Micronucleus Incidence and Hematological Effects in Bullfrog Tadpoles (Rana Catesbeiana) Exposed to 2-acetylaminofluorene and 2-aminofluorene

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Journal Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

Specialty Environmental Health

Date 1993 May 1

PMID 8507104

Authors

P W Krauter

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Abstract

The micronucleus technique used with Rana catesbeiana tadpoles is useful for the evaluation of aromatic amine toxicity. When exposed to increasing concentrations of the aromatic amine 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF 1 x 10(-8) M to 5 x 10(-5) M), R. catesbeiana tadpoles responded with an increasing frequency of micronuclei (MN) in the peripheral blood. Micronuclei increased fourfold with the 5 x 10(-5) M 2-AAF exposure. Micronuclei frequency significantly increased with concentrations as low as 5 x 10(-8) M. The time from initial mutagen exposure to the time of maximum number of MN present in the peripheral blood occurred at two separate times: 2 d and 14 d after exposure. The occurrence of two MN frequency peaks may be due to the presence of two erythrocyte populations from two hemopoietic sources (liver and kidneys) in young tadpoles. The occurrence of immature erythrocytes, as well as general degenerative changes [such as fragmentation (schistocytosis)] in the erythrocytes and vacuolated cytoplasms suggested 2-AAF may contribute to hemolytic anemia effects. 2-AAF also increased the frequency of rubricytes found in the peripheral blood, but had no significant effect on the hematocrit values of animals exposed to concentrations up to 1 x 10(-5) M. The tadpoles may have been producing rubricytes to replace the damaged red blood cells (RBCs). The direct-acting mutagen 2-aminofluorene (2-AF) was considerably more toxic to peripheral RBCs than the indirect-acting 2-AAF.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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