title: Suppression of cell proliferation, DNA protein cross-links, and induction of apoptosis by vanadium in chemical rat mammary carcinogenesis.
abstract: Vanadium, a dietary micronutrient, has recently been considered as an important pharmacological agent. The present investigation was carried out to ascertain its anticarcinogenic potential against an experimental rat mammary carcinogenesis. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with 7,12dimethylbenz(alpha)anthracene (DMBA) (0.5 mg/100 g body weight) by a single tail vein injection in an oil emulsion. Vanadium (ammonium monovanadate) at a concentration of 0.5 ppm (4.27 micromol/L) was supplemented in drinking water and given ad libitum to the experimental group. The present study was an attempt to assess the effect of vanadium (ammonium monovanadate) on cell proliferation, apoptosis and histopathology in the mammary tissue. We also have examined DNA fragmentation and DNA protein cross-links (DPC) in the liver of rats as well. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that early neoplasia in mammary tissue proceeds by a decrease in apoptotic cell death (ACD), which was also examined with TUNEL assay, rather than an increase in cell proliferation (P<0.01). DPC in liver were reduced by vanadium treatment (ANOVA, F=13.7, P<0.01). Agarose gel electrophoresis revealed DNA fragmentation in the vanadium-treated group, confirming apoptosis further. Results of the study indicate that the mammary preneoplasia is sensitive to vanadium intervention whereas normal proliferating cells are not.
authors.affiliation: PO Box No. 17028, Division of Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, India.
authors.forename: Rajarshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sankar Ray
authors.forename: Souvik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Manisenthil
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Malay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014639:Vanadium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D011506:Proteins; D014639:Vanadium; D014867:Water; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D004247:DNA