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ArticleToxicology reports2017

p-Benzoquinone initiates non-invasive urothelial cancer through aberrant tyrosine phosphorylation of EGFR, MAP kinase activation and cell cycle deregulation: Prevention by vitamin C.

Shinjini Ganguly, Ayan Chandra, Dhruba J Chattopadhyay, Indu B Chatterjee

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Article in Toxicology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Shinjini GangulyDepartment of Biotechnology and Dr. B. C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Calcutta University College of Science, Kolkata 700019, India.
Ayan ChandraDepartment of Statistics, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata 700016, India.
Dhruba J ChattopadhyayDepartment of Biotechnology and Dr. B. C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Calcutta University College of Science, Kolkata 700019, India.
Indu B ChatterjeeDepartment of Biotechnology and Dr. B. C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Calcutta University College of Science, Kolkata 700019, India.
University of Calcutta · INSt Xavier’s College · IN

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Abstract

According to WHO classification system, non-invasive urothelial carcinoma represents urothelial carcinoma in situ (CIS) and dysplasia. Dysplastic urothelium often progresses to CIS that further advances to urothelial carcinoma (UC). The strongest risk factor for UC is cigarette smoking. However, the pathogenesis of cigarette smoke (CS)-induced UC is poorly understood. Earlier we had shown that p-benzoquinone (p-BQ), a major toxic quinone derived from p-benzosemiquinone of CS in vivo, is a causative factor for various CS-induced diseases. Here, using a guinea pig model we showed that prolonged treatment with p-BQ led to non-invasive UC, specifically carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the renal pelvis and dysplasia in the ureter and bladder. The mechanisms of carcinogenesis were p-BQ-induced oxidative damage and apoptosis that were later suppressed and followed by activation of epidermal growth factor receptor, aberrant phosphorylation of intracellular tyrosine residues, activation of MAP kinase pathway and persistent growth signaling. This was accompanied by deregulation of cell cycle as shown by marked decrease in the expression of p21

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Aberrant EGFR activationBax, BCL2-associated X proteinBcl-2, B-cell lymphoma 2Carcinoma in situCell cycle deregulationCIS, carcinoma in situCS, cigarette smokeDNPH, 2 4-dinitrophenylhydrazineDysplasiaEGFR, epidermal growth factor receptorGAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenaseIARC, International Agency for Research on CancerMAPK, mitogen activated protein kinasePAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsp-Benzoquinonep-BQ, p-benzoquinonePBS, phosphate buffered salinep-BSQ, p-benzosemiquinoneROS, reactive oxygen speciesSDS PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisTUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labellingUC, urothelial carcinomaVitamin CWHO, World Health Organization

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