Cellular events and the pattern of p53 protein expression following cyclophosphamide-initiated cell death in various organs of developing embryo
✍ Scribed by Arkady Torchinsky; Irena Ivnitsky; Shoshana Savion; Jeana Shepshelovich; Marat Gorivodsky; Amos Fein; Howard Carp; Dov Schwartz; Janne Frankel; Varda Rotter; Vladimir Toder
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-3211
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✦ Synopsis
This study was aimed at characterizing the temporal patterns of cell responses and p53 protein expression in the limbs, head, and liver of embryos responding to cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced teratogenic insult. ICR murine embryos were examined 24, 48, or 72 h after injection of 40 mg/kg CP on day 12 of pregnancy. The cellular events and temporal pattern of p53 protein expression were determined by FACS analysis and by TUNEL (apoptosis) in the head, limbs, and liver of the embryos. All tested organs showed apoptosis and a significantly decreased proportion of live cells after 24 h. Subsequent events were organ-dependent. In the liver, there were no dysmorphic events at any time and excessive cell death had been almost compensated for by 48 h. Compensation was preceded by G 1 arrest and accompanied by an increased level of p53 protein in surviving cells. Excessive cell death in the head and the limbs resulted in structural anomalies. In the head, there was an increased level of p53 protein and G 1 arrest after 24 h and the number of live cells at 48 h was equal to that seen in earlier samples, despite apoptosis. In the limbs, however, only isolated viable cells were seen by 48 h, but there was no increased level of p53 protein or G 1 arrest. Results of this study suggest that the differential sensitivity of tested organ systems to CP may be associated with differences in cellular events following CPinitiated cell death. They also suggest that the input of p53 in determining the response of these organ systems to CP-induced teratogenic insult may be different.