Toxicological Sciences 54, 399-407 (2000)
Copyright © 2000 by the Society of Toxicology
Effect of Trichloroethylene and Its Metabolites, Dichloroacetic Acid and Trichloroacetic Acid, on the Methylation and Expression of c-Jun and c-Myc Protooncogenes in Mouse Liver: Prevention by Methionine
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio 43614-5806
Trichloroethylene (TCE), dichloroacetic acid (DCA), and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) are environmental contaminants that are carcinogenic in mouse liver. 5-Methylcytosine (5-MeC) in DNA is a mechanism that controls the transcription of mRNA, including the protooncogenes, c-jun and c-myc. We have previously reported that TCE decreased methylation of the c-jun and c-myc genes and increased the level of their mRNAs. Decreased methylation of the protooncogenes could be a result of a deficiency in S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), so that methionine, by increasing the level of SAM, would prevent hypomethylation of the genes. For 5 days, female B6C3F1 mice were administered, daily by oral gavage, either 1000 mg/kg body weight of TCE or 500 mg/kg DCA or TCA. At 30 min after each dose of carcinogen, the mice received, by ip injection, 0-, 30-, 100-, 300-, or 450-mg/kg methionine. Mice were euthanized at 100 min after the last dose of DCA, TCA, or TCE. Decreased methylation in the promoter regions of the c-jun and c-myc genes and increased levels of their mRNA and proteins were found in livers of mice exposed to TCE, DCA, and TCA. Methionine prevented both the decreased methylation and the increased levels of the mRNA and proteins of the two protooncogenes. The prevention by methionine of DCA- TCA-, and TCE-induced DNA hypomethylation supports the hypothesis that these carcinogens act by depleting the availability of SAM. Hence, methionine would prevent DNA hypomethylation by maintaining the level of SAM. Furthermore, the results suggest that the dose of DCA, TCA, or TCE must be sufficient to decrease the level of SAM in order for these carcinogens to be active.
Key Words: c-myc; c-jun; dichloroacetic acid; DNA methylation; trichloroacetic acid; trichloroethylene; mRNA expression; methionine; protooncogenes.
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