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Stimulation of DNA synthesis in rat and mouse liver by various tumor promoters

Büsser, Marie-Therese ; Lutz, Werner K.

In: Carcinogenesis, 1987, vol. 8, no. 10, p. 1433-1437

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    Titre
    • Stimulation of DNA synthesis in rat and mouse liver by various tumor promoters
    Auteur
    • Büsser, Marie-Therese. Institute of Toxicology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich, CH-8603 Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
    • Lutz, Werner K.. Institute of Toxicology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and University of Zurich, CH-8603 Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Carcinogenesis, 1987, vol. 8, no. 10, p. 1433-1437. Oxford University Press
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:289936
    Summary
    In order to investigate whether the stimulation of liver DNA synthesis might be used to detect one class of hepatic tumor promoters, the incorporation of orally administered radio-labelled thymidine into liver DNA was determined in rats and mice 24 h after a single oral gavage of test compounds at various dose levels. Three DNA-binding hepatocarcinogens, aflatoxin B1,- benzidine and carbon tetrachloride, did not stimulate but rather inhibited DNA synthesis (not for CCl4 Four hepatic tumor promoters, clofibrate, DDT, phenobarbital and thioacetainide, gave rise to a stimulation in a dose-dependent manner. Single oral doses between 0.02 and 0.3 mmol/kg were required to double the level of thymidine incorporation into liver DNA (= doubling dose, DD). Differences between species or sex as obsserved in long-term carcinogenicity studies were reflected by a different stimulation of liver DNA synthesis. In agreement with the bioassay data, aldrin was positive only in male mice (DD = 0.007 mmol/kg) but not in male rats or female mice. 2,3,7,8-TCDD was positive in male mice (DD = 10−6 mmol/kg) and in female rats (DD = 2 × 10−6 mmol/kg) but not in male rats. The assay was also able to distinguish between structural isomers with different carcinogenicities. [alpha]Hexchlorocyclohexane stimulated liver DNA synthesis with a doubling dose of about 0.2 mmol/kg in male rats whereas the [gamma]-isomer was ineffective even at 1 mmol/kg. So far, only one result was inconsistent with carcinogenicity bioassay data. The different carcinogenicity of di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (negative in rats) and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (positive) was not detectable. Both plasticizers were positive in this short-term system with DD's of 0.7 mmol/kg for DEHA and 0.5 mmol/kg for DEHP. The proposed assay is discussed as an attempt to devise short-term assays for carcinogens not detected by the routine genotoxicity test systems