期刊名称:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN:0027-8424
电子版ISSN:1091-6490
出版年度:1980
卷号:77
期号:4
页码:2251-2254
DOI:10.1073/pnas.77.4.2251
语种:English
出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要:The effects of fluocinolone acetonide (FA), retinoic acid (RA), and tosylphenylalanine chloromethyl ketone (TPCK) on two-stage promotion after 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]-anthracene (DMBA) initiation in female Sencar mice were investigated. The two-stage promotion protocol was achieved by twice weekly applications of 2 microgram of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) for 2 weeks (stage I) followed by twice weekly applications of mezerein for 18 weeks (stage II). Separately stage I and II do not cause any tumors to develop after DMBA initiation. FA was found to be a potent inhibitor of stages I and II but to a greater degree for stage I than for stage II. RA was ineffective in stage I but was a potent inhibitor of stage II; TPCK specifically inhibited stage I but not stage II. FA and TPCK effectively counteract the appearance of the dark basal keratinocytes, whereas RA has no effect. These results provide additional evidence for the importance of dark basal keratinocytes in stage I of promotion and indicate that most of the other biochemical and morphological responses normally associated with promotion (such as polyamines) are actually associated with stage II of promotion.