Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice

Aflatoxin B 1 , arguably the most potent human carcinogen, induces liver cancer in humans, rats, trout, ducks, and so on, but adult mice are totally resistant. This resistance is because of a detoxifying enzyme, mouse glutathione S-transferase A3, which binds to and inactivates aflatoxin B 1 epoxide...

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Main Authors: Zoran Ilic, Tapan K Mondal, Ian Guest, Dana R Crawford, Stewart Sell
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318777344
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Tapan K Mondal
Ian Guest
Dana R Crawford
Stewart Sell
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description Aflatoxin B 1 , arguably the most potent human carcinogen, induces liver cancer in humans, rats, trout, ducks, and so on, but adult mice are totally resistant. This resistance is because of a detoxifying enzyme, mouse glutathione S-transferase A3, which binds to and inactivates aflatoxin B 1 epoxide, preventing the epoxide from binding to DNA and causing mutations. Glutathione S-transferase A3 or its analog has not been detected in any of the sensitive species, including humans. The generation of a glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout (represented as KO or -/-) mice has allowed us to study the induction of liver cancer in mice by aflatoxin B 1 . In contrast to the induction of hepatocellular carcinomas in other species, aflatoxin B 1 induces cholangiocarcinomas in GSTA3-/- mice. In other species and in knockout mice, the induction of liver cancer is preceded by extensive proliferation of small oval cells, providing additional evidence that oval cells are bipolar stem cells and may give rise to either hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma depending on the nature of the hepatocarcinogen and the species of animal. The recent development of mouse oval cell lines in our laboratory from aflatoxin B 1 -treated GSTA3-/- mice should provide a new venue for study of the properties and potential of putative mouse liver stem cells.
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spelling doaj-art-3f31925d6b334192988f1893a84c2d9d2025-08-20T02:52:37ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802018-05-014010.1177/1010428318777344Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout miceZoran Ilic0Tapan K Mondal1Ian Guest2Dana R Crawford3Stewart Sell4Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USAWadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USAWadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USAAlbany Medical College, Albany, NY, USAWadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USAAflatoxin B 1 , arguably the most potent human carcinogen, induces liver cancer in humans, rats, trout, ducks, and so on, but adult mice are totally resistant. This resistance is because of a detoxifying enzyme, mouse glutathione S-transferase A3, which binds to and inactivates aflatoxin B 1 epoxide, preventing the epoxide from binding to DNA and causing mutations. Glutathione S-transferase A3 or its analog has not been detected in any of the sensitive species, including humans. The generation of a glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout (represented as KO or -/-) mice has allowed us to study the induction of liver cancer in mice by aflatoxin B 1 . In contrast to the induction of hepatocellular carcinomas in other species, aflatoxin B 1 induces cholangiocarcinomas in GSTA3-/- mice. In other species and in knockout mice, the induction of liver cancer is preceded by extensive proliferation of small oval cells, providing additional evidence that oval cells are bipolar stem cells and may give rise to either hepatocellular carcinoma or cholangiocarcinoma depending on the nature of the hepatocarcinogen and the species of animal. The recent development of mouse oval cell lines in our laboratory from aflatoxin B 1 -treated GSTA3-/- mice should provide a new venue for study of the properties and potential of putative mouse liver stem cells.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318777344
spellingShingle Zoran Ilic
Tapan K Mondal
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Dana R Crawford
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Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
Tumor Biology
title Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
title_full Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
title_fullStr Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
title_full_unstemmed Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
title_short Participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin B exposure of glutathione S-transferase A3 knockout mice
title_sort participation of liver stem cells in cholangiocarcinogenesis after aflatoxin b exposure of glutathione s transferase a3 knockout mice
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318777344
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