Abstract
We report the histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural changes in mice containing a chimeric glucagon-simian virus 40 T antigen (SV40Tag) gene. Transgene expression was detected in endocrine cells of pancreas, small and large intestine. Hyperplasia of glucagon-containing cells developed in pancreas and large bowel by gestational day 19. In large bowel, hyperplastic cells increased in number postnatally and invasive carcinomas were identified at 4 weeks; several animals had lymph node metastases. In contrast, no pathology was detected in the small bowel in any of the transgenic mice. Colonic tumours expressed SV40Tag, proglucagon-derived peptides and peptide YY (PYY); scattered cells contained cholecystokinin or glycoprotein hormone alpha-subunit. Somatostatin or serotonin was also detected in some tumours. By electron microscopy, the colonic tumours retained features of endocrine differentiation, but secretory granules were smaller than those of non-tumorous intestinal glucagon-producing L cells. In postnatal pancreas, atypical cells containing SV40Tag and glucagon were initially clustered at the periphery of islets; this atypical hyperplasia progressed to neoplasia by 11-12 weeks. Some neoplastic pancreatic cells ...Continue Reading
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