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Title: Induction of mutagenesis and alterations in gene expression by tumorigenic chemicals

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OSTI ID:6314920

To determine the relationship between mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, a series of eleven polycyclic hydrocarbons with different degrees of carcinogenicity were tested in the cell-mediated mutagenesis assay for the induction of ouabain-resistant mutants. Four carcinogenic hydrocarbons induced ouabain-resistant mutants; five noncarcinogenic hydrocarbons were not mutagenic. Results indicated that there was a relationship between mutagenesis and the degree of carcinogenicity of polycyclic hydrocarbons after enhancement of their metabolism by aminophylline. To study liver carcinogens a system was developed for cocultivating primary liver cells and V79 hamster cells. In this system the nitrosamines and aflatoxins were metabolized by liver cells to intermediates that were mutagenic to the V79 cells. In experiments using human cells, tumor-promoting phorbol esters induced terminal differentiation while in other studies, in which avian and murine cells were employed, they inhibited differentiation. The results imply that human cells may respond differently from mouse and chicken cells to the biological effects of phorbol diesters. (HLW)

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6314920
Report Number(s):
CONF-790227-2
Resource Relation:
Conference: International workshop on short-term tests for prescreening of potential carcinogens, Genoa, Italy, 6 Feb 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English