Biological (molecular and cellular) markers of toxicity. Final report, September 15, 1988 - September 14, 1991

Technical Report · Sun Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7044713· OSTI ID:7044713

Shugart, L. R.; D'Surney, S. J.; Gettys-Hull, C.; Greeley, Jr, M. S.

Several molecular and cellular markers of genotoxicity were adapted for measurement in the Medaka (Oryzias latipes), and were used to describe the effects of treatment of the organism with diethylnitrosamine (DEN). NO{sup 6}-ethyl guanine adducts were detected, and a slight statistically significant, increase in DNA strand breaks was observed. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that prolonged exposure to high levels of DEN induced alkyltransferase activity which enzymatically removes any O{sup 6}-ethyl guanine adducts but does not result in strand breaks or hypomethylation of the DNA such as might be expected from excision repair of chemically modified DNA. Following a five week continuous DEN exposure with 100 percent renewal of DEN-water every third day, the F values (DNA double strandedness) increased considerably and to similar extent in fish exposed to 25, 50, and 100 ppM DEN. This has been observed also in medaka exposed to BaP.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense (DOD), Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7044713
• Report Number(s): ORNL/M--1845; ON: DE92019190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADDUCTS
AMINES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
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HYDROCARBONS
MUTAGEN SCREENING
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NITROSAMINES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PROGRESS REPORT
SCREENING
TERATOGEN SCREENING
TERATOGENS
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