A Host-mediated in Vivo/in Vitro Assay with Peritoneal Murine Macrophages for the Detection of Carcinogenic Chemicals

Overview

Journal J Cancer Res Clin Oncol

Specialty Oncology

Date 1990 Jan 1

PMID 2391356

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Authors

T MASSA

T Gerber

V Pfaffenholz

A Chandra

B Schlatterer

P Chandra

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Abstract

We have developed a host-mediated assay system for the detection of the transforming action of chemical carcinogens on peritoneal macrophages. Directly as well as indirectly acting carcinogenic substances administered intraperitoneally to NMRI mice could be examined in this way. Resident macrophages were recovered by peritoneal lavage from treated and untreated mice and were cultured in soft agar. After 5-6 days normal and transformed cells could be distinguished. Statistical analysis comparing cells, for example, from alpha-naphthylamine or diphenylhydantoin-treated animals with those from control mice proved that the test is positive at least on a significance level of 5% using the t-test. Further substances revealing a cell-transformation potential were benzene, benz(a)pyrene, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, N-nitrosodimethylamine, ethidium bromide, aflatoxin B1,N-methyl-N-nitrosourea, 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, 2-naphthylamine, dieldrin, suramin and trichloroethylene. A weak transforming potential was found for chlorambucil as well as for tetrachloroethylene. With toluene or azidothymidine no cell transformation could be observed. Several immortal cell lines could be established form NMRI mice treated with alpha-naphthylamine or N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. Athymic nu/nu mice injected subcutaneously with these cells developed tumors, establishing the oncogenic potential of these cell lines.

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