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(American Journal of Pathology. 2004;165:191-202.)
© 2004 American Society for Investigative Pathology

Susceptibility of Rats to Mammary Gland Carcinogenesis by the Food-Derived Carcinogen 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5-b]Pyridine (PhIP) Varies with Age and Is Associated with the Induction of Differential Gene Expression

Liang Shan*, Minshu Yu*, Herman A.J. Schut{dagger} and Elizabeth G. Snyderwine*

From the Chemical Carcinogenesis Section,* Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland; and the Department of Pathology,{dagger} Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio


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2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), a heterocyclic amine found in cooked meat, induces mammary gland cancer when administered to adolescent female rats (43-day-old). In contrast, mature virgin rats (150-day-old) were resistant to mammary carcinogenesis by PhIP. To explore the possible mechanisms for the age-related differences in susceptibility, PhIP-DNA adduct levels, mutations, and gene expression were examined in glands from 43-day and 150-day-old PhIP-treated rats. In rats of different ages, PhIP-DNA adduct levels detected by the 32P-post-labeling assay and mutant frequency measured in the lacI reporter gene of Big Blue rats were not statistically different. PhIP-DNA adduct levels, adduct removal, and mutation burden did not appear to account for the variation in carcinogen susceptibility with age. However, cDNA microarray analysis indicated that PhIP treatment differentially altered the profile of gene expression in glands from 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats. In 150-day-old rats, PhIP enhanced the expression of genes associated with differentiation (eg, ß-casein, {kappa}-casein, whey acidic protein) and induced morphological differentiation. In contrast, in 43-day-old rats, PhIP inhibited the expression of differentiation genes and enhanced cellular proliferation. From 3 hours to 6 weeks after PhIP dosing, the number of clones showing altered expression declined more than 50% in 150-day-old rats but increased fourfold in 43-day-old rats (29 clones versus 194, respectively) suggesting that PhIP induced a cascade of gene expression alterations only in susceptible rats. Genes showing altered expression specifically in 43-day-old rats included the Ras superfamily genes and genes associated with protein synthesis/degradation (lysosomal proteins, heat shock proteins, and proteasomes). The microarray data support the notion that the mechanism of age-dependent susceptibility to mammary gland cancer is largely associated with differential responses in expression of genes involved in cellular differentiation, proliferation, and protein homeostasis.

The mammary gland is a dynamic organ during a woman’s lifetime that undergoes growth, differentiation, and regression in association with endocrinological and reproductive factors. Breast cancer is generally considered to arise as a consequence of disruption in the normal cellular pathways involved in gland development and differentiation.1,2 Although breast cancer is largely a disease presenting in older women, the initiation of carcinogenesis may occur in younger years when the mammary gland is most susceptible.3-5 Studies of atomic bomb survivors and patients receiving therapeutic ionizing radiation have shown that ionizing radiation is more apt to increase breast cancer risk when exposure occurs during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood rather than after the age of forty.6,7

The rat is a longstanding model for studying the influence of age and mammary gland development on breast cancer susceptibility and for providing insight into human breast carcinogenesis.5,8 The impact of age on mammary gland cancer susceptibility in rats was first recognized by Huggins.8 Using the chemical carcinogen 3-methylcholanthrene, mammary cancer incidence was shown to be highest in rats treated during adolescence (roughly 35 to 55 days of age) and to decline sharply after 100 days of age. The age-related decline in susceptibility of rats to mammary gland cancer has also been observed with other carcinogens including 7, 12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and N-methylnitrosourea (NMU).9-12 Several studies have reported complete resistance to DMBA and NMU-induced mammary cancer in 150-day-old rats.10,12

The mechanisms of age-dependent susceptibility to mammary cancer in rats has been under investigation for many years.13-24 Studies with DMBA have suggested that highly susceptible adolescent rats show higher metabolic activation, greater DNA adduct formation, and poorer mammary epithelial cell DNA repair than older, less susceptible rats.14-19 The mammary gland from adolescent rats was also reported to have a high labeling index that would ultimately contribute to greater cancer risk9,10,20 . The rate of cell proliferation in the mammary gland was shown to decline with age and be lowest at about 150 days of age.10 Russo and colleagues further demonstrated that susceptibility to carcinogenesis is associated with the developmental stage of the mammary gland at the time of carcinogen administration.9,21-23 Specifically, susceptibility was correlated with the percentage of terminal end buds (TEBs) in the mammary gland. Adolescent rats have relatively high levels of TEBs whereas very few TEBs can be found in mature virgin rats (140 to 180 days of age).22 With maturation, TEBs differentiate to alveolar buds that ultimately give rise to lobules. TEBs were considered to be highly susceptible to carcinogenesis because, in comparison to more differentiated structures, TEBs have the highest rate of cellular proliferation.9,22,23

Although considerable progress has been made in identifying and understanding age-related susceptibility to chemical carcinogenesis in rats, the molecular basis for this phenomenon remains largely undefined. Studies to date point primarily to differences in DNA adduct formation, DNA repair, and cellular proliferation, as an explanation for the age-related differences in susceptibility. Interestingly, it has been recently proposed that resistance to mammary gland carcinogenesis in parous rats may be associated with an altered expression of genes regulating the intracellular pathways governing proliferation responses to carcinogens.24,25 No study has yet addressed whether the mammary gland from adolescent and mature rats shows different gene expression responses after chemical carcinogen exposure. Furthermore, defining these carcinogen-induced changes in gene expression may ultimately provide a molecular profile for susceptibility and resistance to mammary gland carcinogenesis.

In the current study, we used cDNA microarray analysis to examine the expression of genes in the mammary gland of adolescent and mature rats after chemical carcinogen exposure. We have hypothesized that the molecular/cellular responses to a mammary gland carcinogen are different between the susceptible and resistant rats of different ages, and accordingly, that distinct gene expression patterns would be induced by a chemical carcinogen. Herein we used 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) a chemical carcinogen found in the human diet in cooked meat that is a well-recognized mammary gland carcinogen in rats and a suspected human carcinogen.26,27 These studies were also undertaken to provide insight into the earliest molecular alterations associated with neoplastic transformation and resistance in the mammary gland.


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Animals, PhIP Treatment, and Mammary Gland Carcinogenesis

Female Sprague-Dawley rats were obtained from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) animal supply (Animal Production Area, Frederick, MD). For mutagenesis studies, Blue transgenic rats carrying the lacI mutational reporter gene were purchased from Taconic Laboratories (Germantown, NY). All animals were provided NIH Lab Chow and water ad libitum and housed in a NIH animal facility on a 12-hour light/12-hour dark cycle. Adolescent (43-day-old) and mature (150-day-old) rats were administered 10 oral doses of PhIP-HCl (75 mg/kg) (Toronto Research Chemicals, North York, ON) once per day over a 12-day period as described previously.28,29 The control rats were administered vehicle only (water). Rats were euthanized 3 hours after the final dose of PhIP or placed on defined high-fat diet28 for 6 weeks before euthanasia. Big Blue rats were autopsied at the 6-week time point only. On autopsy, the mammary gland samples were taken and snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at –80°C before isolation of DNA or RNA. Previous studies indicated no differences in mutant frequency between whole mammary gland and isolated mammary epithelial cells. For histological examination, a portion of the fourth gland was fixed in 10% formalin. Mammary glands (numbers 4 to 6) were used for nucleic acid isolation after lymph nodes were removed by dissection. For carcinogenesis studies, 43-day-old and 150-day-old female Sprague Dawley rats (20 each) were administered the same 10-dose regimen of PhIP and placed on defined high-fat diet for 6 months.28,29 Rats were palpated weekly and autopsied as described previously.29

RNA and DNA Isolation

High molecular weight DNA was isolated by the phenol/chloroform method. Total RNA was isolated using TRIzol extraction reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) with double precipitation according to the manufacturer’s protocol.

Mutagenesis Assay

The lacI mutant frequency in mammary gland from PhIP-treated Big Blue rats was determined using the methods outlined by Stratagene (La Jolla, CA) as described in detail previously.30

DNA Adduct Analysis

PhIP-DNA adduct levels were determined by 32P-post-labeling assay using intensification (ATP-deficient) conditions.31,32 The method resolves PhIP-DNA adducts as [32P]ATP-labeled bis-phosphonucleotide adduct fingerprints on autoradiograms after chromatography. Adduct levels were quantified by Cerenkov counting, and DNA adduct levels expressed as relative adduct labeling (RAL).

cDNA Microarrays, Probes, and Hybridizations

Microarray analysis was carried out on a mouse cDNA microarray containing 9984 cDNA clones (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD).33,34 The use of the mouse cDNA microarray for rat has been previously validated in our laboratory (Ju-Seog Lee, personal communications). Thirty micrograms of total RNA were used to synthesize cDNA by oligo(dT)-primed polymerization using SuperScript II reverse transcriptase and labeled by Cy3 (Cy3) and Cy5 (Cy5) mono-reactive dyes (Amersham Biosciences, Buckinghamshire, England). The labeled Cy3 and Cy5 cDNA probes were purified and concentrated on a Microcon column YM-30 (Millipore, Bedford, MA), achieving a final volume of 15 µl. Probes were mixed with 1 µl of Cot-1 DNA, 1 µl of yeast t-RNA and 1 µl of poly(A), denatured for 1 minute at 100°C and then mixed with 18 µl of 2X hybridization buffer (50% formamide, 10X SSC, 0.2% SDS). Slides were first pre-hybridized with 30 µl pre-hybridization buffer (5X SSC, 0.1% SDS, and 1% bovine serum albumin in TE buffer) for 1 hour, rinsed with H2O for 2 minutes, and dehydrated in isopropyl alcohol for 2 minutes. Hybridization was carried out by adding the probe to the array and incubating overnight at 42°C. After washing, the slides were scanned using the Axon GenePix 4000 scanner and GenePix Pro 3.0 software (Axon, Union City, CA). For data normalization, interpretation, and visualization, the image and raw data were deposited into the NCI microarray database system supported by the Center for Information Technology (http://nciarray.nci.nih.gov). For arrays comparing gene expression in 43-day and 150-day untreated rats, mammary gland RNA from five rats in each age group were pooled and hybridization was carried out three times. For arrays comparing gene expression in PhIP-treated and control rats in each age group, control rat mammary gland RNA within each age group (N = 5 control rats) was pooled before hybridization against individual age-matched PhIP-treated rat (N = 3) mammary RNA samples.

Microarray Data Normalization and Analysis

Total intensity normalization [50th percentile (median)] was used to correct bias caused by systematic differences. Mean target intensity minus median background was used for signal calculation. Each clone intensity was re-scaled by a normalization factor such that the median fluorescence ratio of all genes was 1.0. Changes in gene expression were presented as logarithmic ratios of fluorescence intensities [channel B/channel A (Cy5/Cy3)]. The spots were filtered for both Cy3 and Cy5 channels by such that the minimum percentage of target pixels was at least one standard deviation above the background, the signal intensity above background was at least two standard deviations, the signal intensity to background ratio was at least one, and the minimum absolute signal intensity was at least 500. The criteria for selecting a differentially expressed clone was that it showed relative to control greater than a twofold expression change in at least two of the three replicates and greater than a 1.5-fold expression change in the third replicate. The data were further analyzed by hierarchical clustering (Stanford’s Cluster and TreeView Program and BRB array tools) available from the NCI microarray database website (http://nciarray.nci.nih.gov).

Semi-Quantitative RT-PCR

One microgram of total RNA was used to synthesize the first-strand cDNA in a final volume of 20 µl using SuperScript First-Strand Synthesis Kit (Invitrogen). Then, 0.5 µl of the cDNA was used to amplify a segment of the {alpha}-casein (Csn1), ß-casein (Csn2), {kappa}-casein (Csn10), whey acidic protein (Wap), RAN, RAB11a, and Ras-GTPase-activating protein SH3-domain binding protein (G3bp) separately using the following specific primers: Csn1-F, tcgtcaacaacctgaacagac and Csn1-R, tccactacactcataggatgtc; Csn2-F, aggatgcattcactgtgtc and Csn2-R, aggtcttgaacaggcatac; Csn10-F, agaactgactccgtgtgaag and Csn10-R, accactgactctgtggtag; Wap-F, tgcttcatcagcctcgttc and Wap-R, tctggatccaagagtcaag; G3bp-F, tggtgaaccaggagatgtg and G3bp-R, tctgagccaagcaattcac; Ran-F, tcgtcttccataccaacag and Ran-R, acaggtcgtcatcctcatc; Rab11a-F, agattctggtgttgggaag; and Rab11a-R, accacattgttgcttggag. GAPDH was amplified as the internal control using primers purchased from Invitrogen. PCR was carried out for 20 to 25 cycles with each cycle including denaturing for 45 seconds at 94°C, annealing for 45 seconds at 58°C, and polymerization for 45 seconds at 72°C. The PCR product was separated on 2% agarose gel containing ethidium bromide (EtBr) and photographed under UV light.

Statistical Analysis

The statistical analysis in Figure 1 was carried out with SigmaStat 2.0 statistical software (Jandel Scientific Software, San Rafael, CA).



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  		Figure 1. PhIP-DNA adduct levels (A) and mutant frequency (B) in rats of different ages. DNA adduct levels were determined by the 32P-post-labeling method and expressed as relative adduct labeling (RAL). Values are the mean ± SE of three to four rats. Differences between bars were not statistically significant (Student’s t-test, P > 0.05, two-tailed). P values are listed above bars.

 

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DNA Adducts, Mutagenicity, and Carcinogenicity of PhIP in 43-Day-Old and 150-Day-Old Rats

PhIP-DNA adduct levels in mammary gland from 43-day-old and 150-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats treated with PhIP were measured by the 32P-post-labeling assay (Figure 1A) . At either 3 hours and 6 weeks after PhIP dosing, adduct levels were not statistically different (P > 0.05), although there was a trend toward higher adduct levels in older rats. In rats of both ages, PhIP-DNA adduct levels declined to approximately 10 to 20% the 3-hour value by 6 weeks. The profile of adducts was identical in rats of both ages and identical to that reported previously.32 Mutagenicity in the mammary gland was also assessed in 43-day-old and 150-day-old Big Blue rats 6 weeks after PhIP treatment (Figure 1B) . At both ages, mutant frequency was 7- to 11-fold higher in PhIP treated rats than in corresponding age-matched controls. However, there were no statistical differences in mutant frequency between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats given PhIP (P > 0.05). The mutant frequency in 43- and 150-day-old control rats was also not statistically different. The mammary gland carcinogenicity of PhIP was further compared in 43- and 150-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats given identical dosage regimens. Whereas nearly 50% of 43-day-old rats develop mammary gland tumors within 6 months of PhIP treatment,29 no mammary gland tumors were detected within this same time period in 150-day-old rats.

Mammary Gland Gene Expression in 43-Day-Old and 150-Day-Old Rats

The known morphological and developmental differences in mammary glands from adolescent and mature rats suggested that gene expression profiles would also be different. To test this hypothesis, gene expression profiles were examined by cDNA microarray analysis in mammary gland from 43- and 150-day-old rats. A total of 69 clones were differentially expressed (≥2.5 fold) including 62 known genes and seven unknown clones. The known genes were further grouped into several categories depending on function and relative expression level (Figure 2, A to E) . Only eight genes showed relatively low expression in 150-day-old rats (ie, showed relatively high expression in 43-day-old rats) (Figure 2A) . The majority of differentially expressed genes (N = 61) showed relatively high expression in 150-day-old rats suggesting that mammary gland development was associated with a general increase in gene expression, at least with the array used here. Genes showing differential expression were associated with differentiation (Figure 2B) , cell growth/apoptosis/repair (Figure 2C) , metabolism (Figure 2D) , and cytoskeleton/adhesion/extracellular matrix (Figure 2E) . The higher expression of genes related to mammary gland differentiation such as {alpha}-, ß-, {kappa}-casein, milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 protein, and the N-myc downstream regulated 1 gene in 150-day-old rats is consistent with the more advanced state of differentiation in the mature rat.35-38



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  		Figure 2. Differential gene expression in 43-day-old and 150-day-old normal rats. A–E: Unique clusters of genes with related functions and/or similar changes in expression. A represents genes with higher expression in 43-day-old rats. B–E: Genes with higher expression in 150-day-old rats that are functionally associated with differentiation, cell growth/apoptosis/repair, metabolism and cytoskeleton/adhesion/extracellular matrix, respectively. The assay was carried out using a cut-off value of ≥2.5-fold change in at least two of the three analyses and ≥1.5-fold change in the third hybridization. Forty three-day-old rats were labeled by cyanine 3 and 150-day-old rats by cyanine 5. Green squares, clones with high relative expression in 43-day-old rats; black squares, clones with similar expression (ratio of approximately 1); red squares, clones with high relative expression in 150-day-old rats; gray squares, insufficient data.

 
Mammary Gland Gene Expression in 43-Day-Old and 150-Day-Old Rats Exposed to PhIP

Expression 3-Hours after PhIP Treatment

In 43-day-old rats, 47 clones including 32 known genes and 15 unknown sequences showed altered expression (≥2.0 fold) 3 hours after the carcinogenic dose regimen of PhIP was administered. Twenty-nine clones (16 known genes and 13 unknown clones) were underexpressed and 18 (15 known and 3 unknown) were overexpressed in mammary gland from PhIP-treated rats versus aged-matched control. Known genes showing altered expression were categorized as associated with differentiation, cell growth/apoptosis/repair, cytoskeleton/adhesion/extracellular matrix, and metabolism (Table 1) . Multiple milk protein genes such as ß-casein, {kappa}-casein, whey acidic protein, and butyrophilin (subfamily 1, member A1) showed reduced expression after PhIP treatment suggesting an inhibition of differentiation.35,39,40 Glands from 43-day-old rats treated with PhIP also showed changes, both increases or decreases, in the expression of genes related to cell growth/apoptosis/repair. In this category, five genes were functionally related to the Ras superfamily.41 Three of the five genes including the ras homolog gene family member (Rho) E, Ras-related C3 botulinum substrate (Rac) 2, and Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF)3 showed a 2- to 3-fold higher expression, whereas the ras homolog gene family member (Rho) A and v-ral simian leukemia viral oncogene homolog showed at least a 50% reduction in expression in PhIP-treated rats than in controls.


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  		Table 1. Known Genes Showing Altered Expression in Mammary Glands of 43-Day-Old Rats 3 Hours after PhIP Treatment

 
Gene expression in the mammary gland was also examined in 150-day-old rats treated with the same dose regimen of PhIP. Microarray analysis compared the expression in glands from carcinogen treated and control 150-day-old rats. A total of 70 clones were abnormally expressed (≥ 2 fold), including 61 known genes and nine unknown sequences. The overwhelming majority of these clones (N = 64) were overexpressed, and relatively few (N = 6) were underexpressed after PhIP treatment (Table 2) . The known genes that were overexpressed comprised four major categories. The largest group of genes was metabolism-related followed by a group of genes associated with cell growth/apoptosis/repair. Nine known genes associated with cytoskeleton/adhesion/extracellular matrix were found to be overexpressed. Notably, multiple genes associated with differentiation were overexpressed in 150-day-old rats after PhIP exposure. These data indicated that PhIP treatment augmented mammary gland differentiation in 150-day-old rats.


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  		Table 2. Known Genes Showing Altered Expression in Mammary Glands of 150-Day-Old Rats 3 Hours after PhIP Treatment

 
Cluster analysis revealed that the alterations in gene expression induced by PhIP in mammary glands from 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats were distinct (Figure 3A) . Genes associated with differentiation clearly were differentially expressed between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats by microarray analysis (Figure 3B) . As confirmed by RT-PCR analysis, PhIP exposure reduced the expression of genes associated with differentiation in 43-day-old rats but increased the expression of many of these same genes in 150-day-old rats (Figure 3, C and D) .



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  		Figure 3. Hierarchical clustering of cDNA microarray expression using uncentered correlation and average linkage and semi-quantitative RT-PCR analyses 3 hours after PhIP dosing. The microarray analysis was performed with RNA from PhIP-treated rats as the test samples (labeled by cyanine 5) and RNA from corresponding controls as the reference (labeled by cyanine 3). A: Hierarchical cluster analysis based on 835 genes (that met the selection criteria outlined in Materials and Methods) from PhIP-treated 43-day-old rats (43D-P1 to 3) and PhIP-treated 150-day-old rats (150D-P1 to 3). The figure illustrates that distinct gene expression profiles were induced by PhIP in rats of different ages. B: An expansion of a representative cluster (marked with a bar in A) containing clones associated with mammary gland differentiation such as {alpha}-, ß-, {kappa}-casein, and whey acidic protein. The expression of these differentiation associated genes was inhibited by PhIP in 43-day-old rats but induced in 150-day-old rats. C and D: Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of {alpha}-, ß-, {kappa}-casein, and whey acidic protein consistent with the microarray analysis.

 
Expression 6 Weeks after PhIP Treatment

The 6-week time point was chosen for microarray analysis to assess changes in gene expression in histologically normal mammary gland just before cancer development. Mammary tumors are rarely seen at this time point, and none of the rats in this study showed palpable tumors. Preneoplastic alterations are not readily observed 6 weeks after PhIP in 43-day-old rats.42 Furthermore, PhIP and PhIP metabolites have been largely cleared from the rat at this time point, and PhIP-DNA adduct levels have declined but mutations have been induced. Microarray analysis of the gland from PhIP-treated 43-day-old rats showed a surprisingly high number of overexpressed clones (N = 194) including 168 known genes and 26 unknown sequences (Tables 3 and 4) . The majority of clones that satisfied our selection criteria showed a modest 2- to 3-fold increase in expression. The majority of overexpressed genes were associated with cell growth/apoptosis/DNA repair (Table 3) . Increased expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and lipocalin 2, a putative estrogen target gene,43 suggested that there was increased proliferation in the mammary gland. Other categories of overexpressed genes were associated with metabolism and cytoskeleton/adhesion/extracellular matrix. Also observed was an increased expression of genes associated with protein transport across the endoplasmic reticulum including SEC61 and translocating chain associated membrane protein 1.44,45


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  		Table 3. Known Genes Found Overexpressed in Mammary Glands of 43-Day-Old Rats 6 Weeks after PhIP Treatment

 
Many of the overexpressed genes detected in 43-day-old rats at 6 weeks fell into distinct gene groups or families (Table 4) . The largest family of genes included ribosomal proteins and ribosome-associated proteins. Forty-one ribosomal protein transcripts showed higher expression 6 weeks after PhIP treatment than in controls. Other gene families showing overexpression included proteasomes/protein degradation-related genes, as well as the heat shock proteins and chaperonin subunits. At this time point, many genes in the Ras superfamily and related genes also showed an increase in expression in PhIP-treated rats relative to control (Table 4 and Figure 4A ).


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  		Table 4. Distinct Clusters of Genes Over-Expressed in 43-Day-Old Rats 6 Weeks after PhIP Treatment

 


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  		Figure 4. Differential expression of genes associated with the Ras superfamily in 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats 6 weeks after PhIP treatment. A: Clustering of genes associated with Ras superfamily that were overexpressed in 43-day-old rats, but showed little or no change in 150-day-old rats after PhIP. B and C: Confirmation of microarray data by semi-quantitative analysis of selected genes Ran, G3bp, and Rab11a. The PhIP-treated 43-day-old and control rat samples were labeled as 43D-P1 to 3 and 43D-C, respectively. The PhIP-treated 150-day-old and control rat samples were labeled as 150D-P1 to 3 and 150D-C, respectively.

 
In contrast to the high number of clones overexpressed in 43-day-old PhIP-treated rats at 6 weeks, only 29 clones were overexpressed in 150-day-old PhIP-treated rats at this same time point (Table 5) . As was observed in 43-day-old rats, however, only overexpressed clones were detected in 150-day-old rats. In 150-day-old rats at 6 weeks, PhIP treatment was associated with an overexpression of differentiation-associated genes, a finding that was consistent with the results from the 3-hour time point. The overwhelming majority of changes in gene expression induced by PhIP were distinct between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats (compare Tables 3, 4, and 5 ). Multiple genes in the Ras superfamily and associated with Ras were differentially expressed between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats (Figure 4A) . The expression of several of these genes was further examined by RT-PCR in 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats (Figure 4, B and C) . Ran, Ras-GTPase-activating protein SH3-domain binding protein (G3bp), and Rab11a showed on average a 2- to 3-fold increase in expression in PhIP-treated 43-day-old rats in comparison to 43-day-old control, but little to no change in expression was detected by RT-PCR in PhIP-treated 150-day-old rats relative to controls. Expression levels of cytokeratins 5, 8, 14, and 18 were not different between glands from control and PhIP-treated rats indicating that the observed changes in gene expression were not a consequence of a change in the size of the epithelial cell compartment.


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  		Table 5. Known Genes Over-Expressed in Mammary Glands of 150-Day-Old Rats 6 Weeks after PhIP Treatment

 
Mammary Gland Histology after PhIP Exposure

Mammary glands from 150-day-old rats treated with PhIP had an increased number of alveoli and ducts, dilation of the ducts, and an accumulation of secretory products within the ducts and alveoli as revealed under light microscopy (Figure 5) . The morphological appearance of the glands from PhIP-treated rats was similar to early pregnant mammary glands and representative of greater differentiation in comparison to control glands from 150-day-old rats. The morphological changes in glands from 150-day-old rats were more pronounced at 6 weeks than at 3 hours after PhIP. In contrast, no histological changes were evident in hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) stained sections of glands from 43-day-old rats treated with PhIP (data not shown), although alteration in the percentage of terminal end buds and alveolar buds have been previously detected in mammary gland whole mounts.46



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  		Figure 5. H&E stained sections of mammary gland from 150-day-old rats at 3 hours and 6 weeks after administration of PhIP or control vehicle (water). Original magnification, x200.

 

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The current study examined the mechanisms for the age-related susceptibility to chemically-induced rat mammary gland cancer using PhIP, a heterocyclic amine found in the human diet. Whereas 43-day-old rats were susceptible to PhIP-induced carcinogenesis, 150-day-old rats were resistant. We initially addressed whether the age-related difference in susceptibility to PhIP was associated with differences in mammary gland DNA adduct levels. Previous studies suggested that PhIP-DNA adduct levels in the mammary gland correlate with tumor incidence.47 Nevertheless, PhIP-DNA adduct levels were not statistically different between 43- and 150-day-old rats (P > 0.05) and even tended to be higher in 150-day-old rats. In rats of both ages, adduct levels were similarly reduced from 3 hours to 6 weeks after PhIP. Therefore, the age differences in susceptibility to PhIP-induced mammary gland cancer did not appear to be related to differences in adduct levels or adduct removal.

Mutagenesis in the mammary gland was also assessed in Big Blue (lacI) transgenic rats of different ages. The induction of mutations is determined by multiple factors including initial DNA adduct levels, DNA repair, and cellular proliferation.48,49 Since the rate of proliferation in the mammary gland is known to be higher in 43-day-old rats than in 150-day-old rats,10 we had anticipated that mutant frequency in the lacI reporter gene would also be greatly elevated in 43-day-old rats. However, there was no statistical difference in mutant frequency between the age groups. The overall load of mutations in the mammary gland did not appear to explain the age-related variation in mammary gland cancer susceptibility to PhIP.

The mammary glands from 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats were, however, different with respect to gene expression profiles. Consistent with the known morphological and developmental differences observed in rats of these ages,5,9,50 the expression of differentiation-related genes was higher in the mammary gland from 150-day-old rats (Figure 2) . In light of these molecular differences it appeared plausible that the molecular/cellular responses of the glands to a chemical carcinogen would also be distinct. After PhIP administration, gene expression profiles in the mammary gland were different between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats. PhIP induced opposite changes in the expression of genes associated with cellular differentiation in younger and older rats. Specifically, {alpha}-casein, ß-casein, {kappa}-casein, and whey acidic protein were down-regulated in 43-day-old rats while up-regulated in 150-day-old rats. In accordance with the molecular changes, PhIP also clearly enhanced morphological differentiation in 150-day-old rats (Figure 5) . In 43-day-old rats, the finding that PhIP down-regulated the expression of differentiation genes concurs with previous morphological studies showing that PhIP inhibited the differentiation of TEBs to alveolar buds.46 Research by Russo and colleagues21-23,51 has supported that mammary cancer initiation requires the interaction of the carcinogen with undifferentiated epithelium and that differentiation inhibits cancer initiation. Our data suggest that one potential mechanism for the age-related difference in mammary cancer susceptibility involves the divergent effects of PhIP on mammary gland differentiation.

It is not yet known why PhIP stimulates differentiation in older rats but inhibits differentiation in younger rats. The duration of exposure of the gland to ovarian estrogen and progesterone, which is secreted with the onset of the estrus cycle around 35 to 42 days of age,50 is different between younger and older rats. It is known that exposure to these hormones induces persistent changes in mammary gland gene expression and modifies responses to differentiation signals.25,52,53 PhIP has been shown to induce differentiation of HC11 mammary epithelial cells under specific culture conditions.54 It appears possible that differences in the length of exposure of the adolescent and mature mammary gland to the mammotrophic hormones may in part account for the age differences in the effect of PhIP on gland differentiation.

Other changes in gene expression were also distinct between 43-day-old and 150-day-old rats after PhIP treatment. From 3 hours to 6 weeks after PhIP dosing, the number of clones showing altered expression declined more than 50% in 150-day-old rats but increased fourfold in 43-day-old rats. These data suggest that while there was a tendency for glands from older rats to recover from the PhIP exposure, there was a cascade of gene expression alterations induced by PhIP in glands from susceptible rats.

The expression of several major groups of genes was altered in glands from 43-day-old PhIP-treated rats but generally not altered in the older rats (compare Tables 4 and 5 ). At 6 weeks after PhIP, 41 ribosomal protein transcripts were overexpressed in 43-day-old rats whereas only one ribosomal protein (L6) was altered in older rats. Proteasomes and protein degradation-associated genes involving ubiquitin-dependent pathways also tended to be overexpressed in the younger but not older rats. Furthermore, at 6 weeks after PhIP, a large group of heat shock proteins (seven heat shock proteins and four chaperonin subunits) were overexpressed in 43-day-old rats while only two heat shock proteins were overexpressed in older rats. All three groups of genes found altered in 43-day-old PhIP-treated rats, ribosomal proteins, proteasomes and heat shock proteins, are involved in cellular protein homeostasis.55-64 Overall, these changes suggest that PhIP exposure may be associated with alterations in the balance of protein synthesis and degradation especially in rats susceptible to mammary gland carcinogenesis.

Another category of genes showing altered expression in 43-day-old PhIP-treated rats belonged to the Ras superfamily. These genes showed little to no change in expression in the older rats. The Ras superfamily has diverse cellular functions including regulating actin cytoskeleton, nuclear import, apoptosis, and the cell cycle.41,65 The finding that multiple genes in the Ras superfamily showed increased expression in the mammary gland from 43-day-old rats but not in 150-day-old rats raises the possibility of the involvement of these genes in breast cancer susceptibility and the early stages of carcinogenesis. It is also notable that an increased expression of PCNA was detected in glands from 43-day-old PhIP-treated rats. Accordingly, we previously observed by PCNA immunostaining that PhIP enhanced the proliferation in mammary TEBs from 43-day-old rats.46 Further studies are required to determine the contribution of specific Ras superfamily genes as well as other genes in the regulation of mammary gland cell proliferation and carcinogenesis in young PhIP-treated rats.

An increase in cellular proliferation in the mammary gland has been recognized to be an early event in rat mammary gland carcinogenesis.21,51,66,67 A proliferative burst in mammary gland from susceptible virgin rats but not parous (resistant) rats has been observed soon after NMU treatment.24 Our data with younger and older rats that differ in cancer susceptibility concur with the notion that a proliferative response is an early event in carcinogenesis. In addition to cellular proliferation, our data also implicate molecular pathways involving differentiation, Ras signaling, and protein synthesis/degradation in mammary gland cancer susceptibility. Further studies to better delineate the specific pathways contributing to the age-related differences in rat mammary cancer susceptibility is likely to provide additional insight into mechanisms of breast carcinogenesis.


   Acknowledgements
 
We thank Ms. Melinda Blazar for assistance with mutant frequency analysis by the Big Blue assay.


   Footnotes
 
Address reprint requests to Elizabeth G. Snyderwine, Chemical Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Building 37, Room 4146, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-4262. E-mail: elizabeth_snyderwine{at}nih.gov

Accepted for publication March 26, 2004.


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