title: Spontaneous and asbestos-induced transformation of mesothelial cells in vitro.
abstract: The processes of spontaneous and asbestos-induced transformation of rat mesothelium were studied using cell cultures obtained in the laboratory. The same changes in cell properties were established in both spontaneous and asbestos-induced transformation: change in epidermal growth factor (EGF) response, in some cases appearance of fibroblast-like cells instead of polygonal ones, appearance of multilayer cell growth foci, and ability to grow in semisolid agar. The response to fibroblast growth factor, insulin-like growth factor 1, and insulin did not change during transformation as well as the P450 system activity measured by benz(a)pyrene (BP) and 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA) cytotoxicity. The asbestos-induced transformation began earlier than the spontaneous one. EGF began to stimulate mesothelium proliferation instead of its inhibition at 6-7 passages in the case of asbestos-induced transformation, whereas during spontaneous transformation this change began at 9-10 passages. Elongated rather than polygonal cells appeared at 10-11 instead of 17-18 passages (this morphological change did not take place at all lines studied). The ability to grow in semisolid agar was found at 14-16 passages with asbestos and at 22-24 passages without it. The results allow us to propose the necessity of a positive EGF response for mesothelial cell transformation and the similarity of mechanisms of spontaneous and asbestos-induced transformation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Natural Carcinogens, Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Kravchenko
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Furalyov
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vasylieva
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Pylev
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000633:toxicity; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D010994:Pleura; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D007328:Insulin; D001194:Asbestos; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I