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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
The carcinogenicity of N-nitrosomethyl(2-oxopropyl)amine (MOP), a postulated proximate carcinogen of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)-amine (BOP), was tested after either a single subcutaneous (s.c.) injection or weekly intragastric (i.g.) administration in Wistar-derived MRC rats and was compared with the effect of BOP, given similarly and at equitoxic doses. Following i.g. administration, MOP induced a high incidence of neoplasms in the pharynx and esophagus which, however, were not affected by BOP; on the other hand, tumors of the thyroid, lungs, colon and urethra occurred in a greater incidence following BOP than after MOP, and renal neoplasms were found only following MOP, given s.c. Moreover, there were remarkable sex differences in the responses of the rats' respiratory and urothelial tissues to these two carcinogens: nasal cavity carcinomas, pulmonary adenomas, urinary and urethra papillomas were induced primarily or exclusively in male rats treated with BOP, either s.c. or i.g., whereas such sex differences were not found following either route of MOP administration. There were also differences in the spectrum of the neoplasms induced by BOP or MOP depending upon the route of their administration. For example, MOP was more effective in inducing nasal, esophageal and hepatic tumors when given orally, compared to its effect following the s.c. route, and thyroid and renal tumors were induced only after its s.c. injection. The results point to a complexity of nitrosamine carcinogenesis and also indicate that in some tissues activation of BOP, but not of MOP, depends on sex hormones.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0304-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative carcinogenicity of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)-amine and N-nitrosomethyl(2-oxopropyl)amine following subcutaneous or oral administration to rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.