@article{CantoreggiDietrichLutz1993, author = {Cantoreggi, S. and Dietrich, D. R. and Lutz, Werner K.}, title = {Induction of cell proliferation in the forestomach of F344 rats following subchronic administration of styrene 7,8-oxide and butylated hydroxyanisole}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60669}, year = {1993}, abstract = {The question addressed was whether Stimulation of cell proliferation could be responsible for tumor induction in the torestornach by styrene 7,8-oxide (SO). Male F344 rats were treated for 4 weeks with 0, 137,275, and 550 mglkg SO by p.o. gavage 3 times/week. Positive controls received 0, 0.5, I, and 2\% butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) in the diet for 4 weeks. Twenty-four h before termination of the experlment, the rats were implanted s.c. with an osmotic minipump deliverlog S-bromo-2'-deoxyuri· dine (BrdU). Cell proliferation in the forestomach was assessed by immunohistochemistry for BrdU incorporated into DNA. Cell number/mm section length and fraction of replicating cells (labeling Index) were determined in 3 domains of the forestomach, the saccus caecus, the midregion, and the prefundic region. With the exception of the prefundic reglon of the low-dose SO group, a significant increase of the labeling index was found in all regions both with SO and BHA. Rats treated with BHA showed, in addition, a dose-dependent increase in number and size of hyperplastic lesions. This was most pronounced in the prefundic region where carcinomas were reported to be localized. In this region, the number of dividing cells/mm section length was increased up to 17-fold. With SO, only marginal morphological changes were occasionally observed, despite the fact that the respective long-term treatment bad been reported to result in a higher carcinoma incidence than treatment with BHA. It ls concluded that the rate of replicating cells alone, numerically expressed by the labeling Index, is an lnsufficient tool for interpretlog the role of cell division in carcinogenesis. It is postulated that SO and BHA induce forestomach tumors via different mechanisms. While hyperplasia in the prefundic region most likely dominates the carcinogenicity of BHA, a mechanism combining marginal genotoxicity with strong promotion by increased cell proliferation appears to be involved in the tumorigenic action of SO.}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{FischerBelandLutz1993, author = {Fischer, W. H. and Beland, P. E. and Lutz, Werner K.}, title = {DNA adducts, cell proliferation and papilloma latency time in mouse skin after repeated dermal application of DMBA and TPA}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60673}, year = {1993}, abstract = {'lbe mouse skin tumor model was used to investigate whether the Ievel of DNA 8dducts and/or the rate of cell division in the epidermis are indicators of the risk of cancer formation for an individual in an outbred animal popul8tion. A high risk was considered to be reftected by 8 short latency period for the 8ppearance of 8 papilloma. Fernale NMRI mice were treated twice weekly with 2.5 nmol 7 ,12-dimethylbenz[a]antbracene (DMBA) and 3 nmoi12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13- 8cetate (TPA) and the appearance of papillomas was registered. The first papilloma 8ppeared after 7.5 weeks. After 17 weeks, when 12 of 14 mice bad 8t least one papilloma, an osmotic minipump deliverlog 5-bromo-2'deoxyuridine (BrdU) was implanted into eacb mouse for 24 h. The mice were killed after 24 h ~d the epidermis was analyzed for D:MBA-nucleotide 8dducts by 32p.postlabeling, for the cell number per unit skin length, and for the labeling index for DNA synthesls. Unexpectedly, D:MBA-nucleotide 8dduct Ievels were highest in those anima1s wbich showed the Iongest latency periods. Adduct Ievels were negatively correlated with the 18beling index, indicating that dilution of adducts by cell division was a predominant factor in determining average adduct concentrations. Individual tumor-latency time was not corTelated with either cell ntunber or labeling index. This could be due to the fact that the measurements only provided 8veraged data and gave no infonnation on the specific situation in clones of premalignant cells. Under the conditions of tbis assay, therefore, neither DNA adduct Ievels nor information on the average kinetics of cell division bad a predidive value for the individual amcer risk withln a group of outbred animals receiving the same treatment}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{ShephardSengstagLutzetal.1993, author = {Shephard, S. E. and Sengstag, C. and Lutz, Werner K. and Schlatter, C.}, title = {Mutations in liver DNA of lacI transgenic mice (Big Blue) following subchronic exposure to 2-acetylaminofluorene}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60683}, year = {1993}, abstract = {2-Acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) was administered at Ievels of 0, 300 and 600 ppm in the diet for 28 days to female transgenic micc bearing the lacl genein a Iambda vector (Big Blue® mice). The Iambda vector was excised from liver DNA and packaged in vitro into bacteriophage particles which were allowed to infect E. coli bacteria, forming plaques on agar plates. Approximately 10\(^5\) plaques wcre screened per animal for the appearance of a bluc colour, indicative of mutations in the lac/ gcnc which had resulted in an inactive gene product. Background mutation rate was 2.7 x 10\(^{-5}\) (pooled results of two animals, 8 mutant plaques/289 530 plaques). At 300 ppm in the diet, the rate of 3.5 X 10\(^{-5}\)(8/236 300) was not significantly increased over background. At 600 ppm in the dict, the rate increased approximately 3 fold to 7.7 x 10\(^{-5}\) (17 /221240). In comparison to the usual single or 5-day carcinogen exposure regimes, the 4-week exposure protocol allowed the use of much lower dose Ievels 00-1000 fold lower). Overt toxicity could thus be avoided. The daily doses used were somewhat higher than those required in 2-year carcinogenicity studies with 2·AAF.}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{CantoreggiLutz1993, author = {Cantoreggi, S. and Lutz, Werner K.}, title = {Covalent binding of styrene to DNA in rat and mouse}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60693}, year = {1993}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{GunzShephardLutz1993, author = {Gunz, D. and Shephard, S. E. and Lutz, Werner K.}, title = {Can nongenotoxic carcinogens be detected with the lacI transgenic mouse mutation assay?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60707}, year = {1993}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{FischerLutz1994, author = {Fischer, W. H. and Lutz, Werner K.}, title = {Short communication : Mouse skin papilloma formation by chronic dermal application of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene is not reduced by diet restriction}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60644}, year = {1994}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{GrunickePyerinEisenbrandetal.1994, author = {Grunicke, H. and Pyerin, W. and Eisenbrand, G. and Havemann, K. and Rabes, H. M. and Molling, K. and Schwab, M. and Lutz, Werner K. and Wahrendorf, J. and Schirrmacher, V.}, title = {7th International Symposium of the Division of Experimental Cancer Research (AEK) of the German Cancer Society : [Meeting report]}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60651}, year = {1994}, abstract = {No abstract available}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{StopperKuehnelPodschun1994, author = {Stopper, Helga and K{\"u}hnel, A. and Podschun, B.}, title = {Combination of the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil with an inhibitor of its catabolism results in increased micronucleus induction}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63383}, year = {1994}, abstract = {The rate limiting step in 5-fluorouracil catabolism is catalyzed by the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Since degradation of 5-fluorouracil decreases its efficacy in chemotherapy, the inhibition of its catabolism is a promising tool. We investigated the formation of micronuclei in vitro in mouse L5178Y cells. 5-fluorouracil induced an increase in micronucleus frequency, which could significantly be enhanced by the concurrent application of 2,6-dihydroxypyridine, an inhibitor of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. The 5-fluorouracil concentration necessary to reach maximal genotoxic effects could be reduced to half in the presence of inhibitor. 2,6-Dihydroxypyridine alone and the naturally occuring enzyme substrate uracil did not induce micronucleus formation. Combined application of the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil and an inhibitor of its could reduce side-effects by lowering the effective dose of the active drug. With this study we provide further support for the usefulness of this concept.}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{StopperEckertSchiffmannetal.1994, author = {Stopper, Helga and Eckert, I. and Schiffmann, D. and Spencer, D. L. and Caspary, W. J.}, title = {Is micronucleus induction by aneugens an early event leading to mutagenesis?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-63390}, year = {1994}, abstract = {This study was designed to investigate a previously unidentified potential mechanism for mutation induction as well as to clarify a biological comequence of micronucleus formation. We compared the induction of micronuclei with mutation inductioo as measured by trißuorothymidine (TFI') resistance in mouse L5178Y cells using four aneugens: colcemid, diethylstilbestrol, griseofulvin and vioblastine. AU four compounds induced micronuclei which appeared in the first cell cycle after treatment. More than 85\% of the micronuclei induced by each compound stained positive for the presence of kinetochores implying that the micronuclei contained wbole cbromosomes. However, these same compounds were unable to induce TFf resistance under tbree different treatment regimes. We concluded that tbese compounds, under conditions where tbey induce primarily kinetochore positive micronuclel, were not able to induce mutations. Thus, the induction of micronuclei containing wbole chromosomes barborlog a select.able gene is not an early event leadlog to mutations in these cells.}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} } @article{KlotzKrotecGripentrogetal.1994, author = {Klotz, Karl-Norbert and Krotec, K. L. and Gripentrog, J. and Jesaitis, A. J.}, title = {Regulatory interaction of N-formyl peptide chemoattractant receptors with the membrane skeleton in human neutrophils}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-60466}, year = {1994}, abstract = {The cytoskeleton and/or membrane skeleton has been implicated in the regulation of N-formyl peptide receptors. The coupling of these chemotactic receptors to the membrane skeleton was investigated in plasma membranes from unstimulated and desensitized human neutrophils using the photoreactive agonist N-formyl-met-leu-phelys-N\(^6\)-[\(^{125}\)I]2(p-azidosalicylamido)ethyl-1,3'-dithiopropionate (fMLFK-[\(^{125}\)I]ASD). When membranes of unstimulated cells were solubilized in Triton-X 100, a detergent that does not disrupt actin filaments, only 50\% of the photoaffinity-labeled receptors were solubilized sedimenting in sucrose density gradients at a rate consistent with previous reports. The remainder were found in the pellet fraction along with the membrane skeletal actin. Solubilization of the membranes in the presence of p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid, elevated concentrations of KCI, or deoxyribonuclease I released receptors in parallel with actin. When membranes from neutrophils, desensitized by incubation with fMLFK-e 251]ASD at 15°C, were solubilized, nearly all receptors were recovered in the pellet fraction. lncubation of cells with the Iigand at 4°C inhibited desensitization partially and prevented the conversion of a significant fraction of receptors to the form associated with the membrane skeletal pellet. ln these separations the photoaffinity-labeled receptors not sedimenting to the pellet cosedimented with actin. Approximately 25\% of these receptors could be immunosedimented with antiactin antibodies suggesting that N-formyl peptide receptors may interact directly with actin. These results are consistent with a regulatory role for the interaction of chemotactic N-formyl peptide receptors with actin of the membrane skeleton.}, subject = {Toxikologie}, language = {en} }