Genetic polymorphisms may also partially explain the increased risk of cancer-associated chemical carcinogens amongst different genders, race, and ethnicity. As a consequence of the effects of these factors, inflammation completely perturbs the normal patterns of cell differentiation, renewal, and replacement. Despite evidence for an apparent scheduling of certain mutational events, it is the accumulation of these mutations, and not the order or the stage of tumorigenesis in which they occur, that appears to be the determining factor.68 Recent evidence from microarray expression analysis of human cancers supports an alternative, and not mutually exclusive, mode of tumor progression. It will be very difficult but not impossible to translate these nutritional variants of people to experimental animals because of differences in feeding patterns and metabolism between animals and humans. Studies on mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis have led to the concept that cancer arises through three main mechanistic steps (Weinberg 2007), namely initiation (the process of acquisition of genetic and epigenetic changes that sets the cell on path to cancer), promotion (a step during which the primed cells express altered responses that provide a selective advantage allowing them to survive and develop locally), and progression (a series of steps during which the now established cancer cells accumulate further changes on the path to malignancy (Figure 2)). By the 6–10th weeks after TPA promotion, elevated growth of begin papillomas is readily visible. miR-21 is one key oncomiR, up-regulated in a number of human cancers.90, 117 It has been shown to be up-regulated by exposure to cancer-causing agents such as arsenite,118 reactive oxygen species (ROS),118 hydrogen peroxide,119 UV irradiation,120 TPA,121 and nitric oxide from NOS2.122 In addition, absence of miRNA-21 results in suppressed skin tumorigenesis induced by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)/TPA. (1979). Stewart and P. Kleihues, World Cancer, Report, IARC Press, Lyon 2003, p. 57. DNA mismatches occasionally occur, because excision repair processes incorporate unmodified or conventional, but noncomplementary, Watson–Crick bases opposite each other in the DNA helix. Because the accumulation rate of mutations is proportional to the rate of cell division, or at least the rate at which stem cells are replaced, clonal expansion of initiated cells, produces a larger population of cells that are at risk of further genetic changes and malignant conversion.64, 68 Tumor promoters are generally nongenotoxic, are not carcinogenic alone, and often (but not always) are able to mediate their biologic effects without metabolic activation. This implies that for both types of agents, unraveling the pathways of carcinogenesis will be dependent on experiments with animals. The two-stage chemical carcinogenesis protocol is initially developed based on anecdotal findings made in the 1920s that wounding of mouse skin that had previously been treated with carcinogenic tar were prone to skin tumor development. The sequence of development of an epithelial tumor is represented and divided in three steps: initiation, promotion, and progression. These enzymes catalyze translocation of the alkyl moiety from an alkylated base (e.g., O6-methyldeoxyguanosine) to a cysteine residue at their active site in the absence of DNA strand scission. Reduction of benzo[a]pyrene-induced mutagenicity by dehydrodiol dehydrogenase has been shown by Glatt et al. Considered TOXNET’s flagship database, Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. GST 12-12 exhibits activity only toward arylmethyl sulfates, which are carcinogenic in rat skin, but not in the liver, where the form is abundant. The DNA polymerase stops at the replication fork when DNA damage is detected on the parental strand. Overall, the identification of specific genes and their function in primary cancers and metastases have clinical implications in molecular diagnosis of primary cancers and targeted therapeutic strategies for personalized medicine. DNA damage initiates a complex network of signaling cascades.209 The chemical structure of DNA can be altered by a carcinogen in several ways: the formation of large bulky aromatic adducts, small alkyl adducts, oxidation, dimerization, and deamination. Chemical – A number of chemicals are known to be carcinogenic. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines, amides and azo dyes; Examples of carbon electrophiles are mustard gas, some alkenes, aflatoxin, and benzo[a]pyrene. There are suggestions that enzymatic differences in the levels of superoxide dismutase might provide differential protection of the DNA of cells from radiation (Petkau, 1978); however, the nature of that relationship is by no means clear (Duncan et al., 1979). These nongenotoxic or epigenetic agents (Figure 1) neither do not induce mutations nor do they induce direct DNA damage in the target organ. Proto-oncogene mutation (“initiation”; e.g., k-ras) can induce expression of other suppressor miR’s such as the let-7 family.167 With long-term, extensive exposure, miRNA expression changes can become irreversible. Exposure to organic peroxides (catechol, hydroquinone, and 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide) leads to oxyradical damage; however, oxyradicals and hydrogen peroxide can be generated in lipid peroxidation and the catalytic cycling of some enzymes, as well as environmental sources (e.g., tobacco smoke).204, 222 Certain drugs and plasticizers can stimulate cells to produce peroxisomes, and oxyradical formation is mediated through protein kinase C when inflammatory cells are exposed to tumor promoters like phorbol esters.223 Oxyradicals can contribute to deamination through induction of NO synthase.224, Maintenance of genome integrity requires mitigation of DNA damage. Similarly, rat forms in the Mu class catalyze the glutathione-dependent liberation of nitrite from 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide, which is tumorigenic to the lung, esophagus, and other organs where these forms are not expressed or expressed only marginally. The majority of known initiators have both initiating and promoting (see below) activity and can thus induce neoplasms rapidly and in high yield when there is repeated or high-level exposure. In 2002, the Croce group reported the first link between miRNA and the pathogenesis of cancer; specifically, miR-15a and miR-16-1 were observed to be downregulated in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients.46 Since this seminal observation, many of the known miRNA genes were shown to reside in genomic regions that are commonly associated with cancer.110 To this end, miRNAs themselves are now known to act as tumor suppressors and oncogenes (oncomiRs); and environmental carcinogens alter miRNA expression by down-regulating suppressor miRNA and up-regulating oncomiRs. However, recent data from molecular studies of pre-neoplastic human lung and colon tissues implicate epigenetic changes as an early event in carcinogenesis. Some of the so-called “nongenotoxic” carcinogens might more appropriately be considered to be “oxyradical triggers.” Indeed, chronic inflammatory states, which involve oxyradical formation, can also be cancer risk factors.204–208. Genes known to code for DNA-repair enzymes that participate in this process include XRCC4, XRCC5, XRCC6, XRCC7, HRAD51B, HRAD52, RPA, and ATM. Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS) is a scientifically evaluated and fully referenced data bank, developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), but no longer updated. 91, 149 Although the effects of environmental chemical carcinogens on the miRNA machinery have been described in detail recently, 91 they can be summed … Epigenetics describes a change in gene activity without a change in the DNA sequence. In the 15 or so years since miRNAs were discovered,95–97 it has become clear that post-transcriptional control of gene expression by miRNAs provides an important and widely used level of gene regulation. Examples of Endocrine Disruptors Other examples include dioxin, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDT, bisphenol A (BPA) and atrazine. The total dose of a tumor promoter is less significant than frequently repeated administrations, and if the tumor promoter is discontinued before malignant conversion has occurred, premalignant or benign lesions may regress. These radicals are released by neutrophils and macrophages. From: Information Resources in Toxicology (Third Edition), 2000, Ricardo F. Sánchez-Ortiz MD, David J. Vaughn MD, in Penn Clinical Manual of Urology, 2007. Croton oil (isolated from Croton tiglium seeds) is used widely as a tumor promoter in murine skin carcinogenesis, and the mechanism of action for its most potent constituent, TPA, which occurs via protein kinase C activation, is arguably the best understood among tumor promoters.72 Chemicals or agents capable of both tumor initiation and promotion are known as complete carcinogens [e.g., B(a)P and 4-aminobiphenyl]. Evidence that absent protection of a functionally intact GSTM1 gene correlates with an increased risk of tobacco-related lung cancer.184 Similarly, the absence of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes increases the risk of lung cancer because of radon exposure.185 There is a substantial reduction in risk of lung adenocarcinoma associated with genetic polymorphism in CYP2A13, the most active CYP P450 for the metabolic activation of tobacco-specific carcinogen NNK.186 The finding that XRCC1, GSTM1, and COMT polymorphisms was strongly associated with lung cancer risk in smoking women is supportive of an interaction of repair, tobacco smoke metabolism, and estrogen metabolism in this disease and continues the controversy of an increased risk of lung cancer in women.187 Also, UDP glucuronosyltransferases (e.g., UGT1A1, UGT1A9, and UGT2B7) have been implicated in cancers of the head and neck. LactMed is a database of drugs, herbals, and other substances to which breast-feeding mothers may be exposed. In this case, environmental exposures alter gene expression, and genes responsible for carcinogen metabolism can be upregulated or repressed by certain chemical exposures. For example, an informative p53 mutational spectrum of frequent G—»Ttransversions in codon 249 is found in hepatocellular ... Metabolites of chemical carcinogens are predicted to be the active carcinogenic agent. An excellent example of this kind of investigation strategy is the work of Gould and Clifton on mammary carcinogenesis (Gould and Clifton, 1991; Gould et al., 1991). Although the phenotypic traits of individual cancers are highly variable, commonly acquired capabilities include limitless replicative potential, self-sufficiency in growth signals, insensitivity to antigrowth signals, evading apoptosis, tissue invasion, sustained angiogenesis, and metastasis.64 These phenotypic traits reflect a complex molecular circuitry of biochemical pathways and protein machines within cancer cells.269. Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens, but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation, for example gamma rays and alpha particles, which … Not only do we have to learn how the immunological and endocrine system and a variety of external and internal promotor agents influence this chain, but the identified pieces of this formidable puzzle then have to be put together in a setting that will provide the scientific basis that is needed for radiation protection. Here, invaluable leads have been obtained from the study of heritable human tumors (Schwab, 1989), in particular with regard to homozygosity of the lesion of tumor suppressor genes. The compound, 4-aminobiphenyl, is thought to be responsible for bladder cancer among tobacco smokers and rubber industry workers.196 In addition, nitrated PAHs are environmental contaminants that are related to aromatic amines by nitroreduction. The stimulation of the activation of aromatic hydrocarbons into chemical species which induce DNA damage, mutations, and transformation by chemicals such as theophylline, dibutyl-cAMP, and aminophylline would be an example of the latter (Huberman et al., 1974). Measures of age-dependent cancer incidence have shown, however, that the rate of tumor development is proportional to the sixth power of time, suggesting that at least four to six independent steps are necessary.65 Partial scheduling of specific genetic events in this process has been possible for some cancers. Four substances have been added in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 13th Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemical, biological, and physical agents that are considered cancer hazards for people living in the United States. This protocol has since been optimized and widely used to study skin carcinogenesis of mice with different genetic backgrounds or targeted gene engineering (Abel et al., 2009; Neagu et al., 2016). In addition, double- and single-strand breaks can occur. Additional genetic and epigenetic changes continue to accumulate.58, 59 The activation of oncogenes, and the inactivation of tumor suppressor and DNA-repair genes, leads to genomic instability or the mutator phenotype and an acceleration in the genetic changes taking place.29, 60, 61 This scenario is followed by malignant conversion, tumor progression, and metastasis. Patients with low-grade lesions (grade 1) have a nearly 100% 5-year disease-specific survival, whereas patients with high-grade lesions (grade 3) display a 20% 5-year survival. studied several rat strains that differ widely in tumor frequency following induction with chemical agents or radiation. During the initiation phase of chemical carcinogenesis, a chemical agent or carcinogen interacts with a cell to produce an irreversible change that may ultimately be manifested by a capacity for autonomous growth. (3) Repetitive rounds of selection for mutants yield coselection mutants in mutator genes. Frequently, proto-oncogenes are activated by two major mechanisms: in the case of the ras gene family, point mutations are found in highly specific regions of the gene (i.e., the 12th, 13th, 59th, or 61st codons), and members of the myc, raf, HER2, and jun multigene families can be overexpressed, sometimes involving amplification of chromosomal segments containing these genes. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. Thus, the organ-specific distribution of GST forms involved in detoxification of carcinogens seems to be one of the factors that might play a role in suppressing carcinogenesis in particular organs. Papillary tumors of the renal pelvis or ureter tend to be of low grade, whereas nodular or flat lesions tend to be of higher grade. CCRIS contains scientifically evaluated data derived from carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition studies. There are multiple examples of changes in (mostly decreases in) suppressor miRNA levels by chemical carcinogens. Chemical carcinogens can affect the activity of the different enzymes involved in epigenomics. Second, chronic inflammation involves the production of a complex combination of factors, some of which promote cell proliferation and survival, while others induce cell death. Data are derived from studies cited in primary journals, current awareness tools, NCI reports, and other special sources. In a third model, three-stage carcinogenesis, a carcinogen in subcarcinogenic doses or a free-radical-generating compound acts as an enhancer or progressor if applied after initiation and promotion. IARC also produces science-based reports on substances that can increase the risk of cancer in humans. In view of the large differences in susceptibility for cancer induction by a specific carcinogen between different species and between different inbred strains within a species, there is ample opportunity to identify the genetic factors that play a role in the initial events. The alteration of miRNA expression by chemical exposure or during inflammation potentially has enormous consequences, because of the large number of genes each miRNA regulates. DMBA/TPA two-stage carcinogenesis. Because of the complex nature of the transport and metabolism of chemical carcinogens in cells, the timing and concentration of chemical modulators will affect the ultimate biological consequence. Science. Initially, the tumors are benign exophytic lesions (papillomas), some of which gradually convert into fully invasive tumors (carcinomas). benzo[a]pyrene and several other components of the smoke of cigarettes, wood, and fossil fuels. Thus, nitrite (used to cure meats) and L-cysteine, in the presence of acetaldehyde (from alcohol), form N-nitrosothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid. causes two main mechanisms of mutagenesis. Since antioxidants and other drugs have been noted to inhibit hepatocarcinogenesis induced by many different carcinogens, different GST forms are presumably responsible. Chemicals that are structural analogues to known carcinogens should be handled carefully because adequate data on carcinogenicity of such analogues may never become available. The full list has been reviewed recently, so the reader is referred to the reference.91 Highlights include suppression of the suppressor miRNA’s let-7 family and miR-34b in lungs of cigarette smoke-exposed mice. 1981 Nov 20; 214 (4523):877–880. Many forms of cancer are associated with misregulation of miRNA expression and, indeed, miRNA expression profiles are now used as one way to classify tumors.105, 124–126 Often, tumor cells show a decrease in the level of certain miRNAs that function as tumor suppressors [for reviews, see refs 100, 127–130]. AFB 1, a fungal toxin, is a prototypical example of an environmental chemical carcinogen that has been validated using this strategy. Large distortions caused by bulky DNA adducts (e.g., BPDE-dG and 4ABP-dC) are recognized [xeroderma pigmentosum (XPA)] and removed by endonucleases (XPF, XPG, and FEN). This may include persons exposed through tobacco smoke inhalation.188, 189 Over the past 25 years, there have been advances in the understanding of carcinogen metabolism, inter-individual variations, and cancer risk. These phenomena confer to the cells a growth advantage as well as the capacity for regional invasion, and ultimately, distant metastatic spread. Human exposure to chemical carcinogens can result in cancer. ADVERTISEMENTS: In this article we will discuss about the chemical and physical types of mutagens. Each organism encodes hundreds of miRNAs, and these affect many key biological processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, survival, and metabolism. Weisburger JH, Williams GM. These tumors may well arise via a multitude of different pathways, not only different for each tumor type but also showing variations within each type. The cancer-related genes have been classified as gatekeeper (e.g., APC) and caretaker (e.g., MSH1 and MLH1) genes. a team of scientists from UC Berkeley set out to create a tool to help guide consumers to more informed buying decisions. A prominent example is tobacco smoke, which can cause cancers at multiple sites with the highest risk being that of lung cancer. Another mechanism (described in detail later) also falling under the definition of “epigenetic” is the effects of microRNA (miRNA; Figure 2, Box 2) on carcinogenesis. Two weeks after initiation, a promoting agent, such as 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) is applied (2–4 μg in 200 μL) biweekly and continues for the duration of the study, typically for 20 weeks. Some of the chemical mutagens and mutagenesis are given in Table 9.3, and described below: i. This enhancement is seen as an increase in the conversion of papillomas to malignant tumors and increased malignancy of the tumors (i.e., more invasion and metastasis) (see Section I,E,2). The promoter of NOS-2 contains binding sites for nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB). Wattenberg (1977), (1978) has reviewed the literature on the protective effect that several antioxidants (e.g., butylated hydroxytoluene) had on chemical carcinogen-induced carcinogenesis. Over the last decade, sequencing efforts have identified genomic landscapes of common forms of human cancer. Although the exact mechanism(s) of action of these agents on neoplastic cell formation are yet to be determined, changes in gene expression and cell growth parameters appear to be critical, and nongenotoxic compounds exhibit temporal and threshold characteristics frequently requiring chronic treatment for carcinogenicity. The American Cancer Society provides an extensive list of probable chemical carcinogens including those found in processed foods and beverages, various household products, pesticides etc. This approach has allowed the investigation of diverse host factors for which indicator drugs were not available, and it has been applied to a wide variety of cancers.177–181 Such studies have not only made a key impact in the area of pharmacogenomics,182, 183 but genetic indicators of propensity for carcinogen activation and detoxification, DNA-repair capacity, apoptosis, and cell-cycle control are all features of molecular epidemiologic studies that are complementary to adduct studies because of the implications for a biologically effective dose after exposure. Many methods make use of commercially synthesized molecules produced with novel chemical modifications designed to improve stability.144–146 In addition, synthetic RNAs are generally introduced as a duplex rather than as the mature single-stranded miRNA, a feature that not only promotes stability, but also triggers mammalian defense pathways that recognize double-stranded RNA. Harman (1978) has also shown that antioxidants reduced radiation-induced carcinogenesis and life-span shortening. Cells constantly deal with the formation of DNA adducts from either endogenous or exogenous influences (Greenfield et al., 1984; Hoeijmakers, 2009; Phillips et al., 2000), including DNA damage that occurs secondary to radiation. However, as is the case for other therapies based on small RNAs, delivery of the RNA to target sites is a critical barrier to implementation.130, 133, 143, 144 A variety of systems have been developed to overcome these challenges. Diseases: HNPCC, hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma. About half of the population is devoid of its expression due to deletion of the gene, and the GST M1-1 null phenotype is reported to be more frequent in lung cancer or urinary bladder cancer patients than in matched control smokers. Indeed, it is generally believed that even a single molecule of a mutagenic substance is potentially sufficient to damage DNA irreversibly. Inter-individual variation in cancer susceptibility, and, consequently, meaningful human cancer risk assessment, involve determination of inherited host factors as well as exposure assessment. In part, these further genetic changes may result from infidelity of DNA synthesis.75 The relatively low probability of malignant conversion can be increased substantially by the exposure of pre-neoplastic cells to DNA damaging agents,76 and this process may be mediated through the activation of proto-oncogenes and inactivation of tumor suppressor genes. Consequently, human tumors exhibit an elevated mutation rate that increases the likelihood of a tumor acquiring advantageous mutations. Metabolic polymorphisms have historically been determined by the use of indicator drugs (e.g., caffeine, debrisoquine, dextromethorphan, dapsone, and isoniazid), however, these assays are being replaced by direct genetic assays. James E. Trosko, Chia-Cheng Chang, in Advances in Radiation Biology, 1981. 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