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Antipain and radiation effects on oncogenic transformation and sister chromatid exchanges in Syrian hamster embryo and mouse C3H/10T1/2 cells

Journal Article · · Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States)
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  1. Columbia Univ., New York (USA). Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons
Depending on its time of addition to Syrian hamster embryo or mouse C3H 10T1/2 cells the protease inhibitor antipain (AP) can enhance, or reduce, radiation induced-oncogenic transformations. These opposing influences are not paralleled by changes in sister chromatid exchanges in either cell system. A 24 h treatment with 10 ..mu..M AP prior to, and during irradiation, with removal 10 min after irradiation results in greater than a two-fold increase in transformants. Conversely, a 24 h treatment beginning 10 min after irradiation results in about a two-fold decrease in transformants. The utility of AP as an agent for the reduction of tumorigenesis is brought into question, since quite short temporal differences in application can result in near five-fold differences in the frequencies of oncogenic transformations.
OSTI ID:
5579375
Journal Information:
Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 2:12; ISSN CRNGD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English