1. Narušení regulace buněčného cyklu, programované buněčné smrti či mezibuněčné komunikace prostřednictvím organických polutantů – mechanismy karcinogeneze? O O NO 2 OCH 3

2. Sir John Percivall Pott (1775): „first published description of an occupational cancer related to coal soot“ Sir Ernest Kennaway (1931): „first single PAH carcinogen“ Current view: PAHs are genotoxic carcinogens forming DNA adducts Reality is not so simple: alternative bioactivation pathways; alternative bioactivation pathways; tumor promoting effects of PAH metabolites; tumor promoting effects of PAH metabolites; direct cellular effects of parental compounds; direct cellular effects of parental compounds; to describe nongenotoxic effects of POPs, it is necessary to study their mechanisms of effects of at cellular and molecular level. to describe nongenotoxic effects of POPs, it is necessary to study their mechanisms of effects of at cellular and molecular level. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs):

3. Possibilities open for alternative effects of PAHs: direct alteration of signaling pathways (mitogen-activated protein kinases; tyrosine kinases; Ca 2+ ; modulation of phospholipid metabolism) direct alteration of signaling pathways (mitogen-activated protein kinases; tyrosine kinases; Ca 2+ ; modulation of phospholipid metabolism) interation with nuclear receptors (estrogen receptor-  ; estrogen receptor-  ; androgen receptor; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors); interation with nuclear receptors (estrogen receptor-  ; estrogen receptor-  ; androgen receptor; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors); deregulation of cell-to-cell communication – gap junctions; adherens junctions; deregulation of cell-to-cell communication – gap junctions; adherens junctions; deregulation of cell proliferation and programmed cell death; deregulation of cell proliferation and programmed cell death; aberrant function of cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair; aberrant function of cell cycle checkpoints and DNA repair; epigenetic effects; epigenetic effects; alternative biotransformation and oxidative stress; alternative biotransformation and oxidative stress; activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and related effects; activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and related effects; Model chemical carcinogens vs. environmental pollutants

4. Organism:Name:Ligand-binding: Physiological function: Nematodes: Caenorhabditis elegans AHR-1NoNeuronal development; Behavioral effects. Insects: Drosophila melanogaster Spineless (Ss)NoDevelopment; Regulation of homeobox genes and dendrite morphology. Vertebrates:AhR (AhR1, AhR2) YesToxicity mechanisms; Liver and kidney development; Neuronal differentiation? Circadian rhytms? AhR= bHLH-PAS family protein

5. Activation and effects of AhR: „Classical“ AhR-regulated genes: contain xenobiotic response elements (XRE) or dioxin responsive elements (DRE) in their promoter region: phase I and II enzymes - CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, UDP- glucuronosyltransferase,GST-Ya, NQO1; AhRR. AhR-regulated genes involved in control of cell proliferation and cell death: pro-apoptotic genes - Bax; immediate - early response genes – Jun, Fos; cell cycle regulation – p27 Kip1, p21 Waf/Cip.

6. Contact inhibition: the rate of proliferation of most non-transformed adherent cells decreases with increased cell density as they become arrested in G1 phase of cell cycle, which is a phenomenon known as contact inhibition; the loss of contact inhibition can lead to deregulated growth and is often associated with malignant transformation; a release from contact inhibition is a mechanism suggested to be an important part of effects of tumor promoters, such as TPA or TCDD. Majority of cells are not actively proliferating – they are in a quiescent G0 phase of cell cycle. In vitro model of contact-inhibited cells. Biliary epithelial cells Hepatocytes Progenitor (oval) cells DMSO 1 nM TCDD Rat liver epithelial ‘stem-like’ WB-F344 cells

7. Effects of PAHs on contact-inhibited WB-F344 cells Effects of PAHs on contact-inhibited WB-F344 cells cell numbers % S-phase Chramostová et al., 2004

8. Expression of dnAhR blocks the proliferative effects of AhR ligands: Expression of dnAhR blocks the proliferative effects of AhR ligands: Andrysík et al., 2006 Andrysík et al., 2007

9. pRb phosphorylation Proteins involved in control of contact inhibition: Proteins involved in control of contact inhibition:

10. AhR ligands modulate expression of proteins involved in G1 → S cell cycle transition: AhR ligands modulate expression of proteins involved in G1 → S cell cycle transition: Transient knock-down of AhR blocks cyclin A induction: Transient knock-down of AhR blocks cyclin A induction: Andrysík et al., 2007

11. Doxycyclin - + + Time (h) 0 24 48 - + - Doxycyclin (48 h) - - + TCDD (48 h) Cyclin A ERK2 DNA synthesis (induction x-fold) 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Weiss et al., 2008 Cyclin A/cdk2 activity control is essential for the maintenance of contact inhibition: Andrysík et al., 2007 Vondráček et al., 2005

12. Cell number (induction x-fold) dn-ARNTvect. stable clones dn-AhRvect. 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 - + - + - + - + TCDD AhRctr. siRNA ARNT DNA synthesis (induction x-fold) 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 Induction of cell proliferation is independent of the dimerization partner ARNT: Induction of cell proliferation is independent of the dimerization partner ARNT: AhR CYP1A1 CycA wild-type WB-F344 cells dn-ARNT WB-F344 cells DMSO 0.1% TCDD 5 nM PCB 126 100 nM Weiss et al., 2008

13. The story is more complex – AhR ligands disrupt also control of cell- to-cell communication – cell adhesion and gap junctional intercellular communication: Nollet et al., 1999

14. DMSO TCDD DMSO TCDD  -actin Cx43 dnAhR D M S O T C D D

15. The complex story gets even more complex – AhR ligands interact with inflammatory and growth regulators: DMSO 0.1% TNF-  20 ng/ml TCDD 5 nM NF-  B activation in WB-F344 cells AhR activation in WB-F344 cells DMSO 0.1% TNF-  20 ng/ml TCDD 5 nM Umannová et al., 2007