Comparative tumor initiating activity on mouse skin of 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene, 6-nitrochrysene, 3-nitroperylene, 1-nitropyrene and their parent hydrocarbons

Karam El-Bayoumy, Stephen S. Hecht, Dietrich Hoffmann

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Abstract

6-Nitrobenzo[a]pyrene, 6-nitrochrysene, 3-nitroperylene, 1-nitropyrene, and the corresponding parent hydrocarbons were tested for tumor initiating activity on mouse skin with promotion by tetradecanoylphorbol acetate. The initiating doses of 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene and benzo[a]pyrene were 0.05 mg each; for all other compounds the initiating doses were 1.0 mg. 6-Nitrochrysene induced tumors in 60% of the mice (2.1 tumors per mouse), but was significantly less tumorigenic than chrysene. 3-Nitroperylene induced tumors in 42% of the mice (0.5 tumors per mouse) and was significantly more active than perylene. Neither 1-nitropyrene nor 6-nitrobenzo[a]pyrene exhibited significant tumorigenic activity in the concentrations tested.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)333-337
Number of pages5
JournalCancer Letters
Volume16
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1982

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by National Cancer Institute Grant No. PO1 CA 29580 and by National Institute of En~o~ent~ Health Sciences Grant No. ES0 2477. We thank Jeffrey Rigotty for his technical assistance and Dr. Bing Mu for bistopathological analysis. K.E.-B. is recipient of NIEHS Young In~esti~tor Award No. ES02477-01.

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