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Carcinogenesis Advance Access published online on February 1, 2007
Carcinogenesis, doi:10.1093/carcin/bgm017
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Gene expression analysis during tumor enhancement by the dietary phytochemical, 3,3'-diindolylmethane, in rainbow trout

Susan C. Tilton1,2,3,{dagger}, Jerry D. Hendricks1,2, Gayle A. Orner3, Cliff B. Pereira4,5, George S. Bailey1,2,3,4 and David E. Williams1,2,3,4,*

1 Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology
2 Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center
3 Linus Pauling Institute
4 Environmental Health Sciences Center
5 Department of Statistics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, 435 Weniger Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331. Tel: +1 541 737-3277; Fax: +1 541 737-7966; Email: david.williams{at}oregonstate.edu

Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) and 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM), a primary I3C derivative, are known dietary chemopreventive agents also available as supplements. However, I3C has been found to act as a tumor promoter in rat (multi-organ) and trout (liver) models. I3C and DIM were previously found to be estrogenic in trout liver based on toxicogenomic profiles. In this study, we compare the post-initiation effects of DIM and 17ß-estradiol (E2) on aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in trout. Trout were initiated as embryos with AFB1 and juvenile fish were fed diets containing 0, 120 or 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 for 18 weeks. Tumor incidence was determined at 13 months and found to be significantly elevated in AFB1-initiated trout fed either 400 ppm DIM or 5 ppm E2 compared to control animals. To evaluate the mechanism of tumor enhancement, hepatic gene expression profiles were examined in animals fed promotional diets during the course of tumorigenesis and in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) of initiated animals. We demonstrate that DIM alters gene expression profiles similar to E2 in liver samples during tumorigenesis and in HCC tumors. Further, HCCs from animals on DIM and E2 promotional diets had a transcriptional signature indicating decreased invasive or metastatic potential compared to HCCs from control animals. Overall, these findings are the first to demonstrate tumor promotion by DIM. They confirm the importance of estrogenic signaling in the mechanism of promotion by dietary indoles in trout liver and indicate a possible dual effect that enhances tumor incidence and decreases potential for metastasis.

Key Words: indole-3-carbinol • 3,3'-diindolylmethane • trout • hepatocarcinogenesis • aflatoxin

{dagger} Present address: Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA


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