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- Title
Effects of folate deficiency and sex on carcinogenesis in a mouse model of oral cancer.
- Authors
Pitstick, Lenore; Goral, Joanna; Ciancio, Mae J.; Meyer, Alice; Pytynia, Matthew; Bychek, Sofia; Zidan, Safia; Shuey, Jennifer; Jham, Bruno C.; Green, Jacalyn M.
- Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the effects of dietary folate and sex on histopathology of oral squamous cell carcinoma in mice. Materials and Methods: Mice (C57Bl/6, 30/sex) were fed either a deficient folate or sufficient folate diet. Vehicle or 4‐nitroquinoline1‐oxide (50 μg/mL) in vehicle were administered in drinking water for 20 weeks, followed by 6 weeks of regular drinking water. Oral lesions were observed weekly. Tongues were studied for histopathologic changes. Immunohistochemical techniques were used to measure cell proliferation (Ki67+), and to quantify expression of folate receptor, reduced folate carrier, and proton‐coupled folate transporter. T cells, macrophages, and neutrophils were counted and normalized to area. Results: All 4NQO‐treated mice developed oral tumors. Dietary folate level did not affect tumor burden. More tumors were observed on the ventral aspect of the tongue than in other locations within the oral cavity. 4‐nitroquinoline‐1‐oxide‐treated mice displayed 27%–46% significantly lower expression of all three folate transport proteins; diet and sex had no effect on folate transporter expression. T‐cell and neutrophil infiltration in tongues were 9.1‐fold and 18.1‐fold increased in the 4‐nitroquinoline‐1‐oxide‐treated mouse tongues than in controls. Conclusion: Treatment with 4NQO was the primary factor in determining cancer development, decreased folate transport expression, and lymphoid cell infiltration.
- Subjects
BIOLOGICAL models; MOUTH tumors; RESEARCH funding; MACROPHAGES; SEX distribution; MICE; TONGUE; ANIMAL experimentation
- Publication
Oral Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 4, p1989
- ISSN
1354-523X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/odi.14728