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Influence of dietary protein intakes on the metabolism and DNA-binding of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) in rat mammary epithelial cells

Journal Article · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7024636

The influence of prior dietary protein intakes in rats on the ability of their isolated mammary cells to metabolize DMBA to intermediates that bind to intracellular DNA was examined. Female 40d old SD rats (30) were pair-fed isocaloric diets containing 7.5 or 15% protein (casein) for two weeks prior to sacrifice. Pooled cells were plated (0.9 mg protein) in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium containing antibiotics, insulin and 10% fetal calf serum, 1 h before adding 0.4 ..mu..g DMBA/ml. At 6 hours of incubation, cells from rats fed 15% protein metabolized 52.7% of the DMBA while those from rats fed 7.5% protein metabolized 43.7%. Extracellular water-soluble metabolites increased as dietary protein increased but accounted for only 14% of total metabolism. Binding of DMBA at 6 h to DNA from rats fed 15% protein was 19% higher than binding in rats fed 7.5% protein. These differences in binding increased with increasing doses of DMBA. The increased binding was associated with a proportional increase in both syn and anti- bay-region dihydrodiol-epoxide adducts. The bay-region syn-dihydrodiol-epoxide:deoxyadenosine adduct was the predominant adduct. Thus, increasing dietary protein intake leads to increased metabolism of DMBA and increased binding of bay-region dihydrodiol-epoxides to DNA.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
OSTI ID:
7024636
Report Number(s):
CONF-8604222-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 45:4; ISSN FEPRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English