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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Sodium L-ascorbate (Na-AsA) is widely known to be a tumor promoter of rat bladder carcinogenesis but tests negative in standard 2-year bioassays. In the present study, bladder-cancer-susceptible transgenic rats designated Hras128 were used to further examine the tumorigenicity of Na-AsA. A total of 40 7-week-old male transgenic (Tg) and 42 littermate nontransgenic (Non-tg) rats were divided into 4 groups and given powdered MF diet with or without 5% Na-AsA for 57 weeks. Tg rats showed significantly short survival compared with Non-tg, independent of Na-AsA treatment. Tg rats treated with Na-AsA showed a slightly higher incidence of carcinoma (29.6%) as compared to those without Na-AsA treatment (15.4%), but this was without statistical significance. Moreover, the total bladder tumor incidences, including papillomas, did not differ statistically (with Na-AsA, 37.0%; without Na-AsA, 30.8%). No bladder tumor was detected in Non-tg rats. Various kinds of other lesions in various organs were noted in Tg rats treated with or without Na-AsA treatment, but no intergroup differences were evident. In conclusion, Na-AsA did not show tumorigenicity in highly bladder-cancer-susceptible transgenic Hras128 rats. These results suggest that Na-AsA is a pure promoter but not a complete carcinogen in rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-6233
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
764-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-7-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Lack of urinary bladder carcinogenicity of sodium L-ascorbate in human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene transgenic rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article