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Title: Photocarcinogenesis by methoxypsoralen, neutral red, proflavine, and long UV radiation

Journal Article · · Cancer Detect. Prev.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6254509

A study of the photosensitizing effects of 8-methoxypsoralen (MOP), neutral red (NR), and proflavine (PF) on the skin of female Swiss albino mice, strain 955, was carried out using fractionated exposure to long ultraviolet light (300-400 nm) and visible light (tungsten emission). The results (1) confirmed MOP photocarcinogenicity, (2) demonstrated that both NR and PF are photocarcinogens, and, further, (3) showed that the above UV light with 2.6% of fluence at 313 nm is a long-term carcinogenic agent even though the total dose of 313 nm was 100 times less than the minimal UV tumorigenic dose in mice. The tumors were mammary adenocarcinomas, carcinomas of skin appendages, carcino-mixo-sarcomas, lymphomas, and one case of thyroid adenocarcinoma. The implications of the above data regarding the controversy about oncogenic risks in photochemotherapy are discussed.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pavia, Italy
OSTI ID:
6254509
Journal Information:
Cancer Detect. Prev.; (United States), Vol. 4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English