Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 383-386.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.05.012

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Expression of EGFR in benzopyrene-induced hepatic inflammation

DENG Yanxia1,2, GU Pan1, LIU Hailong2, ZHENG Kai2, LIU Jianjun2, HUANG Xinfeng2, LI Xiyi1, HUANG Haiyan2   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, Guangxi;
    2. Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2016-11-29 Revised:2017-04-20 Online:2017-09-30 Published:2017-09-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of long-term benzopyrene (BaP) exposure on expression of epithelial growth factor receptor(EGFR) in SD rat liver. METHODS: 36 healthy SD female rats were randomly divided into exposure and control groups with 18 rats per group. Rats in the exposure groups were injected with 0.2 mL of 10 mg/mL corn-benzopyrene through chest punctured,once per 2 weeks for 2 months. Rats in the control group were injected with 0.2 mL corn oil. All rats were observed the survival status and body mass changes for one year. Immunohistochemical,immunofluorescence and Western blot assays were used to detect expression of EGFR protein in livers and HE staining for pathological effects. RESULTS: HE staining showed significant fragmentation necrosis and inflammatory infiltration after benzopyrene exposure. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence showed that expression of EGFR in the liver of the exposure group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Based on Western blot results (0.452±0.095,0.915±0.253), expression level of EGFR protein in the exposed group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: BaP induced hepatic inflammation and EGFR overexpression,suggesting that the two effects were closely related.

Key words: benzopyrene, liver injury, inflammation, epithelial growth factor receptor

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