title: Effect of 2-(carboxyphenyl) retinamide and genistein on the formation of early lesions in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced colon carcinogenesis in rats.
abstract: Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are recognized as preneoplastic lesions for colon cancer, and ACF in rodents are widely used as an intermediate biomarker to predict tumorigenicity in the colon. However, a lack of correlations between the formation of ACF and the development of colonic tumors has been reported in several studies. For example, 2-(carboxyphenyl) retinamide (2-CPR) and genistein were reported to inhibit the carcinogen-induced formation of ACF, whereas both of them were later found to enhance colon tumorigenesis in rats treated with azoxymethane (AOM). Recently, we have identified b-catenin-accumulated crypts (BCAC) in the colon of rats shortly after administration of AOM, and provided evidence that these are independent early lesions of classical ACF, and BCAC might be direct precursors for colon cancers. In the present study, we performed a comparative analysis of the modifying effects of 2-CPR and genistein on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-induced BCAC and ACF in male F344 rats. Dietary administration of 2-CPR (315 ppm) significantly reduced the total number, multiplicity and size of ACF in DMH-exposed colonic mucosa, while genistein (250 ppm) had no significant effects on DMH-induced ACF formation. In contrast, both of 2-CPR and genistein significantly enhanced the multiplicity and size of DMH-induced BCAC when compared with DMH alone group. In addition, both 2-CPR and genistein significantly increased the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) index preferentially in BCAC. Together with previous findings that 2-CPR and genistein are tumor promoters in the colon, our results support the concept that BCAC are precursors of colon tumors and suggest that these lesions are more reliable short-term biomarkers for colon carcinogenesis in rodents than ACF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Pathology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Huilan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Hongqiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Qiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Takeru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Nami
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D019833:Genistein / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D002273:Carcinogens; C111132:N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide; D014212:Tretinoin; D019833:Genistein; D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine