastic lesions known as intraductal proliferations. The cause of this disappearance, however, is unknown. Results: There were no differences in the numbers of lesions in mammary whole-mounts prepared from Copenhagen or Wistar-Furth rats at 20 or 30 days after N-methyl-N-nitro-sourea treatment, but at 37 days there were significantly fewer lesions in Copenhagen glands. Furthermore, lesions in Copenhagen glands were exclusively intraductal proliferations, whereas in Wistar-Furth glands more advanced lesions were also present. Immunohistochemical staining showed frequent cyclin D1 overexpression in Wistar-Furth lesions at 37 days, but not in Copenhagen lesions. There were, however, no differences in p16INK4a protein expression, bromodeoxyuridine labeling and apoptotic indices, or mast cell infiltration between Copenhagen and Wistar-Furth lesions at any time. Conclusions: Overexpression of cyclin D1 in preneoplastic lesions may be important in the development of mammary tumors in susceptible rats, although this overexpression does not appear to cause significant changes in cell kinetics. Furthermore, the low levels of cyclin D1 expression in Copenhagen intraductal proliferations may play a role in the resistance of these rats to mammary tumorigenesis.
AB - Background: Resistance to mammary tumorigenesis in Copenhagen rats is associated with loss of early preneoplastic lesions known as intraductal proliferations. The cause of this disappearance, however, is unknown. Results: There were no differences in the numbers of lesions in mammary whole-mounts prepared from Copenhagen or Wistar-Furth rats at 20 or 30 days after N-methyl-N-nitro-sourea treatment, but at 37 days there were significantly fewer lesions in Copenhagen glands. Furthermore, lesions in Copenhagen glands were exclusively intraductal proliferations, whereas in Wistar-Furth glands more advanced lesions were also present. Immunohistochemical staining showed frequent cyclin D1 overexpression in Wistar-Furth lesions at 37 days, but not in Copenhagen lesions. There were, however, no differences in p16INK4a protein expression, bromodeoxyuridine labeling and apoptotic indices, or mast cell infiltration between Copenhagen and Wistar-Furth lesions at any time. Conclusions: Overexpression of cyclin D1 in preneoplastic lesions may be important in the development of mammary tumors in susceptible rats, although this overexpression does not appear to cause significant changes in cell kinetics. Furthermore, the low levels of cyclin D1 expression in Copenhagen intraductal proliferations may play a role in the resistance of these rats to mammary tumorigenesis.
KW - Copenhagen rat
KW - Cyclin D
KW - Intraductal proliferations
KW - Mammary gland
KW - Preneoplastic lesions
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U2 - 10.1186/bcr18
DO - 10.1186/bcr18
M3 - Article
C2 - 11056683
AN - SCOPUS:0033237262
VL - 1
SP - 88
EP - 94
JO - Breast Cancer Research
JF - Breast Cancer Research
SN - 1465-5411
IS - 1
ER -