Synergistic Effects of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and N-nitrosodiethylamine on Cell Malignant Transformation

作     者：ZHANG Lei ZHAO Rui YE Shu Qing ZHOU Ling WU Yong Ning ZENG Yi 

作者机构：Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk AssessmentMinistry of HealthChina National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment College of Life Science and Bio-engineeringBeijing University of Technology National Institute for Viral Disease Control and PreventionChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 

出 版 物：《Biomedical and Environmental Sciences》 (生物医学与环境科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2013年第26卷第5期

页      面：323-330页

核心收录：

学科分类：0830[工学-环境科学与工程（可授工学、理学、农学学位）] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program (No. 2006BAI19B03) the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 program No: 2012CB720804) 

主　　题：Dioxin Nitrosodiethylamine Cell transformation Tumorigenesis 

摘      要：Objective The present paper aims to investigate the effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin （TCDD） and N-nitrosodiethylamine （DEN） on tumorigenesis and its potential mechanism. Methods The potentials of TCDD and DEN in separation or in combination to induce malignant transformation were tested in Balb/c 3T3 cells by using a cell transformation assay method. The possible mechanism of observed effects was studied further by adding α-naphthoflavone （α-NF）, a competitive binding agent of TCDD, to the Aryl hydrocarbon receptor （AhR） pathway. The mRNA expressions of Cyp1a1 and Cyp2a5 gene in Balb/c 3T3 cells treated by DEN and TCDD in separation or in combination with or without presence of α-NF were measured with fluorescence quantification RT-PCR technique. Results The cell transformation frequency （TF） was significantly higher in case of induction with TCDD in combination with DEN, as compared to that with either TCDD or DEN alone. These effects were not inhibited via α-NF. The mRNA expression levels of both Cyp1a1 and Cyp2a5 were enhanced by TCDD treatment alone, but this inducible effect was blocked in cells treated by TCDD and DEN in combination. Conclusion TCDD and DEN had a significant synergistic effect on tumorigenesis when they were used in combination. AhR pathway may not be the key mechanism of this synergistic effect. Thus, it is necessary to further test the potential mechanism involved in cancer development.