Abstract 2729: Proteomic analysis reveals a network of inflammatory genes in epidermis associated with skin tumor promotion susceptibility in DBA/2 and C57BL/6 mice

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Abstract Genetic susceptibility to two-stage skin carcinogenesis is known to vary significantly among different stocks and strains of mice. In an effort to identify specific protein changes or altered signaling pathways associated with tumor promotion susceptibility by the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a proteomic approach of two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry was used. In these experiments, we examined epidermal protein lysates and identified proteins that were differentially expressed in epidermis between promotion-sensitive DBA/2 and promotion-resistant C57BL/6 mice following TPA treatment. Among 19 differentially expressed proteins identified using this methodology were two calcium-binding proteins, S100A8 and S100A9. Their differential expression was further examined and validated by one or more of the following methods: i) one-dimensional (1-D) Western blot analysis; ii) 2-D Western blot analysis; iii) immunohistochemical analysis; and iv) quantitative real-time PCR. Further analyses revealed that S100A8 and S100A9 protein levels were also similarly differentially up-regulated in epidermis of DBA/2 vs C57BL/6 mice following topical treatment with two other tumor promoters, okadaic acid and chrysarobin. Pathway analysis of all 19 identified proteins from the present study suggested that S100A8/A9 could be linked to several inflammatory networks. Further analyses revealed significantly increased expression of several inflammation-related genes including TNF-α, NFκB and IL-22 in epidermis of TPA-treated DBA/2 mice. Follow-up studies confirmed that these three inflammation related genes were upregulated in epidermis of TPA-treated DBA/2 mice compared to similarly treated C57BL/6 mice. These data suggest that differential expression of inflammation related genes in epidermis contributes to TPA-induced inflammation and skin tumor promotion susceptibility in DBA/2 mice. Taken together, our present data provide further insight into potential molecular mechanisms for the differential susceptibility of DBA/2 and C57BL/6 mice in terms of both inflammation and skin tumor promotion. Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2011 Apr 2-6; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2011;71(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 2729. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2011-2729