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DMBA/TPA-induced tumor formation is aggravated in human papillomavirus type 16 E6/E7 transgenic mouse skin

  • Kyungpook National University
  • Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • Chonnam National University

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Abstract

Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is a major causative factor in the development of uterine cervical carcinomas. We investigated the role of E6/E7 in tumor formation. Skin-specific E6/E7 transgenic mice showed approximately twice as many tumors compared with nontransgenic mice in dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-initiated and a 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-promoted two-stage skin carcinogenesis. This model showed a significant increase of epidermal cell proliferation in the transgenic mice. The 8-hydroxy- 2'deoxyguanosine (8OH-dG) detection assay showed that oxidative DNA damage was significantly higher in the transgenic mice after TPA treatments. The overexpression of E6/E7 in the skin in the DMBA/TPA two-stage-induced carcinogenesis model aggravated the incidence of tumor formation. HPV16 E6/E7 appears to act as an enhancer of carcinogenesis that requires initiation by DMBA and promotion by TPA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-332
Number of pages8
JournalOncology Research
Volume16
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Keywords

  • DMBA/TPA
  • HPV16 E6/E7
  • Keratinocytes
  • Skin cancer
  • Transgenic mice
  • hK14 promoter

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