| First Author | Takeda A | Year | 1995 |
| Journal | Biochim Biophys Acta | Volume | 1243 |
| Issue | 3 | Pages | 325-8 |
| PubMed ID | 7727506 | Mgi Jnum | J:25588 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:73304 | Doi | 10.1016/0304-4165(94)00154-p |
| Citation | Takeda A, et al. (1995) Characteristic induction of hepatic metallothionein in mice by tumor transplantation. Biochim Biophys Acta 1243(3):325-8 |
| abstractText | Based on the previous finding that hepatic metallothionein (MT) level was tumor-growth dependently elevated in tumor-transplanted mice, the mode of induction of hepatic MT in tumor-bearing mice was comparatively studied with inflammation-induced and stress-subjected mice. The prefeeding with zinc (Zn)-deficient diet for 1 wk suppressed both the growth of tumor and the increase of hepatic MT and Zn in tumor-bearing mice. The postfeeding with Zn-deficient diet also suppressed hepatic MT induction in the course of tumor growth. On the other hand, in the other two experimental model mice, the prefeeding with Zn-deficient diet did not suppress the increase of hepatic MT and Zn. Further, the dexamethasone treatment stimulated hepatic MT induction in tumor-bearing mice, but rather reduced that in inflammation-induced mice. These results suggest that hepatic MT was induced uniquely in tumor-bearing mice and that Zn may play a key role for the induction of hepatic MT by tumor transplantation. |
