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Ben Mansour H, Mosrati R, Corroler D, Ghedira K, Barillier D, Chekir L. In vitro mutagenicity of Acid Violet 7 and its degradation products by Pseudomonas putida mt-2: Correlation with chemical structures. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2009; 27:231-236. [PMID: 21783945 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 10/18/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Acid Violet 7 (AV7), a very important commercial azo dye used in the textile, food, paper and cosmetic industries, was degraded by Pseudomonas putida mt-2 at a concentration up to 200mg/l. HPLC analysis of the biodegradation media revealed the presence of either 4'-aminoacetanilide (4'-AA) or 5-acetamido-2-amino-1-hydroxy-3,6-naphthalene disulfonic acid (5-ANDS) deriving from AV7 azoreduction which attests the expression of an azoreductase by this bacterium. These amines were identified only in media of static incubation, which is consistent with their biotransformation under shaken incubation (aerobic conditions). Pure azo dye, pure azoreduction products and total lyophilized biodegradation extracts were assayed for their mutagenic properties using Ames test. Mutagenicity of AV7 even with or without the S9 metabolizing system increased significantly after static biodegradation and totally disappeared after shaken incubation. In addition, mutagenicity of pure azo reduction products of AV7 was assessed and compared with that of the parent unsubstituted amines. 4'-AA exhibited a strong mutagenicity which was imputed to the presence of the acetoxy (COCH(3)) substituent on the aromatic amine; however, the presence of sulphonic groups in 5-ANDS limited its mutagenicity.
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- Hedi Ben Mansour
- Equipe de Recherche en Physico-Chimie et Biotechnologie (E.R.P.C.B. - EA3914), IUT-UFR Sciences, Université de Caen - Basse Normandie, France; Unité de recherche "Pharmacognosie/Biologie Moléculaire" (99/UR/07-03), Faculté de Pharmacie, Rue Avicenne Monastir 5000, Tunisia
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Mansour HB, Corroler D, Barillier D, Ghedira K, Chekir L, Mosrati R. Influence of the chemical structure on the biodegradability of acids yellow 17, violet 7 and orange 52 byPseudomonas putida. ANN MICROBIOL 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03175592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Helmes CT, Atkinson DL, Jaffer J, Sigman CC, Thompson KL, Kelsey MI, Kraybill HF, Munn JI. Evaluation and classification of the potential carcinogenicity of organic air pollutants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/10934528209375038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- a SRI International , Menlo Park, CA, 94025
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- b National Cancer Institute , Bethesda, MD, 20014
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- b National Cancer Institute , Bethesda, MD, 20014
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Lapczynski A, Bhatia S, Letizia C, Api A. Fragrance material review on 3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-3-ol. Food Chem Toxicol 2008; 46 Suppl 11:S142-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stavanja MS, Curtin GM, Ayres PH, Bombick ER, Borgerding MF, Morgan WT, Garner CD, Pence DH, Swauger JE. Safety assessment of diammonium phosphate and urea used in the manufacture of cigarettes. EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TOXIKOLOGISCHE PATHOLOGIE 2008; 59:339-53. [PMID: 18272354 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Revised: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 11/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been employed to evaluate the potential for new ingredients, tobacco processes, and technological developments to alter the mainstream smoke or biological activity that results from burning cigarette tobacco. The foundation of this evaluation strategy is comparative testing, typically including chemical and biological assessments. In the manufacture of cigarettes, diammonium phosphate (DAP) and urea have been historically used as ingredients added to tobacco, to reconstituted tobacco sheet, and to other processed tobaccos. As part of ongoing stewardship efforts, a toxicological assessment of cigarettes with and without DAP and urea was conducted. Chemical and biological analyses were conducted for test cigarettes added 0.5% DAP and 0.2% urea in the final blend and also for those added 1.0% DAP and 0.41% urea in the final blend compared to reference cigarettes without added DAP or urea. Principal components of this evaluation included a determination of selected mainstream smoke constituent yields, an Ames assay in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100, a sister chromatid exchange assay in Chinese hamster ovary cells, a 13-week inhalation study of mainstream cigarette smoke in Sprague-Dawley rats, and a 30-week dermal tumor-promotion evaluation of mainstream cigarette smoke condensate in SENCAR mice. Comparative evaluations demonstrated that the addition of DAP and urea to cigarettes at up to 1% and 0.41%, respectively, does not alter the biological activity compared to reference cigarettes without DAP or urea.
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- Mari S Stavanja
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA.
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Ali AQ, Kannan TP, Ahmad A, Samsudin AR. In vitro genotoxicity tests for polyhydroxybutyrate – A synthetic biomaterial. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:57-67. [PMID: 17892925 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2007] [Revised: 06/18/2007] [Accepted: 08/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The aims of this study are to determine the mutagenicity of a locally produced polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) using Salmonella mutagenicity test and to find out if PHB altered the expression of p53 and c-myc proto-oncogenes and bcl-xl and bcl-xs anti-apoptotic genes in the human fibroblast cell line, MRC-5. Different concentrations of PHB were incubated with special genotypic variants of Salmonella strains (TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TA100) carrying mutations in several genes both with and without metabolic activation (S9) and the test was assessed based on the number of revertant colonies. The average number of revertant colonies per plate treated with PHB was less than double as compared to that of negative control. For the gene expression analyses, fibroblast cell lines were treated with PHB at different concentrations and incubated for 1, 12, 24 and 48 h separately. The total RNA was isolated and analysed for the expression of p53, c-myc, bcl-xl and bcl-xs genes. The PHB did not show over or under expression of the genes studied. The above tests indicate that the locally produced PHB is non-genotoxic and does not alter the expression of the proto-oncogenes and anti-apoptotic genes considered in this study.
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- Abdulaziz Qaid Ali
- School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Theophilus EH, Pence DH, Meckley DR, Keith Shreve W, Ayres PH, Bombick BR, Borgerding MF, Garner CD, Swauger JE. Toxicological evaluation of cigarettes with two banded cigarette paper technologies. EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TOXIKOLOGISCHE PATHOLOGIE 2007; 59:17-27. [PMID: 17590321 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 02/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been employed to evaluate the potential of tobacco processes, ingredients, or technological developments to change the biological activity resulting from burning cigarette tobacco. The strategy is based on comparative chemical and biological testing. The introduction of banded cigarette papers in cigarettes to meet New York state "Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes" constitutes an example of a technological development evaluated utilizing this tiered testing strategy that included a comparison of the chemical and biological effects of cigarettes with and without the banded cigarette paper technologies (BCPT) (representative of current marketed technologies). Specific testing included mainstream cigarette smoke chemistry studies; in vitro studies included genotoxicity (Ames and sister chromatid exchange) and cytotoxicity studies (neutral red); in vivo studies included a 13-week inhalation study in Sprague-Dawley rats and a 30-week dermal tumor promotion study in SENCAR mice. Collectively, data indicated that cigarettes with and without BCPT had a similar toxicological profile in this test battery.
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- Eugenia H Theophilus
- Research and Development, R J Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJRT), Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27015, USA.
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Ku WW, Bigger A, Brambilla G, Glatt H, Gocke E, Guzzie PJ, Hakura A, Honma M, Martus HJ, Obach RS, Roberts S. Strategy for genotoxicity testing—Metabolic considerations. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2007; 627:59-77. [PMID: 17141553 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2006] [Revised: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/14/2006] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The report from the 2002 International Workshop on Genotoxicity Tests (IWGT) Strategy Expert Group emphasized metabolic considerations as an important area to address in developing a common strategy for genotoxicity testing. A working group convened at the 2005 4th IWGT to discuss this area further and propose practical strategy recommendations. To propose a strategy, the working group reviewed: (1) the current status and deficiencies, including examples of carcinogens "missed" in genotoxicity testing, established shortcomings of the standard in vitro induced S9 activation system and drug metabolite case examples; (2) the current status of possible remedies, including alternative S9 sources, other external metabolism systems or genetically engineered test systems; (3) any existing positions or guidance. The working group established consensus principles to guide strategy development. Thus, a human metabolite of interest should be represented in genotoxicity and carcinogenicity testing, including evaluation of alternative genotoxicity in vitro metabolic activation or test systems, and the selection of a carcinogenicity test species showing appropriate biotransformation. Appropriate action triggers need to be defined based on the extent of human exposure, considering any structural knowledge of the metabolite, and when genotoxicity is observed upon in vitro testing in the presence of metabolic activation. These triggers also need to be considered in defining the timing of human pharmaceutical ADME assessments. The working group proposed two strategies to consider; a more proactive approach, which emphasizes early metabolism predictions to drive appropriate hazard assessment; and a retroactive approach to manage safety risks of a unique or "major" metabolite once identified and quantitated from human clinical ADME studies. In both strategies, the assessment of the genotoxic potential of a metabolite could include the use of an alternative or optimized in vitro metabolic activation system, or direct testing of an isolated or synthesized metabolite. The working group also identified specific areas where more data or experiences need to be gained to reach consensus. These included defining a discrete exposure action trigger for safety assessment and when direct testing of a metabolite of interest is warranted versus the use of an alternative in vitro activation system, a universal recommendation for the timing of human ADME studies for drug candidates and the positioning of metabolite structural knowledge (through in silico systems, literature, expert analysis) in supporting metabolite safety qualification. Lastly, the working group outlined future considerations for refining the initially proposed strategies. These included the need for further evaluation of the current in vitro genotoxicity testing protocols that can potentially perturb or reduce the level of metabolic activity (potential alterations in metabolism associated with both the use of some solvents to solubilize test chemicals and testing to the guidance limit dose), and proposing broader evaluations of alternative metabolic activation sources or engineered test systems to further challenge the suitability of (or replace) the current induced liver S9 activation source.
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- Warren W Ku
- Pfizer Global Research and Development, Drug Safety Research and Development, Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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Stavanja MS, Ayres PH, Meckley DR, Bombick ER, Borgerding MF, Morton MJ, Garner CD, Pence DH, Swauger JE. Safety assessment of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as an ingredient added to cigarette tobacco. EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TOXIKOLOGISCHE PATHOLOGIE 2006; 57:267-81. [PMID: 16426827 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2005.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been developed to evaluate the potential for new ingredients, tobacco processes, and technological developments to alter the biological activity that results from burning tobacco. A series of studies was initially conducted with cigarettes containing 3% high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as an alternate tobacco casing material to corn syrup/invert sugar, including determination of selected mainstream cigarette smoke (MS) constituent yields, Ames assay, sister chromatid exchange (SCE) assay in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, a 30-week dermal tumor-promotion evaluation of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) in SENCAR mice, and a 13-week subchronic inhalation study of MS in Sprague-Dawley rats. A second series of studies was conducted with cigarettes containing 3%, 4% and 5% HFCS including MS chemistry, Ames assay, SCE assay in CHO cells, and a neutral red cytotoxicity assays. Collectively, mainstream smoke chemistry, genotoxicity, dermal tumor-promotion, and inhalation toxicity studies demonstrated no differences between cigarettes with 3% HFCS and cigarettes with 3% corn syrup/invert sugar. Also, mainstream smoke chemistry and genotoxicity of cigarettes with 4% and 5% HFCS were not different from cigarettes with 3% HFCS. In conclusion, the addition of up to 5% HFCS to cigarette does not alter the mainstream smoke chemistry or biological activity of mainstream smoke or mainstream smoke condensate as compared to cigarettes with 3% corn syrup/invert sugar with regard to the parameters investigated and presented.
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- Mari S Stavanja
- Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Research and Development, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bowman Gray Technical Center, P.O. Box, Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA.
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Michael McClain R, Wolz E, Davidovich A, Bausch J. Genetic toxicity studies with genistein. Food Chem Toxicol 2006; 44:42-55. [PMID: 16198038 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2005] [Revised: 06/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genistein is a phytoestrogen that occurs naturally in the diet especially in soybeans and soy-based foods. Genistein and related phytoestrogens are of interest as chemopreventive agents for a variety of diseases and cancers based on epidemiologic evidence of reduced cancer rates in populations with a high intake of soy. Although soy and its constituents have been consumed at high levels in Asian populations without apparent adverse effects, concern has been raised of potential adverse effects due to estrogenic and other activities of the isoflavones. In these studies, genistein was evaluated for mutagenicity and clastogenicity in vitro in the S. typhimurium assay (Ames Test), the mouse lymphoma assay and in vivo in the micronucleus test in mice and rats. There was no evidence for a mutagenic effect in the in vitro S. typhimurium assay with and without metabolic activation (S9). In the in vitro mouse lymphoma assay, genistein increased resistant mutants with and without metabolic activation (S9), which were predominantly small colonies indicating that genistein acts as a clastogen. Three independent in vivo micronucleus tests were performed in Moro mice, RAIf rats and Wistar rats. MORO male and female mice were treated orally for 14 days at doses up to 20 mg/kg/day. RAIf and Wistar male and female rats were treated orally at doses up to 2000 mg/kg without an increase in micronuclei in treated mice or rats. It is concluded that genistein was not mutagenic in the S. typhimurium assay or mutagenic or clastogenic in vivo in the mouse and rat micronucleus test. In the mouse lymphoma assay, genistein induced an increase of predominantly small colonies indicating that genistein acts as a clastogen. This observation is in agreement with published data on the inhibitory action of genistein on topoisomerase II, which is known to lead to chromosomal damage with a threshold dose response.
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Veres Z, Török G, Tóth E, Vereczkey L, Jemnitz K. The spectrum of enzymes involved in activation of 2-aminoanthracene varies with the metabolic system applied. Mutat Res 2005; 586:18-27. [PMID: 16006184 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 05/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to estimate the involvement of cytochrome P450s (CYPs) in the metabolic activation of 2-aminoanthracene (2AA) by use of metabolic systems such as liver S9 or hepatocytes from untreated and beta-naphthoflavone (BNF)- or phenobarbital (PB)-treated rats. Metabolic activation was determined in the Salmonella reverse mutation assay (Ames test). Unexpectedly, both enzyme inducers, BNF and PB, significantly decreased the mutagenicity of 2AA activated by S9 fractions. 2AA mutagenicity was detected in the presence of cytochrome P450 inhibitors such as alpha-naphthoflavone (ANF), clotrimazole and N-benzylimidazole to study the contribution of CYP isoenzymes to the activation process. ANF significantly decreased the activation of 2AA by S9 from untreated rats. In contrast, ANF significantly increased the metabolic activation of 2AA by S9 from BNF- and PB-treated rats. The enhanced mutagenicity was not altered by co-incubation with clotrimazole and ANF. Pre-incubation of 2AA in the presence of N-benzylimidazole significantly increased the activation of 2AA by S9 from BNF- and PB-treated rats, which suggests that CYPs play minor role in 2AA metabolic activation by rat liver S9 fractions. In contrast with the results described above, BNF treatment of rats significantly enhanced the activation of 2AA by hepatocytes. ANF attenuated the extent of this activation suggesting that different enzymes play a major role in the activation processes in these metabolic systems. Our results indicate that identification of mutagenic hazard by use of the Ames test may depend on the metabolic system applied.
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- Zsuzsa Veres
- Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, Chemical Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, P.O. Box 17, Hungary
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Bhat K, Hayik S, Sztandera L, Bock C. Mutagenicity of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Amines and Related Compounds: A QSAR Investigation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/qsar.200430921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Letizia CS, Cocchiara J, Lapczynski A, Lalko J, Api AM. Fragrance material review on cinnamic acid. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:925-43. [PMID: 15811573 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2004] [Revised: 09/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A toxicologic and dermatologic review of cinnamic acid when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
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- C S Letizia
- Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc., 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677, USA.
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Letizia CS, Cocchiara J, Lalko J, Lapczynski A, Api AM. Fragrance material review on cinnamyl alcohol. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:837-66. [PMID: 15811571 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2004] [Revised: 09/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A toxicologic and dermatologic review of cinnamyl alcohol when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
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- C S Letizia
- Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc., 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677, USA.
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Cocchiara J, Letizia CS, Lalko J, Lapczynski A, Api AM. Fragrance material review on cinnamaldehyde. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:867-923. [PMID: 15811572 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2004] [Revised: 09/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A toxicologic and dermatologic review of cinnamaldehyde when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented.
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- J Cocchiara
- Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc., 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677, USA
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Roethig HJ, Kinser RD, Lau RW, Walk RA, Wang N. Short-term exposure evaluation of adult smokers switching from conventional to first-generation electrically heated cigarettes during controlled smoking. J Clin Pharmacol 2005; 45:133-45. [PMID: 15647405 DOI: 10.1177/0091270004271253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This randomized, controlled study in 110 male and female adult smokers evaluated biomarkers of tobacco smoke exposure (carbon monoxide [CO], carboxyhemoglobin [CO-Hb], nicotine, urine mutagenicity) under controlled smoking conditions when adult smokers of 1 conventional cigarette brand (CC1) were switched to an electrically heated cigarette smoking system (EHCSS) or a low-tar conventional cigarette (CC2). Baseline exposure was determined while all subjects smoked CC1. Subjects then were stratified for gender and cigarette consumption and randomized to 1 of 5 groups-EHCSS1, EHCSS2, CC1, CC2, or no smoking-and monitored for 8 days. Compared to baseline, biomarkers of exposure on day 8 decreased 53% to 93% (P < .0001) for EHCSS groups and 18% to 39% (P < .02) for CC2. Environmental tobacco smoke arising from the smoking activities of the different study groups was measured in the air of a separate smoking room over 1-hour periods. Concentrations of respirable suspended particulates in both EHCSS groups were about 90% lower than in the CC1 and CC2 groups, similar to the 95% reduction in the no-smoking group. CO was undetectable in the EHCSS and no-smoking groups. Results from this short-term clinical study indicate that switching from a conventional cigarette to a first-generation EHCSS reduces the generation of environmental tobacco smoke and can reduce the exposure to the measured, potentially harmful constituents in tobacco smoke if smokers do not compensate by numbers of cigarettes. The study design was found to be suitable for the evaluation of the exposure of adult smokers to the measured smoke constituents and to allow the differentiation of different cigarette designs.
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- Hans J Roethig
- Philip Morris USA, Clinical Evaluation, 615 Maury Street, Richmond, VA 23224-4121, USA
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de Aragão Umbuzeiro G, Freeman H, Warren SH, Kummrow F, Claxton LD. Mutagenicity evaluation of the commercial product CI Disperse Blue 291 using different protocols of the Salmonella assay. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:49-56. [PMID: 15582195 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2004] [Accepted: 08/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Textile dyes can enter the water ecosystem through wastewater discharges potentially exposing humans through the consumption of water and food. The commercial disperse dye product CI Disperse Blue 291 containing the aminoazobenzene 2-[(2-bromo-4,6-dinitrophenyl)azo]-5-(diethylamino)-4-methoxyacetanilide (CAS registry no. 56548-64-2) was tested for mutagenic activity in the Salmonella assay. We used strains with different levels of nitroreductase and O-acetyltransferase (i.e., TA98DNP6, YG1024, and YG1041) that are relevant enzymes in the activation of nitrocompounds by the intestinal microflora. The commercial product tested also was mutagenic for TA1537, TA1538, TA98 and TA100. Presence of the pKM101 plasmid and the addition of S9 enhanced the mutagenic response. Specialized strains showed that both nitroreductase and O-acetyltransferase are important in activation of the product. The highest potency obtained was 240 revertants per microgram for YG1041 in the presence of S9. Besides being able to cause frameshift mutations (hisd3052), the dye was able to cause all types of base pair substitution with a preference for TA to AT; CG to TA and CG to AT changes. With these results clearly showing that the bacterial nitroreductase and O-acetyltransferase metabolites of this compound are mutagenic, there is a need to test this dye using in vivo systems to verify possible adverse effects of this product in mammalian tissues.
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- Gisela de Aragão Umbuzeiro
- CETESB-Cia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental, Av. Prof. Frederico Hermann Jr., 345, 05459-900 São Paulo, Brazil.
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Yamazaki Y, Fujita KI, Nakayama K, Suzuki A, Nakamura K, Yamazaki H, Kamataki T. Establishment of ten strains of genetically engineered Salmonella typhimurium TA1538 each co-expressing a form of human cytochrome P450 with NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase sensitive to various promutagens. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2004; 562:151-62. [PMID: 15279838 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Revised: 06/10/2004] [Accepted: 06/10/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We newly developed 10 Salmonela typhimurium TA1538 strains each co-expressing a form of human cytochrome P450s (P450 or CYP) together with NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) for highly sensitive detection of mutagenic activation of mycotoxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heterocyclic amines, and aromatic amines at low substrate concentrations. Each form of P450 (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP2A6, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4 or CYP3A5) expressed in the TA1538 cells efficiently catalyzed the oxidation of a representative substrate. Aflatoxin B1 was mutagenically activated effectively by CYP1A1, CYP1A2, and CYP3A4 and weakly by CYP2A6 and CYP2C8 expressed in S. typhimurium TA1538. CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 were responsible for the mutagenic activation of 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) and 2-acetylaminofluorene. Benzo[a]pyrene was also activated efficiently by CYP1A1 and weakly by CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 expressed in TA1538. These results suggest that the newly developed S. typhimurium TA1538 strains are applicable for detecting the activation of promutagens of which mutagenic activation is not or weakly detectable with N-nitrosamine-sensitive YG7108 strains expressing human P450s.
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- Yoshiyuki Yamazaki
- Laboratory of Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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Theophilus EH, Pence DH, Meckley DR, Higuchi MA, Bombick BR, Borgerding MF, Ayres PH, Swauger JE. Toxicological evaluation of expanded shredded tobacco stems. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:631-9. [PMID: 15019188 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2003.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2003] [Accepted: 11/14/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been developed to evaluate the potential of tobacco processes, ingredients, or technological developments to change the biological activity resulting from burning tobacco. The strategy is based on comparative chemical and biological testing. Expanded shredded tobacco stems (ESS) constitute an example of a common tobacco components expansion process currently used in the manufacture of cigarettes to increase the tobacco blend filling capacity. As part of the toxicological evaluation of ESS, test cigarettes containing 9.5%, 18.5%, and 25% ESS were compared to control cigarettes containing 0% ESS. Testing included mainstream cigarette smoke chemistry studies, genotoxicity studies (Ames and sister chromatid exchange), a 13-week inhalation study in Sprague-Dawley rats, and a 30-week dermal tumor promotion study in SENCAR mice. Collectively, data indicated that cigarettes with and without ESS had a similar toxicological profile in this test battery.
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- Eugenia H Theophilus
- Research and Development, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bowman Gray Technical Center, PO Box 1487, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, USA.
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Foy JWD, Bombick BR, Bombick DW, Doolittle DJ, Mosberg AT, Swauger JE. A comparison of in vitro toxicities of cigarette smoke condensate from Eclipse cigarettes and four commercially available ultra low-"tar" cigarettes. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:237-43. [PMID: 14667470 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2003.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Eclipse is a cigarette that primarily heats rather than burns tobacco. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJRT) has previously reported the results of in vitro toxicity studies comparing Eclipse with University of Kentucky 1R5F and 1R4F reference cigarettes. To characterize the differences between Eclipse and very low yielding/ultra low-"tar" (vULT) tobacco-burning cigarettes, RJRT conducted a comparative evaluation of the genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of mainstream cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) from Eclipse and three vULT tobacco-burning cigarettes (Now 83 Box, Merit Ultima and Carlton Soft Pack) as well as the leading ultra low-"tar" (ULT) brandstyle (Marlboro Ultra Lights) under four smoking regimens: (1) FTC-35 ml puff volume every 60 s for a 2 s duration (35/60/2); (2) 50/30/2, 0% vents blocked; (3) Massachusetts-45/30/2, 50% vents blocked; (4) Canadian-55/30/2, 100% vents blocked. Ames testing indicated that Eclipse CSC was less (P<0.05) mutagenic than CSC from the four cigarettes under all smoking regimens when compared on a revertants per mg Total Particulate Matter (TPM) basis. When mutagenicity was calculated on a revertants per cigarette basis the mutagenicity of Eclipse CSC was lower (P<0.05) than the mutagenicity of Merit Ultima, Carlton Soft Pack, and Marlboro Ultra Lights, regardless of the puffing regimen. On a per cigarette basis, the calculated mutagenicity of Eclipse was higher (P<0.05) than Now 83 Box cigarettes in the FTC and 50/30/2 regimens but lower (P<0.05) in the Massachusetts and Canadian regimens. Eclipse CSC was less (P<0.05) cytotoxic as measured in the neutral red assay (based on EC(50) values-microg TPM/ml media) than the CSC from the four test cigarettes regardless of the regimen used. Collectively, these data demonstrate that the toxicity of CSC from Eclipse is significantly reduced relative to the activity of CSC from the tested vULT cigarettes and the Marlboro Ultra Lights.
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- J W D Foy
- Research and Development, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27105, USA
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Mortelmans K, Rupa DS. Current Issues in Genetic Toxicology Testing for Microbiologists. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2004; 56:379-401. [PMID: 15566986 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(04)56012-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Kristien Mortelmans
- Toxicology and Pharmacology Laboratory Biosciences Division, SRI International Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
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Theophilus EH, Bombick BR, Meckley DR, Higuchi MA, Borgerding MF, Morton MJ, Mosberg AT, Swauger JE. Toxicological evaluation of propane expanded tobacco. Food Chem Toxicol 2003; 41:1771-80. [PMID: 14563402 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(03)00214-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been developed to evaluate the potential for tobacco processes, ingredients, and other technological developments to increase or decrease the biological activity resulting from burning tobacco. The strategy is based on comparative chemical and biological testing. Propane expanded tobacco is an example of a processed tobacco used in the modern manufacture of cigarettes. Test cigarettes containing propane expanded tobacco were compared to control cigarettes containing tobacco expanded with a traditional expansion agent (Freon-11). The toxicological evaluation included chemistry studies using mainstream cigarette smoke (determination of selected constituent yields), in vitro studies using cigarette smoke condensate (Ames study in Salmonella typhimurium and sister chromatid exchange study in Chinese hamster ovary cells) and in vivo studies (13-week inhalation study of mainstream cigarette smoke in Sprague-Dawley rats and 30-week dermal tumor promotion study of cigarette smoke condensate in SENCAR mice). Although statistically significant differences in several smoke constituents were observed, most constituents from cigarettes containing 100% propane expanded tobacco were within market survey ranges. Furthermore, biological tests indicated that the cigarettes containing propane or Freon-11 expanded tobacco were not significantly different.
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- Eugenia H Theophilus
- Research and Development, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJRT), Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27015, USA.
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Theophilus EH, Poindexter DB, Meckley DR, Bombick BR, Borgerding MF, Higuchi MA, Ayres PH, Morton MJ, Mosberg AT, Swauger JE. Toxicological evaluation of dry ice expanded tobacco. Toxicol Lett 2003; 145:107-19. [PMID: 14581163 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(03)00235-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A tiered testing strategy has been developed to evaluate the potential of tobacco processes, ingredients, or technological developments to change the biological activity resulting from burning tobacco. The strategy is based on comparative chemical and biological testing. Dry ice expanded tobacco (DIET) is an example of a common tobacco expansion process currently used in the manufacture of cigarettes to increase tobacco filling capacity. As part of the toxicological evaluation of DIET, test cigarettes containing DIET were compared with control cigarettes containing tobacco expanded with a traditional expansion agent (Freon-11, also known as trichlorofluoromethane). Testing included mainstream cigarette smoke chemistry studies, genotoxicity studies (Ames and sister chromatid exchange, SCE), a 13-week inhalation study in Sprague-Dawley rats, and a 30-week dermal tumor promotion study in SENCAR mice. Cigarettes containing DIET or Freon-11 expanded tobacco were similar in biological activity.
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- Eugenia H Theophilus
- Research and Development, Bowman Gray Technical Center, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, USA.
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Stavanja MS, Ayres PH, Meckley DR, Bombick BR, Pence DH, Borgerding MF, Morton MJ, Mosberg AT, Swauger JE. Toxicological evaluation of honey as an ingredient added to cigarette tobacco. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2003; 66:1453-73. [PMID: 12857635 DOI: 10.1080/15287390306413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A tiered testing strategy has been developed to evaluate the potential for new ingredients, tobacco processes, and technological developments to increase or reduce the biological activity that results from burning tobacco. In the manufacture of cigarettes, honey is used as a casing ingredient to impart both aroma and taste. The primary objective of this document is to summarize and interpret chemical and toxicological studies that have been conducted to evaluate the potential impact of honey on the biological activity of either mainstream cigarette smoke or cigarette smoke condensate. As part of ongoing stewardship efforts, cigarettes produced with honey (5% wet weight) as an alternative to invert sugar in tobacco casing material were subjected to extensive evaluation. Principal components of this evaluation were a determination of selected mainstream smoke constituent yields, Ames assay, sister chromatid exchange assay in Chinese hamster ovary cells, a 30-wk dermal tumor promotion evaluation of cigarette smoke condensate in SENCAR mice, and a 13-wk inhalation study of cigarette smoke in Sprague-Dawley rats. Comparative analytical evaluations demonstrated that the substitution of honey for invert sugar as a casing material in cigarettes had no significant impact on mainstream smoke chemistry. In addition, in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that cigarettes containing tobacco cased with honey had comparable biological activity to cigarettes containing invert sugar. Collectively, these data demonstrate that the use of honey as an alternative casing material in the manufacture of cigarettes does not alter the potential toxicity of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) or cigarette smoke; therefore the use of honey as an ingredient added to cigarette tobacco is acceptable from a toxicological perspective.
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- Mari S Stavanja
- Research and Development, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102-1487, USA.
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Yamagishi M, Natsume M, Osakabe N, Nakamura H, Furukawa F, Imazawa T, Nishikawa A, Hirose M. Effects of cacao liquor proanthocyanidins on PhIP-induced mutagenesis in vitro, and in vivo mammary and pancreatic tumorigenesis in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Cancer Lett 2002; 185:123-30. [PMID: 12169385 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(02)00276-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effects of cacao liquor proanthocyanidins (CLPr) on 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)-induced mutagenesis in vitro and on in vivo carcinogenesis in female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were investigated. In the Ames assay using Salmonella typhimurium TA98, CLPr showed strong antimutagenic effects against PhIP when assayed in the presence of S-9 mixture. For determination of the influence on initiation and subsequent development of lesions, CLPr (0.025% or 0.25%) were fed during the period of PhIP application (100 mg/kg given to rats via gastric tubes eight times over 4 weeks), or thereafter until the termination at 48 weeks. CLPr treatments did not affect body or organ weights. The incidences, multiplicities and volumes of mammary tumors in the 0.25% CLPr (post-initiation) group showed a tendency to decrease as compared to PhIP alone group values, although without statistical significance. The incidences of preneoplastic eosinophilic foci in the exocrine pancreas were significantly (P<0.05) decreased in a dose-dependent manner when CLPr were given during the initiation period. These results indicate that CLPr inhibit in vitro mutagenicity of PhIP, as well as rat pancreatic carcinogenesis in the initiation stage, but not mammary carcinogenesis induced by PhIP.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/chemically induced
- Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy
- Adenocarcinoma/prevention & control
- Adenoma/chemically induced
- Adenoma/drug therapy
- Adenoma/prevention & control
- Animals
- Anthocyanins/administration & dosage
- Anthocyanins/isolation & purification
- Anthocyanins/pharmacology
- Anthocyanins/therapeutic use
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/isolation & purification
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacology
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/isolation & purification
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use
- Biotransformation
- Cacao/chemistry
- Carcinogens/toxicity
- Catechin/isolation & purification
- Catechin/pharmacology
- Catechin/therapeutic use
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Female
- Flavonoids
- Imidazoles/toxicity
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/chemically induced
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Microsomes, Liver/metabolism
- Mutagenesis/drug effects
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Organ Specificity
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/chemically induced
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Phenols/isolation & purification
- Phenols/pharmacology
- Phenols/therapeutic use
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Plant Extracts/therapeutic use
- Polymers/isolation & purification
- Polymers/pharmacology
- Polymers/therapeutic use
- Proanthocyanidins
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Salmonella typhimurium/drug effects
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- Megumi Yamagishi
- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, 158-8501, Tokyo, Japan
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Durusoy M, Karagöz E, Oztürk K. Assessment of the relationship between the antimutagenic action of riboflavin and glutathione and the levels of antioxidant enzymes. J Nutr Biochem 2002; 13:598-602. [PMID: 12550071 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2863(02)00207-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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In this study the role of antioxidant enzymes on the antimutagenic actions of riboflavin and reduced glutathione against mutagenic potentials of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide and mitomycin C have been investigated. For this purpose the activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes have been determined in Salmonella typhimurium TA102 and TA100 strains preincubated with different combinations of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide, mitomycin C, riboflavin and reduced glutathione for thirty minutes. Also in part of the same samples, the mutagenicity has been determined for each combination of chemicals by using Salmonella preincubation test. The correlation between the levels of antioxidant enzymes and mutagenicity and antimutagenicity has been investigated.While riboflavin displayed a weakly antimutagenic effect on 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide mutagenicity in TA102 and TA100 (0.25, 0.35 inhibition respectively), it did not have any effect on the strong mutagenicity of mitomycin C in both strains. Reduced glutathione, a well known antioxidant, had no antimutagenic effect against the mutagenicity of both compounds in TA102 and TA100 strains. The antioxidant enzymes, catalase and superoxide dismutase, seemed to have no direct effect on the antimutagenic action of riboflavin and mutagenic action of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide and mitomycin C because no change in the activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase was detected in relation to antimutagenicity of riboflavin and mutagenicity of 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide and mitomycin C in both strains. It should be noted that many antimutagens have more than one mechanism of action and their effect depends on the mutagens being tested.
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- Mübeccel Durusoy
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology, 06532, Ankara, Turkey
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Risk assessment of complex environmental samples suffers from difficulty in identifying toxic components, inadequacy of available toxicity data, and a paucity of knowledge about the behavior of geno(toxic) substances in complex mixtures. Lack of information about the behavior of toxic substances in complex mixtures is often avoided by assuming that the toxicity of a mixture is simply the sum of the expected effects from each mixture component, i.e. no synergistic or antagonistic interactions. Although this assumption is supported by research investigating non-genotoxic end-points, the literature describing the behavior of genotoxic substances in complex mixtures is sparse and, occasionally, contradictory. In this study, the results of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) analyses on freshwater bivalves were used to prepare realistic mixtures containing up to 16 PAHs. The SOS genotoxicity of the mixtures and each component were then assessed in an effort to evaluate the additivity of PAH genotoxicity. At nominal PAH concentrations above 1 microg/ml, observed genotoxic responses were far lower than those predicted under the assumption of additivity. At nominal concentrations below 0.75 microg/ml, differences are smaller and occasionally negligible, indicating that the genotoxicity of unsubstituted homocyclic PAHs is additive or slightly less than additive. Other researchers who have investigated the mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and DNA binding activity of mixtures containing unsubstituted homocyclic PAHs have also reported additive effects. Therefore, the mutagenic risk posed by simple, well-characterized mixtures of priority PAHs can reasonably be estimated as the sum of the risks posed by the mixture components. Current data indicate that less-than-additive effects likely result from saturation of metabolic pathways needed to activate mutagenic PAHs.
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- Paul A White
- NRC Research Associate, Atlantic Ecology Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA.
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Dreier J, Breitmaier EB, Gocke E, Apfel CM, Page MGP. Direct influence of S9 liver homogenate on fluorescence signals: impact on practical applications in a bacterial genotoxicity assay. Mutat Res 2002; 513:169-82. [PMID: 11719102 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(01)00309-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Assays based on the bacterial SOS-response offer the possibility of automatization of genotoxicity testing for screening of large compound libraries. While existing assays use colorimetric detection or luminescence read-out, we describe here the use of a fluorescence-based system to achieve high sensitivity of detection required for assay miniaturization. Three commonly used fluorophores--fluorescein, DDAO and resorufin--are evaluated. Experimental evidence is given that S9 liver homogenate contains a heat-labile, reversible fluorophore-binding activity and therefore, significantly reduces fluorescence intensities. We have worked out simple solutions to overcome the S9 related interference in order to be able to establish a robust bacterial genotoxicity assay.
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- Jürg Dreier
- Department of Biological Technologies, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Pharma Division, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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Sharma N, Trikha P, Athar M, Raisuddin S. Inhibition of benzo[a]pyrene- and cyclophoshamide-induced mutagenicity by Cinnamomum cassia. Mutat Res 2001; 480-481:179-88. [PMID: 11506812 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(01)00198-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cinnamomum cassia is used as a flavoring spice with some established medicinal properties. In this study, we evaluated the antimutagenic effect of C. cassia against two mutagens, viz. benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and cyclophosphamide (CP). The antimutagenic properties of C. cassia were examined by the Ames test. In vivo chromosomal aberration (CA) and micronuclei tests were also employed to assess the antimutagenic effect of C. cassia in mice after pretreatment with the extract orally for seven consecutive days. To elucidate the mechanism by which C. cassia exerts its antimutagenic effect, certain key enzymes involved in bioactivation and detoxification processes were also investigated. Changes in liver cytochrome P450 (Cyt P450), glutathione content (GSH), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) were evaluated in pretreated animals. It was observed in the Ames test, bone marrow chromosomal aberration assay, and micronucleus test that C. cassia exerted significant antimutagenic effects against B[a]P and CP in animals treated with the plant extract. C. cassia pretreatment decreased Cyt P450 content but increased GSH content and the activity of glutathione-dependent antioxidant enzymes, viz. GST, GR, and GPX. The present findings demonstrate that the antimutagenic potential of C. cassia could be attributed to its modulatory effect on the xenobiotic bioactivation and detoxification processes.
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- N Sharma
- Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard University, New Delhi 110062, India
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Claxton LD, Houk VS, Warren S. Methods for the spiral Salmonella mutagenicity assay including specialized applications. Mutat Res 2001; 488:241-57. [PMID: 11397652 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5742(01)00060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An automated approach to bacterial mutagenicity testing - the spiral Salmonella assay - was developed to simplify testing and to reduce the labor and materials required to generate dose-responsive mutagenicity information. This document provides the reader with an overview of the spiral assay and a discussion of its application for examining the mutagenic potential of pure compounds, complex environmental mixtures, and interactive effects. Guidelines for performing a routine spiral assay are presented, and alternative test methods intended to overcome a variety of technical difficulties (such as restricted sample availability, sample viscosity or volatility, etc.) are recommended. Methods for the computerized analysis of data and the interpretation of results are discussed.
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- L D Claxton
- Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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White JL, Conner BT, Perfetti TA, Bombick BR, Avalos JT, Fowler KW, Smith CJ, Doolittle DJ. Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the mutagenicity of tobacco smoke condensate. Food Chem Toxicol 2001; 39:499-505. [PMID: 11313117 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(00)00155-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Tobacco smoke aerosols with fewer mutagens in the particulate fraction may present reduced risk to the smoker. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the temperature at which tobacco is pyrolyzed or combusted can affect the mutagenicity of the particulate fraction of the smoke aerosol. Tobacco smoke aerosol was generated under precisely controlled temperature conditions from 250 to 550 degrees C by heating compressed tobacco tablets in air. The tobacco aerosols generated had a cigarette smoke-like appearance and aroma. The tobacco smoke aerosol was passed through a Cambridge filter pad to collect the particulate fraction, termed the smoke condensate. Although condensates of tobacco smoke and whole cigarette mainstream smoke share many of the same chemical components, there are physical and chemical differences between the two complex mixtures. The condensates from smoke aerosols prepared at different temperatures were assayed in the Ames Salmonella microsome test with metabolic activation by rat liver S9 using tester strains TA98 and TA100. Tobacco smoke condensates were not detectably mutagenic in strain TA98 when the tobacco smoke aerosol was generated at temperatures below 400 degrees C. Above 400 degrees C, condensates were mutagenic in strain TA98. Similarly, condensates prepared from tobacco smoke aerosols generated at temperatures below 475 degrees C were not detectably mutagenic in strain TA100. In contrast, tobacco tablets heated to temperatures of 475 degrees C or greater generated smoke aerosol that was detectably mutagenic as measured in TA100. Therefore, heating and pyrolyzing tobacco at temperatures below those found in tobacco burning cigarettes reduces the mutagenicity of the smoke condensate. Highly mutagenic heterocyclic amines derived from the pyrolysis of tobacco leaf protein may be important contributors to the high temperature production of tobacco smoke Ames Salmonella mutagens. The relevance of these findings regarding cancer risk in humans is difficult to assess because of the lack of a direct correlation between mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test and carcinogenicity.
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- J L White
- Research and Development, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA
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The Ames Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay (Salmonella test; Ames test) is a short-term bacterial reverse mutation assay specifically designed to detect a wide range of chemical substances that can produce genetic damage that leads to gene mutations. The test employs several histidine dependent Salmonella strains each carrying different mutations in various genes in the histidine operon. These mutations act as hot spots for mutagens that cause DNA damage via different mechanisms. When the Salmonella tester strains are grown on a minimal media agar plate containing a trace of histidine, only those bacteria that revert to histidine independence (his(+)) are able to form colonies. The number of spontaneously induced revertant colonies per plate is relatively constant. However, when a mutagen is added to the plate, the number of revertant colonies per plate is increased, usually in a dose-related manner. The Ames test is used world-wide as an initial screen to determine the mutagenic potential of new chemicals and drugs. The test is also used for submission of data to regulatory agencies for registration or acceptance of many chemicals, including drugs and biocides. International guidelines have been developed for use by corporations and testing laboratories to ensure uniformity of testing procedures. This review provides historical aspects of how the Ames was developed and detailed procedures for performing the test, including the design and interpretation of results.
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- K Mortelmans
- Molecular and Genetic Toxicology Program, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3493, USA.
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Smith CJ, Bombick DW, Ryan BA, Morgan WT, Doolittle DJ. Urinary mutagenicity in nonsmokers following exposure to fresh diluted sidestream cigarette smoke. Mutat Res 2000; 470:53-70. [PMID: 10986475 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(00)00097-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ten healthy male and 10 healthy female 'never-smoking' subjects (ages 21-50) participated in a 5-day environmental room study to determine if an acute exposure to a high level of fresh diluted sidestream smoke (FDSS) would alter urinary mutagenicity. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, the 20 subjects sat in environmental rooms for 7.33h and were exposed to filtered and humidified air. On Wednesday, the 20 subjects were exposed in the environmental rooms for 7.33h to an average respirable suspended particle (RSP) concentration of 179 microg/m(3) of FDSS generated by machine smoking 1R4F Kentucky reference cigarettes. This level of FDSS is approximately three times the ETS level seen in the top 5% of US workplaces which allow smoking. A cumulative 7.33h air sample from each environmental room was collected and determined to be mutagenic by Ames Salmonella assay. Subjects' urinary mutagenicity was measured on Wednesday as compared with Tuesday or Thursday by assaying concentrates of 24h urine samples in Ames Salmonella bacterial strains TA98 and YG1024. Diet was strictly controlled on all study days, with broiled and pan-fried meat not served to minimize ingestion of mutagenic protein pyrolysis products. Although all the urinary mutagenicity values were within the range reported for minor changes in diet, the subjects experienced a small but statistically significant increase (p<0.05) in urinary mutagenicity in strain YG1024, but not in the less sensitive strain TA98 on the day of FDSS exposure.
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- C J Smith
- Research and Development, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA.
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Yamagishi M, Natsume M, Nagaki A, Adachi T, Osakabe N, Takizawa T, Kumon H, Osawa T. Antimutagenic activity of cacao: inhibitory effect of cacao liquor polyphenols on the mutagenic action of heterocyclic amines. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2000; 48:5074-5078. [PMID: 11052780 DOI: 10.1021/jf000050n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We investigated the effect of polyphenols derived from cacao liquor on the mutagenic action of heterocyclic amines (HCAs) in vitro and ex vivo. In the Ames test, the cacao liquor polyphenols showed antimutagenic effects in bacteria treated with HCA in the presence of an S-9 mixture; however, they showed less efficacy than quercetin. On the other hand, the cacao liquor polyphenols showed potent antimutagenic activity in bacteria treated with activated forms of HCA, compared with quercetin. We also evaluated the effect of these compounds on enzymatic activation of HCA. They weakly suppressed the production of activated HCA. In the host-mediated assay in mice, a method used to estimate the potential carcinogenicity of chemicals ex vivo, oral administration of the cacao liquor polyphenols, reduced the number of colonies of revertant bacteria recovered from the liver. These data suggest that the cacao liquor polyphenols have an antimutagenic effect not only in vitro, but also ex vivo.
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- M Yamagishi
- Food Research and Development Laboratories, Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., 5-3-1 Chiyoda, Sakado-shi, Saitama 350-0289, Japan.
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Chepiga TA, Morton MJ, Murphy PA, Avalos JT, Bombick BR, Doolittle DJ, Borgerding MF, Swauger JE. A comparison of the mainstream smoke chemistry and mutagenicity of a representative sample of the US cigarette market with two Kentucky reference cigarettes (K1R4F and K1R5F). Food Chem Toxicol 2000; 38:949-62. [PMID: 11039328 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(00)00086-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The incorporation of technologies into cigarettes such as filters, filter ventilation, porous cigarette papers, expanded tobacco and reconstituted tobacco sheet has resulted in cigarettes with a wide range of "tar" yields. The objectives of this study were to characterize the US cigarette market according to "tar" category (i.e. full flavor, FF; full flavor low tar, FFLT; or ultra low tar, ULT) and to determine whether the Kentucky reference cigarettes K1R4F and K1R5F are representative of FFLT and ULT cigarettes, respectively. As a means of characterization and comparison, the mainstream smoke from a representative sample of commercially available cigarettes from each market segment and the K1R4F and K1R5F Kentucky reference cigarettes was analyzed for the presence and level of 18 selected chemical constituents. In addition, a measure of the mutagenic activity of the mainstream smoke condensate from these cigarettes was determined using an Ames Salmonella mutagenicity assay. All cigarettes were smoked according to US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines. Results indicated that, overall, mainstream smoke constituent levels are well predicted by FTC "tar" yield--constituent levels increased as "tar" delivery increased. Based on the selected analytes measured in mainstream smoke, the K1R4F reference cigarette was generally representative of the FFLT segment of the US cigarette market. The K1R5F reference cigarette was representative of the ULT segment of the US cigarette market for cigarettes with "tar" deliveries approximate to it. In terms of mutagenic activity, a direct relationship was also demonstrated on a per cigarette basis-revertants per cigarette increased with increasing "tar" delivery. There was a weak tendency (R-square = 0.12, P = 0.08) for specific activity (revertants/mg "tar") to increase with decreasing "tar" yield-lower "tar" products had a slightly higher specific activity. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed when the specific activities of the condensates from the K1R4F and K1R5F reference cigarettes were compared to the market segments that they were designed to represent, FFLT and ULT, respectively. Overall, these results support the use of the K1R4F and the K1R5F as acceptable reference cigarettes for comparative mutagenicity and smoke chemistry studies of cigarettes available on the US market.
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- T A Chepiga
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bowman Gray Technical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1487, USA
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Sharma N, Trikha P, Athar M, Raisuddin S. In vitro inhibition of carcinogen-induced mutagenicity by Cassia occidentalis and Emblica officinalis. Drug Chem Toxicol 2000; 23:477-84. [PMID: 10959548 DOI: 10.1081/dct-100100129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Aqueous extracts of Cassia occidentalis Linn. (Leguminoceae) and Emblica officinalis Gaertn. (Euphorbiaceae) were screened for effectiveness in inhibiting mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) in the Ames test. Antimutagenicity was evaluated using Salmonella typhimurium strains TA 98 and TA 100. In the assay, metabolic activation of AFB1 (0.5 microg/plate) and B[a]P (1 microg/plate) was mediated by rat liver S9 preparation. Although both plants inhibited mutagenicity, E. officinalis had more inhibitory effect than C. occidentalis. Their action is possibly mediated through interactions with microsomal activating enzymes. Their inhibitory action on chromosomal aberrations together with present results suggest that these plants have potent antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities against mutagens requiring metabolic activation.
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- N Sharma
- Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
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Clapp WL, Fagg BS, Smith CJ. Reduction in Ames Salmonella mutagenicity of mainstream cigarette smoke condensate by tobacco protein removal. Mutat Res 1999; 446:167-74. [PMID: 10635338 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00178-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The mutagenic activity of cigarette smoke condensates (CSC) made from tobacco before and after removal of protein was assessed by the Ames Salmonella assay in bacterial strains TA98 and TA100. Removal of protein and peptides from flue-cured tobacco via water extraction followed by protease digestion reduced the mutagenicity of the resultant CSC by 80% in the TA98 strain and 50% in the TA100 strain. Similarly, reductions of 81% in TA98 and 54% in TA100 were seen following water extraction and protease digestion of burley tobacco. The significant reductions in Ames mutagenicity following protein removal suggest that protein pyrolysis products are a principal contributor to the genotoxicity of CSC as measured in this assay.
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- W L Clapp
- Bowman Gray Technical Center, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, USA
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Api AM, San RH. Genotoxicity tests with 6-acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetraline and 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-benzopyr an. Mutat Res 1999; 446:67-81. [PMID: 10613187 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00150-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetraline (AHTN) and 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-gamma-2-ben zopyran (HHCB), synthetic fragrance ingredients, were evaluated for potential genotoxicity in a battery of short-term tests. Salmonella typhimurium/Escherichia coli plate incorporation and liquid preincubation assays were conducted on AHTN using tester strains TA97, TA98, TA100, TA102, TA1535, TA1537 and WP2 uvrA +/- S9 activation at doses from 8 to 5000 micrograms/plate. The plate incorporation mutagenicity assay was conducted on HHCB using tester strains TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537, TA1538 and WP2 uvrA +/- S9 activation at doses from 10 to 5000 micrograms/plate. An in vitro cytogenetics assay in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was conducted with AHTN and HHCB at three concentrations each with +/- S9 activation. In the non-activated study, the exposure/harvest periods were 4/20-, 20/20- and 44/44-h. In the S9 activated study, the exposure/harvest periods were 4/20- and 4/44-h. In vitro unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) assays were conducted in primary rat hepatocytes at concentrations between 0.15 and 50 micrograms/ml for AHTN and HHCB. In vivo mouse micronucleus assays were conducted with high doses of 1600 mg AHTN/kg and of 1500 mg HHCB/kg in corn oil. No positive responses were observed in any of the tests with HHCB. With AHTN, no positive responses were observed except for cells with structural aberrations in the in vitro cytogenetics assay in CHO cells with S9 activation at the treatment/harvest time of 4/20 h. In initial studies with AHTN, the high dose of 7.8 micrograms/ml showed 0.5% aberrant cells, with the mitotic index at 41% relative to vehicle control and cell growth inhibition in the range of 25-50%. Thus the genotoxicity findings with AHTN were limited to this one positive response; all other genotoxicity tests with AHTN were considered as negative. In particular, the negative finding in the in vivo assay supports AHTN as not likely to be mutagenic in mammalian systems. These considerations, along with other negative published data, lead to the conclusion that both AHTN and HHCB do not have significant potential to act as genotoxic carcinogens.
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- A M Api
- Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA.
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Zeiger E, Mortelmans K. The
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(Ames) Test for Mutagenicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999; Chapter 3:Unit3.1. [DOI: 10.1002/0471140856.tx0301s00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Errol Zeiger
- Environmental Toxicology Program/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research Triangle Park North Carolina
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Schneider M, Quistad GB, Casida JE. Glutathione activation of chloropicrin in the Salmonella mutagenicity test. Mutat Res 1999; 439:233-8. [PMID: 10023070 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00198-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chloropicrin (CCl3NO2) is a major soil fumigant for control of fungi, insects and nematodes and may by formed by chlorination of drinking water. It is also a strong lacrimator and induces sister chromatid exchanges in cultured human lymphocytes. Mutagenicity assays of CCl3NO2 in Salmonella typhimurium TA100 establish that it is toxic but not mutagenic at 500 nmol/plate but becomes mutagenic but not toxic on addition of S9 (previous work) or 1-2 molar equivalents of glutathione (GSH) (this study). The preincubation assay is superior to the plate incorporation test giving 2-4-fold higher revertants/nmol. Using the preincubation assay with GSH at 5 mM (a biomimetic level) in the top agar gives linear dose-response relationships for CCl3NO2 and its dechlorination products CHCl2NO2 and CH2ClNO2 with 0.56, 0.56 and 1.8 revertants/nmol, respectively. The mutagenicity values for CHCl2NO2 and CH2ClNO2 are the same in the presence and the absence of GSH, which only improves the linearity at high levels by reducing toxicity to the bacteria. GSH activation of CCl3NO2 mutagenicity may be due to reductive dechlorination of the trichloro compound to the more active CHCl2NO2 and CH2ClNO2. Alternatively, the mutagenicity may result from an intermediate GSH conjugate such as GSCCl2NO2 or GSCHClNO2. In comparison, the mutagenicity of CH2Br2 and CH2I2 is affected little if any by addition of GSH and these dihalomethanes are much less active than the halonitromethane series. It therefore appears that CCl3NO2 is not mutagenic in the absence of activation and that the dechlorinated metabolites CHCl2NO2 and CH2ClNO2 are moderately potent bacterial mutagens, consistent with the possible genotoxicity of CCl3NO2 in mammals.
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- M Schneider
- Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3112, USA
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Felzenszwalb I, Pelielo de Mattos JC, Bernardo-Filho M, Caldeira-de-Araújo A. Shark cartilage-containing preparation: protection against reactive oxygen species. Food Chem Toxicol 1998; 36:1079-84. [PMID: 9862650 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(98)00082-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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There is overwhelming evidence to indicate that free radicals cause oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and nucleic acids and are involved in the pathogenesis of several degenerative diseases. Therefore, antioxidants, which can neutralize free radicals, may be of central importance in the prevention of these disease states. The protection that fruits and vegetables provide against disease has been attributed to the various antioxidants contained in them. Recently, an anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of a water-soluble fraction from shark cartilage has been described. Using electrophoretical assays, bacteria survival and transformation and the Salmonella/mammalian-microsome assay, we investigated the putative role of shark cartilage-containing preparation in protecting cells against reactive oxygen species induced DNA damage and mutagenesis. If antimutagens are to have any impact on human disease, it is essential that they are specifically directed against the most common mutagens in daily life. Our data suggest that shark cartilage-containing preparation can play a scavenger role for reactive oxygen species and protects cells against inactivation and mutagenesis.
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- I Felzenszwalb
- Universidade do Estado do, Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Biofísica e Biometria, Brazil
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Takanashi H, Urano K. Statistical procedures for estimating the detection limit and determination limit of the Ames Salmonella mutagenicity assay. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 1998; 221:31-42. [PMID: 9810733 DOI: 10.1016/s0048-9697(98)00264-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Novel and flexible procedures for estimating the detection limit as well as the determination limit of the Ames mutagenicity assay were proposed to evaluate the genetoxicity of a water sample. The accumulated data under the test conditions of TA 100-S9 by our group were taken as examples and analyzed to estimate the detection limit and the determination limit. The detection limit was estimated at 1.7 as the MR value when duplicate plates were used in the negative control test. However, it decreased to 1.4 as the MR level when quadruple plates were used in the negative control test. Therefore it was found that the sensitivity of the Ames mutagenicity assay was improved very easily by increasing the number of plates for the negative control test from two to four. The application of the conventional twofold rule to the data obtained with the strain TA100 was considered too conservative. The determination limit was regarded at 2.2 as the MR value under the following conditions: (a) quadruple plates were used in the negative control test; (b) three dose-steps including negative control step were designed at regular intervals; and (c) duplicate plates were used for each dose-step. It was proved by comparing data of two students that the detection limit and the determination limit estimated in this study were considered acceptable to any well trained students.
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- H Takanashi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Oita University, Japan
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Vereskuns G, Wesén C, Skog K, Jägerstad M. Inhibitory effect of threo-9,10-dichlorostearic acid on the mutagenic activity of MeIQx, 2-AF and B[a]P in the Ames/Salmonella test. Mutat Res 1998; 416:149-57. [PMID: 9729349 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00088-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The mutagenic activity of threo-9,10-dichlorostearic acid, one of the chlorinated fatty acids identified in fish lipids, was examined in the Ames/Salmonella test. No mutagenic activity was found on any of the Salmonella typhimurium strains TA 98, TA 100 and TA 102, either with or without S9 activation. On the other hand, dichlorostearic acid showed an inhibitory effect on the mutagenic activity of the indirectly-acting mutagens 2-amino-3, 8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline (MeIQx), 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) using strain TA 98 in the presence of S9. However, no inhibition was observed when mixing MeIQx and S9 before the addition of dichlorostearic acid. Furthermore, dichlorostearic acid did not show any inhibitory effect on the mutagenic activity of the directly-acting mutagen 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4NQO) using the tester strains TA 98 and TA 100. We, therefore, suggest that dichlorostearic acid interacts with the enzymes of the S9 mix, thereby dose-dependently inhibiting the transformation of MeIQx, 2-AF and B[a]P into their active forms.
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- G Vereskuns
- Department of Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden.
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Bombick BR, Murli H, Avalos JT, Bombick DW, Morgan WT, Putnam KP, Doolittle DJ. Chemical and biological studies of a new cigarette that primarily heats tobacco. Part 2. In vitro toxicology of mainstream smoke condensate. Food Chem Toxicol 1998; 36:183-90. [PMID: 9609391 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(97)00107-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of mainstream cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) from a new cigarette that primarily heats tobacco (TOB-HT) was compared with that of CSC from a Kentucky reference low "tar" cigarette (1R4F) representative of the current US cigarette market, and Kentucky Reference 1R5F, representative of ultra-low "tar" cigarettes on the US market. TOB-HT was evaluated at concentrations which induced concentration-dependent positive responses with 1R4F and 1R5F in an in vitro toxicology test battery which included sister chromatid exchange, chromosome aberration, and neutral red cytotoxicity assays in CHO cells, and the Ames bacterial mutagenicity assay. CSC from 1R4F and 1R5F was positive in the Ames assay with Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA100, TA1538 and TA1537, and negative with TA1535, while CSC from TOB-HT was negative in all five strains. CSC from 1R4F and 1R5F cigarettes was positive in sister chromatid exchange (SCE), chromosome aberration (CA) and neutral red cytotoxicity assays, while CSC from the TOB-HT cigarette yielded negative results in all the above endpoints. These data indicate that in these assays the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of CSC from the new cigarette that primarily heats tobacco is significantly less than CSC from Kentucky reference 1R4F and 1R5F cigarettes, which are representative of cigarettes currently sold in the US.
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- B R Bombick
- Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Division, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, USA
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Smith CJ, Hansch C, Morton MJ. QSAR treatment of multiple toxicities: the mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of quinolines. Mutat Res 1997; 379:167-75. [PMID: 9357545 DOI: 10.1016/s0027-5107(97)00118-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A series of 15 quinoline congeners were assayed for mutagenicity and cytotoxicity in the Ames test using strain TA100 bacteria. Statistical analysis of the data allowed simultaneous determination of the mutagenicity and cytotoxicity of each quinoline. These data were used to develop three quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR). In all three QSAR, the strength of the relationship between hydrophobicity (as measured by log P) and biological activity was similar as h was near 1 in all three cases. For the mutagenicity of these quinolines, both hydrophobic and steric interactions appear to be important. In contrast, the cytotoxicity is mainly affected by increasing hydrophobicity and by the addition of electron withdrawing substituents to the quinoline ring. Comparison to other QSAR from our laboratory and others lends support to these findings. Both simultaneous consideration of different biological activities and the comparison of newly developed QSAR with previous data for the purpose of lateral validation should be encouraged in future QSAR studies.
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- C J Smith
- Bowman Gray Technical Center, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC 27102, USA
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Rafii F, Hall JD, Cerniglia CE. Mutagenicity of azo dyes used in foods, drugs and cosmetics before and after reduction by Clostridium species from the human intestinal tract. Food Chem Toxicol 1997; 35:897-901. [PMID: 9409630 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(97)00060-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Various azo dyes currently approved by the US FDA for use in foods, drugs and cosmetics are reduced by anaerobic bacteria from the human intestinal tract. These bacteria with azoreductase activities include several Clostridium species. Seven of these azo dyes and their reduction products following incubation with a Clostridium sp. were evaluated for mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100. No mutagenicity was induced in either TA98 or TA100 by any of the seven azo dyes or the reduced metabolites when tested at concentrations as high as 200 microg/plate, with or without exogenous metabolic activation by rat liver fraction S-9.
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- F Rafii
- Division of Microbiology, National Center for Toxicological Research, Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
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Shardonofsky S, Krishnan K. Characterization of methemoglobinemia induced by 3,5-xylidine in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997; 50:595-604. [PMID: 15279032 DOI: 10.1080/15287399709532057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The objective of this study was to characterize the dose effect and kinetics of methemoglobinemia in rats following oral or intravenous administration of 3,5-xylidine (XYL). The first set of experiments involved the intravenous administration of 0.06, 0.12, 0.24, 0.48, or 0.60 mmol XYL/kg to groups of 3 rats each and the serial sampling of blood from the tail vein of individual animals for the determination of methemoglobin levels. An additional series of experiments involved the oral administration of 0.24, 0.48, 0.72, 0.96, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, or 4.8 mmol XYL/kg and the serial sampling of blood for the determination of methemoglobin levels. The results showed a dose-dependent induction of methemoglobinemia by XYL in the rat, for both routes of administration. The maximal percent methemoglobin observed in the treated animals was 28.90 +/- 0.34% and 32.67 +/- 2.14% for the intravenous (0.6 mmol/kg) and oral (4.8 mmol/kg) routes, respectively. The dose levels of 0.06 mmol/kg (iv) and 0.96 mmol/kg (po) were the no-observable-adverse-effect levels with respect to XYL-induced methemoglobinemia in the rat. The dose-effect information on XYL-induced methemoglobinemia obtained in this study may be useful for the characterization of noncarcinogenic risks of acute human exposure to this chemical.
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- S Shardonofsky
- Département de médecine du travail et d'hygiene du milieu, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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A genotoxicity evaluation of three commonly used estrogens-ethinyl estradiol, cyclotriol and cyclodiol was undertaken using short-term in vitro and in vivo assays. None of the drugs caused significantly increased or decreased number of His+ mutants to appear in the Ames Salmonella assay, either with or without S9 mix or in a modified host-mediated version of this assay. However, the clastogenic potential of these drugs became evident from the increased number or chromosome aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) induced by these drugs in human lymphocyte cultures both in the presence and absence of S9 mix. Increased frequencies of micronuclei and of sister chromatid exchanges in mice confirmed their clastogenic potential.
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- B S Hundal
- Department of Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Kangsadalampai K, Butryee C, Manoonphol K. Direct mutagenicity of the polycylic aromatic hydrocarbon-containing fraction of smoked and charcoal-broiled foods treated with nitrite in acid solution. Food Chem Toxicol 1997; 35:213-8. [PMID: 9146734 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(96)00067-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) containing fractions of smoked and charcoal-broiled foods, namely, Sheat fish (Kytopterus apogon), Mimrow (Crossocheilus reba), Freshwater catfish (Clarias batrachus), chicken wings, rice pork sausage and pork, in addition to naphthalene, acenaphthene, anthracene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, naphthacene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene, dibenz[ah]anthracene, benzo[ghi]perylene and coronene, were evaluated for their mutagenic potential using Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100 in the absence of metabolic activation after being treated with nitrite (500 mM) for 4 hr at 37 degrees C and in acid solution pH 3.0-3.5. The presence of N-nitroso compounds was also determined. Results showed that nitrite could convert most samples to direct-acting mutagens towards both strains except for fluoranthene and benzo[ghi]perylene, which exhibit mutagenicity only with TA98. It was demonstrated that treatment of PAHs with nitrite in acid solution produced some non-N-nitroso direct-acting mutagens, suggesting that they might belong to nitro-PAHs. Therefore, the consumption of charcoal-broiled and smoked foods simultaneously with nitrite is not recommended.
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Affiliation(s)
- K Kangsadalampai
- Food and Nutrition Toxicology Division, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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