Susceptibility to neoplastic and non-neoplastic pulmonary diseases in mice: genetic similarities

Bauer, AK; Malkinson, AM; Kleeberger, SR

HERO ID

1677359

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2004

Language

English

PMID

15355860

HERO ID 1677359
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2004
Title Susceptibility to neoplastic and non-neoplastic pulmonary diseases in mice: genetic similarities
Authors Bauer, AK; Malkinson, AM; Kleeberger, SR
Journal American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Volume 287
Issue 4
Page Numbers L685-L703
Abstract Chronic inflammation predisposes toward many types of cancer. Chronic bronchitis and asthma, for example, heighten the risk of lung cancer. Exactly which inflammatory mediators (e.g., oxidant species and growth factors) and lung wound repair processes (e.g., proangiogenic factors) enhance pulmonary neoplastic development is not clear. One approach to uncover the most relevant biochemical and physiological pathways is to identify genes underlying susceptibilities to inflammation and to cancer development at the same anatomic site. Mice develop lung adenocarcinomas similar in histology, molecular characteristics, and histogenesis to this most common human lung cancer subtype. Over two dozen loci, called Pas or pulmonary adenoma susceptibility, Par or pulmonary adenoma resistance, and Sluc or susceptibility to lung cancer genes, regulate differential lung tumor susceptibility among inbred mouse strains as assigned by QTL (quantitative trait locus) mapping. Chromosomal sites that determine responsiveness to proinflammatory pneumotoxicants such as ozone (O3), particulates, and hyperoxia have also been mapped in mice. For example, susceptibility QTLs have been identified on chromosomes 17 and 11 for O3-induced inflammation (Inf1, Inf2), O3-induced acute lung injury (Aliq3, Aliq1), and sulfate-associated particulates. Sites within the human and mouse genomes for asthma and COPD phenotypes have also been delineated. It is of great interest that several susceptibility loci for mouse lung neoplasia also contain susceptibility genes for toxicant-induced lung injury and inflammation and are homologous to several human asthma loci. These QTLs are described herein, candidate genes are suggested within these sites, and experimental evidence that inflammation enhances lung tumor development is provided.
Doi 10.1152/ajplung.00223.2003
Pmid 15355860
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Keyword adenocarcinoma; inflammation; loci; quantitative trait locus; pneumotoxicant