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ArticleMolecular carcinogenesis2012

Neutrophils are required for 3-methylcholanthrene-initiated, butylated hydroxytoluene-promoted lung carcinogenesis.

Haris G Vikis, Andrew E Gelman, Andrew Franklin, Lauren Stein, Amy Rymaszewski, Jihong Zhu, Pengyuan Liu, Jay W Tichelaar, Alexander S Krupnick, Ming You

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Article in Molecular carcinogenesis, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Haris G VikisDepartment of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Andrew E Gelman
Andrew Franklin
Lauren Stein
Amy Rymaszewski
Jihong Zhu
Pengyuan Liu
Jay W Tichelaar
Alexander S Krupnick
Ming You

Funding

Washington University Center for Cellular ImagingP30CA091842 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI David G DeNardo · 2001 to 2026
$128.0M
MOLECULAR GENETICS OF LUNG TUMOR PROMOTION IN MICER01CA134433 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, PENGYUAN, VIKIS, HARIS G. · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA091842NCI NIH HHS P30CA91842NCI NIH HHS R01 CA134433NCI NIH HHS R01CA134433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple studies have shown a link between chronic inflammation and lung tumorigenesis. Inbred mouse strains vary in their susceptibility to methylcholanthrene (MCA)-initiated butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)-promoted lung carcinogenesis. In the present study we investigated whether neutrophils play a role in strain dependent differences in susceptibility to lung tumor promotion. We observed a significant elevation in homeostatic levels of neutrophils in the lungs of tumor-susceptible BALB/cByJ (BALB) mice compared to tumor-resistant C57BL/6J (B6) mice. Additionally, BHT treatment further elevated neutrophil numbers as well as neutrophil chemoattractant keratinocyte-derived cytokine (KC)/chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (Cxcl1) levels in BALB lung airways. Lung CD11c+ cells were a major source of KC expression and depletion of neutrophils in BALB mice resulted in a 71% decrease in tumor multiplicity. However, tumor multiplicity did not depend on the presence of T cells, despite the accumulation of T cells following BHT treatment. These data demonstrate that neutrophils are essential to promote tumor growth in the MCA/BHT two-step lung carcinogenesis model.

Indexed as

AnimalsButylated HydroxytolueneCarcinogensCell Transformation, NeoplasticFemaleFlow CytometryImmunologic MemoryImmunophenotypingLung NeoplasmsMethylcholanthreneMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsT-LymphocytesButylated HydroxytolueneCarcinogensMethylcholanthrene

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PMID22006501
PMCPMC3389580

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