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Matye D, Leak J, Woolbright BL, Taylor JA. Preclinical models of bladder cancer: BBN and beyond. Nat Rev Urol 2024:10.1038/s41585-024-00885-9. [PMID: 38769130 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-024-00885-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Preclinical modelling is a crucial component of advancing the understanding of cancer biology and therapeutic development. Several models exist for understanding the pathobiology of bladder cancer and evaluating therapeutics. N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine (BBN)-induced bladder cancer is a commonly used model that recapitulates many of the features of human disease. Particularly in mice, BBN is a preferred laboratory model owing to a high level of reproducibility, high genetic fidelity to the human condition, and its relative ease of use. However, important aspects of the model are often overlooked in laboratory studies. Moreover, the advent of new models has yielded a variety of methodologies that complement the use of BBN. Toxicokinetics, histopathology, molecular genetics and sex can differ between available models and are important factors to consider in bladder cancer modelling.
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- David Matye
- School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
- Department of Urology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Seo JE, Yu JZ, Xu H, Li X, Atrakchi AH, McGovern TJ, Bruno KLD, Mei N, Heflich RH, Guo X. Genotoxicity assessment of eight nitrosamines using 2D and 3D HepaRG cell models. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:2785-2798. [PMID: 37486449 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03560-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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N-nitrosamine impurities have been increasingly detected in human drugs. This is a safety concern as many nitrosamines are mutagenic in bacteria and carcinogenic in rodent models. Typically, the mutagenic and carcinogenic activity of nitrosamines requires metabolic activation by cytochromes P450 enzymes (CYPs), which in many in vitro models are supplied exogenously using rodent liver homogenates. There are only limited data on the genotoxicity of nitrosamines in human cell systems. In this study, we used metabolically competent human HepaRG cells, whose metabolic capability is comparable to that of primary human hepatocytes, to evaluate the genotoxicity of eight nitrosamines [N-cyclopentyl-4-nitrosopiperazine (CPNP), N-nitrosodibutylamine (NDBA), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-nitrosodiisopropylamine (NDIPA), N-nitrosoethylisopropylamine (NEIPA), N-nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA), and N-nitrosomethylphenylamine (NMPA)]. Under the conditions we used to culture HepaRG cells, three-dimensional (3D) spheroids possessed higher levels of CYP activity compared to 2D monolayer cells; thus the genotoxicity of the eight nitrosamines was investigated using 3D HepaRG spheroids in addition to more conventional 2D cultures. Genotoxicity was assessed as DNA damage using the high-throughput CometChip assay and as aneugenicity/clastogenicity in the flow-cytometry-based micronucleus (MN) assay. Following a 24-h treatment, all the nitrosamines induced DNA damage in 3D spheroids, while only three nitrosamines, NDBA, NDEA, and NDMA, produced positive responses in 2D HepaRG cells. In addition, these three nitrosamines also caused significant increases in MN frequency in both 2D and 3D HepaRG models, while NMBA and NMPA were positive only in the 3D HepaRG MN assay. Overall, our results indicate that HepaRG spheroids may provide a sensitive, human-based cell system for evaluating the genotoxicity of nitrosamines.
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- Ji-Eun Seo
- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
- Wiess School of Natural Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Division of Genetic and Molecular Toxicology, National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA.
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Degoricija M, Korac-Prlic J, Vilovic K, Ivanisevic T, Haupt B, Palada V, Petkovic M, Karaman I, Terzic J. The dynamics of the inflammatory response during BBN-induced bladder carcinogenesis in mice. J Transl Med 2019; 17:394. [PMID: 31779626 PMCID: PMC6883615 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-019-02146-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Bladder cancer (BC) is the most common malignant disease of the urinary tract. Recurrent high grade non muscle invasive BC carries a serious risk for progression and subsequent metastases. The most common preclinical mouse model for bladder cancer relies on administration of N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) nitrosamine (BBN) to mice. BBN-induced tumors in mice recapitulate the histology of human BC and were characterized with an overexpression of markers typical for basal-like cancer subtype in addition to a high mutational burden with frequent mutations in Trp53, similar to human muscle invasive BC. Methods Bladder cancer was induced in C57BL/6J male mice by administering the BBN in the drinking water. A thorough histopathological analysis of bladder specimen during and post BBN treatment was performed at 2, 4, 16, 20 and 25 weeks. RNA sequencing and qPCR was performed to assess the levels of expression of immunologically relevant genes at 2 weeks and 20 weeks during and post BBN treatment. Results We characterized the dynamics of the inflammatory response in the BBN-induced BC in mice. The treatment with BBN had gradually induced a robust inflammation in the first 2 weeks of administration, however, the inflammatory response was progressively silenced in the following weeks of the treatment, until the progression of the primary carcinoma. Tumors at 20 weeks were characterized with a marked upregulation of IL18 when compared to premalignant inflammatory response at 2 weeks. In accordance with this, we observed an increase in expression of IFNγ-responsive genes coupled to a pronounced lymphocytic infiltrate during the early stages of malignant transformation in bladder. Similar to human basal-like BC, BBN-induced murine tumors displayed an upregulated expression of immunoinhibitory molecules such as CTLA-4, PD-L1, and IDO1 which can lead to cytotoxic resistance and tumor escape. Conclusions Despite the recent advances in bladder cancer therapy which include the use of checkpoint inhibitors, the treatment options for patients with locally advanced and metastatic BC remain limited. BBN-induced BC in mice displays an immunological profile which shares similarities with human MIBC thus representing an optimal model for preclinical studies on immunomodulation in management of BC.
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- Marina Degoricija
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia.
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Wang SC, Huang CC, Shen CH, Lin LC, Zhao PW, Chen SY, Deng YC, Liu YW. Gene Expression and DNA Methylation Status of Glutathione S-Transferase Mu1 and Mu5 in Urothelial Carcinoma. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159102. [PMID: 27404495 PMCID: PMC4942074 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Bladder cancer is highly recurrent after therapy, which has an enormous impact on the health and financial condition of the patient. It is worth developing diagnostic tools for bladder cancer. In our previous study, we found that the bladder carcinogen BBN increased urothelial global DNA CpG methylation and decreased GSTM1 protein expression in mice. Here, the correlation of BBN-decreased GSTM1 and GSTM gene CpG methylation status was analyzed in mice bladders. BBN treatment decreased the protein and mRNA expression of GSTM1, and the CpG methylation ratio of GSTM1 gene promoter was slightly increased in mice bladders. Unlike mouse GSTM1, the human GSTM1 gene tends to be deleted in bladder cancers. Among 7 human bladder cancer cell lines, GSTM1 gene is really null in 6 cell lines except one, T24 cells. The CpG methylation level of GSTM1 was 9.9% and 5-aza-dC did not significantly increase GSTM1 protein and mRNA expression in T24 cells; however, the GSTM5 gene was CpG hypermethylated (65.4%) and 5-aza-dC also did not affect the methylation ratio and mRNA expression. However, in other cell lines without GSTM1, 5-aza-dC increased GSTM5 expression and decreased its CpG DNA methylation ratio from 84.6% to 61.5% in 5637, and from 97.4% to 75% in J82 cells. In summary, two biomarkers of bladder tumor were provided. One is the GSTM1 gene which is down-regulated in mice bladder carcinogenesis and is usually deleted in human urothelial carcinoma, while the other is the GSTM5 gene, which is inactivated by DNA CpG methylation.
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- Shou-Chieh Wang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, 437, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Forestry and Nature Resources, College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Inami K, Yasui H, Tsugumi H, Ishikawa S, Mochizuki M. Oxidation of N-Alkyl-N-(3-carboxypropyl)nitrosamines by Iron Porphyrin and Oxidant Forms Alkylating Mutagens. Genes Environ 2013. [DOI: 10.3123/jemsge.2013.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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He Z, Kosinska W, Zhao ZL, Wu XR, Guttenplan JB. Tissue-specific mutagenesis by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine as the basis for urothelial carcinogenesis. Mutat Res 2011; 742:92-5. [PMID: 22155125 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 11/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bladder cancer is one of the few cancers that have been linked to carcinogens in the environment and tobacco smoke. Of the carcinogens tested in mouse chemical carcinogenesis models, N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) is one that reproducibly causes high-grade, invasive cancers in the urinary bladder, but not in any other tissues. However, the basis for such a high-level tissue-specificity has not been explored. Using mutagenesis in lacI (Big Blue™) mice, we show here that BBN is a potent mutagen and it causes high-level of mutagenesis specifically in the epithelial cells (urothelial) of the urinary bladder. After a 2-6-week treatment of 0.05% BBN in the drinking water, mutagenesis in urothelial cells of male and female mice was about two orders of magnitude greater than the spontaneous mutation background. In contrast, mutagenesis in smooth muscle cells of the urinary bladder was about five times lower than in urothelial tissue. No appreciable increase in mutagenesis was observed in kidney, ureter, liver or forestomach. In lacI (Big Blue™) rats, BBN mutagenesis was also elevated in urothelial cells, albeit not nearly as profoundly as in mice. This provides a potential explanation as to why rats are less prone than mice to the formation of aggressive form of bladder cancer induced by BBN. Our results suggest that the propensity to BBN-triggered mutagenesis of urothelial cells underlies its heightened susceptibility to this carcinogen and that mutagenesis induced by BBN represents a novel model for initiation of bladder carcinogenesis.
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- Zhiming He
- Department of Basic Science, New York University Dental College, NY, USA
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Pathobiology and chemoprevention of bladder cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2011; 2011:528353. [PMID: 21941546 PMCID: PMC3175393 DOI: 10.1155/2011/528353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Our understanding of the pathogenesis of bladder cancer has improved considerably over the past decade. Translating these novel pathobiological discoveries into therapies, prevention, or strategies to manage patients who are suspected to have or who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer is the ultimate goal. In particular, the chemoprevention of bladder cancer development is important, since urothelial cancer frequently recurs, even if the primary cancer is completely removed. The numerous alterations of both oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes that have been implicated in bladder carcinogenesis represent novel targets for therapy and prevention. In addition, knowledge about these genetic alterations will help provide a better understanding of the biological significance of preneoplastic lesions of bladder cancer. Animal models for investigating bladder cancer development and prevention can also be developed based on these alterations. This paper summarizes the results of recent preclinical and clinical chemoprevention studies and discusses screening for bladder cancer.
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Gölzer P, Janzowski C, Pool-Zobel BL, Eisenbrand G. (E)-2-hexenal-induced DNA damage and formation of cyclic 1,N2-(1,3-propano)-2'-deoxyguanosine adducts in mammalian cells. Chem Res Toxicol 1996; 9:1207-13. [PMID: 8902278 DOI: 10.1021/tx9600107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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(E)-2-Hexenal (hexenal), a natural flavor compound, acts as directly genotoxic agent and forms cyclic 1,N2-propano adducts with deoxyguanosine. Formation of this adduct in isolated DNA and in cells was studied with a modified 32P-postlabeling procedure including HPLC separation, nuclease P1 enrichment, two-dimensional TLC of adducted nucleotide bisphosphates on PEI-cellulose, and quantification of adduct spots by liquid scintillation counting. Adduct formation with the more reactive crotonaldehyde was included for comparison. Synthesized adducted dG-3'-phosphates served as external standards for identification and quantification. In calf thymus DNA, hexenal (0.2 mM) shows a time dependent formation of adducts, yielding 1.55 pmol/mumol of DNA at 5 h incubation. With crotonaldehyde (0.2 mM) the adduct rate was about 10-fold higher. Hexenal also generated 1,N2-propano-dG adducts in the human lymphoblastoid Namalva cell line (0.2 mM, 1 h, 86 fmol/mumol of DNA) and in primary rat colon mucosa cells (0.4 mM, 30 min, 50 fmol/mumol of DNA). In primary colon mucosa cells from rats and humans, hexenal and crotonaldehyde (0.4 mM, 30 min) induced DNA damage, detected by single cell microgel electrophoresis (comet assay). In primary rat gastric mucosa cells, hexenal was only weakly active, inducing detectable DNA damage in 20% of cells at 0.8 mM concentration. In contrast, primary mucosa cells from rat esophagus were as sensitive as colon cells. After single oral application of hexenal to rats (up to 320 mg/kg body wt) DNA damage was not detectable in gastrointestinal mucosa. Analysis of hexenal in selected flavored foods revealed concentrations up to 14 ppm (0.14 mM) that are comparable to its natural occurrence in some fruits and vegetables (up to 30 ppm). Thus, the concentration range selected for the toxicological studies described here clearly is relevant: Hexenal, at concentrations found in food, exerts genotoxic effects in cells from rat and human gastrointestinal tract.
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- P Gölzer
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Dittberner U, Eisenbrand G, Zankl H. Genotoxic effects of the alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes 2-trans-butenal, 2-trans-hexenal and 2-trans, 6-cis-nonadienal. Mutat Res 1995; 335:259-65. [PMID: 8524341 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(95)00029-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The genotoxic effects of the 2-alkenals crotonaldehyde, 2-trans-hexenal and 2-trans-6-cis-nonadienal were studied by cytogenetic methods, analyzing frequencies of sister-chromatid-exchanges, numerical and structural chromosome aberrations and micronucleus induction in human blood lymphocytes and cells of the permanent Namalva line. Crotonaldehyde and hexenal were tested in concentrations of 5 microM to 250 microM and nonadienal from 5 microM to 70 microM. Significant dose-related increases of sister-chromatid-exchanges and micronuclei were found for all three compounds. Structural chromosomal aberrations were significantly increased only by crotonaldehyde, but not by hexenal and nonadienal. In contrast numerical chromosome aberrations were not induced by crotonaldehyde whereas hexenal and nonadienal were potent inducers of aneuploidy. The micronuclei were classified by using a centromere-specific DNA probe in a fluorescence in situ hybridization assay. Hexenal and nonadienal increased the percentage of centromere-positive micronuclei, nonadienal being considerably more potent than hexenal. From these results it was concluded that crotonaldehyde acts more as a clastogen whereas hexenal and nonadienal preferentially show aneugenic effects.
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- U Dittberner
- Department of Human Biology and Human Genetics, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Janzowski C, Landsiedel R, Gölzer P, Eisenbrand G. Mitochondrial formation of beta-oxopropyl metabolites from bladder carcinogenic omega-carboxyalkylnitrosamines. Chem Biol Interact 1994; 90:23-33. [PMID: 8131217 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(94)90108-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Certain environmentally relevant nitrosamines specifically induce malignant tumors in the urinary bladder in several animal species. For this organotropic effect, formation of omega-carboxylated proximal metabolites has been found to be obligatory. The mechanism of action of these intermediates, however, is not yet clear. We investigated biotransformation of butyl-3-carboxypropylnitrosamine (CAS: 38252-74-3), methyl-3-carboxypropylnitrosamine (CAS: 61445-55-4) and methyl-5-carboxypentylnitrosamine by mitochondrial fractions from rat liver and renal cortex. On incubation with mitochondrial fractions, the respective beta-oxidized metabolites butyl-2-oxopropylnitrosamine (CAS: 51938-15-9) or methyl-2-oxopropylnitrosamine (CAS: 55984-51-51) were formed. This biotransformation was ATP dependent, associated with the presence of mitochondrial marker enzyme (cytochrome c oxidase) in 7000 x g subfractions and was inhibited by octanoic acid. Highest metabolic rates were observed with rat liver fractions. These results demonstrate that omega-carboxylated nitrosamines are substrates for mitochondrial enzymes of fatty acid degradation, most probably following the degradation pathway of medium-chain fatty acids. By this reaction, water-soluble carboxylated nitrosamines of low genotoxic potential are converted into rather lipophilic 2-oxopropyl metabolites with high genotoxic and carcinogenic potency. In contrast to carboxylated metabolites, 2-oxopropyl derivatives are good substrates for cytochrome P-450 dependent mono-oxygenases. Therefore, mitochondrial beta-oxidation appears to be an important step in metabolic activation of nitrosamines tumorigenic in the urinary bladder.
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- C Janzowski
- Department of Chemistry, Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Airoldi L, Magagnotti C, De Gregorio G, Moret M, Fanelli R. In vitro metabolism of bladder carcinogenic nitrosamines by rat liver and urothelial cells. Chem Biol Interact 1992; 82:231-40. [PMID: 1568272 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(92)90113-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In order to establish the importance of the target organ in the activation of bladder carcinogens, we compared rat liver and urothelial cell alpha-hydroxylation activities using as substrates N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine and its metabolite N-nitrosobutyl(3-carboxypropyl)amine, two potent urinary bladder carcinogens in animals. Previous studies have shown that the production of molecular nitrogen can serve as an indicator of nitrosamine alpha-hydroxylation. The use of doubly 15N-labelled nitrosamines and the gas chromatography-mass spectrometric detection of 15N2 formed gives a measurement of the extent of this metabolic step. Various amounts of 15N-labelled substrates were incubated for 60 min at 37 degrees C with rat liver S9 preparations or urothelial cell homogenates in the presence of a NADPH generating system. Both enzyme sources metabolized 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine and N-nitrosobutyl(3-carboxypropyl)amine through the alpha-hydroxylation pathway. Using hepatic S9 fractions, 15N2 production from 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine increased from 1.69 +/- 0.02 nmol/h per mg protein (mean +/- S.E.) to 5.78 +/- 0.5 with substrate concentrations ranging between 0.55 and 5.55 mM. 15N2 produced by urothelial cell homogenates was about 40-50% that of the liver S9. 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(3-carboxypropyl)amine was also metabolized through the alpha-hydroxylation pathway both by hepatic S9 and urothelial cell homogenates, though to a lesser extent. 15N2 production was about 10-times less than from 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine, but again urothelial cell 15N2 production was about 40-50% that of the liver. Treatment with phenobarbital resulted in a 2.7-fold increase in the 15N2 produced from 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine by hepatic S9. No effect was observed with urothelial cell homogenates. Acetone treatment had no effect on 15N2 production from 15N-labelled N-nitrosobutyl(4-hydroxybutyl)amine by hepatic S9, but raised 15N2 production by urothelial cell homogenates 1.8 times. Although the liver has a greater capacity than the bladder for activating the 15N-labelled nitrosamines studied, the target organ can metabolize bladder carcinogens, thus increasing the possibility of a local toxic effect. Moreover, the distribution of P-450 isozymes might be different in the bladder and this could affect the metabolism of nitrosamines reportedly formed in the human bladder in some pathological conditions.
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- L Airoldi
- Laboratory of Environmental Pharmacology and Toxicology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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Tjälve H. The tissue distribution and the tissue specificity of bioactivation of some tobacco-specific and some other N-nitrosamines. Crit Rev Toxicol 1991; 21:265-94. [PMID: 2069712 DOI: 10.3109/10408449109017914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- H Tjälve
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala Biomedical Centre
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