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  • Title: Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors during lung carcinogenesis by N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine in rats.
    Author: Takahama M, Tsutsumi M, Tsujiuchi T, Kido A, Sakitani H, Iki K, Taniguchi S, Kitamura S, Konishi Y.
    Journal: Mol Carcinog; 1999 Apr; 24(4):287-93. PubMed ID: 10326865.
    Abstract:
    The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (VEGFRs), VEGFR-1/Flt-1 and VEGFR-2/Flk-1, was investigated by immunohistochemical and northern blot analysis during lung carcinogenesis by N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine (BHP) in male Wistar rats. After BHP was given in the drinking water for 12 wk, the rats were maintained without further treatment until they were killed at 20-28 wk. Immunohistochemical studies revealed VEGF expression in almost all malignancies, the reaction being strongly positive in most adenocarcinomas (15 of 18; 83.3%) and squamous cell carcinomas (four of five; 80.0%), but less so in a total of 120 adenomas and 136 alveolar hyperplasias. In addition, VEGF mRNA and VEGFR mRNAs were found to be overexpressed in most adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas as well as in one to three of the five adenomas tested. The results indicated that VEGF and VEGFRs play important roles in the acquisition of malignant potential by preneoplastic lung lesions induced by BHP in rats. Moreover, overexpression of VEGF was related to upregulation of VEGFR-1/Flt-1 and VEGFR-2/Flk-1 expression in malignant and premalignant lung lesions.
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