Article
Thapsigargin, a weak skin tumor promoter, alters the growth and differentiation of mouse keratinocytes in culture.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Apr 1996
Lowry D T, Li L, Hennings H
Abstract excerpt
Thapsigargin (Tg), applied twice weekly to the backs of CD-1 mice initiated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene, promoted papillomas on the skin of approximately 50% of the mice. Tg alone induced papillomas in 10% of the mice. Although Tg and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) are synergi...
Topics
- Animals
- Calcium
- Carcinogens
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Drug Synergism
- Female
- Hyperplasia
- Keratinocytes
- Mice
- Phenotype
- Skin
