Novel genes involved in the pathophysiology of gonadotropin-dependent adrenocortical tumorigenesis in mice.
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ABSTRACT: The inh-alpha/Tag mouse is a murine adrenocortical tumor model that combines gonadotropin-dependent tumorigenesis with SV40Tag expression (which inhibits p53). These mice have been extensively used to study adrenocortical and gonadal tumorigenesis, as they initially present with gonadal tumors. To induce adrenocortical tumorigenesis, the inh-alpha/Tag mice need to be prebubertally gonadectomized. Generally, females develop adrenal tumors faster and larger in size than males, with a very high individual variations of tumor volume and histological appearance. In this study, we used the inh-alpha/Tag mouse model to analyze the molecular basis of the LH-dependent adrenal tumorigenesis. Experimental inh-alpha/Tag and control littermates (C57Bl/6N) mice of both sexes were used as the animal model. inh-alpha/Tag and WT mice were gonadectomized at 21-24 days of age. Mice were sacrificed at the age of 30 weeks (+/-1 week) and adrenals snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen for microarray analysis. Additionally, a group of 27 week-old inh-alpha/Tag mice (+/-1 week) were treated for 3 weeks with GnRH antagonist cetrorelix acetate (#C5249, Sigma-Aldrich) (3mg/kg/48h). Mice were sacrificed at the age of 30 weeks (+/-1 week) and adrenals snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen for microarray analysis.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Kirstine Belling
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5310 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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