Measurement of unscheduled DNA synthesis and S‐phase synthesis in rodent hepatocytes following in vivo treatment: Testing of 24 compounds

The in vivo‐in vitro hepatocyte DNA repair assay has been shown to be useful for studying genotoxic hepatocarcinogens. In addition, measurement of S‐phase synthesis (SPS) provides an indirect indicator of hepatocellular proliferation, which may be an important mechanism in rodent carcinogenesis. This assay was used to examine 24 chemicals for their ability to induce unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) or SPS in Fischer‐344 rats or B6C3F1 mice following in vivo treatment. Hepatocytes were isolated by liver perfusion and incubated with 3H‐thymidine following in vivo treatment by gavage. UDS was measured by quantitative autoradiography as net grains/ nucleus (NG). Controls from both sexes of both species yielded <0.0 NG. Chemicals chosen for testing were from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) genetic toxicology testing program and most were also evaluated in long‐term animal studies conducted by the NTP. 11‐Aminoun‐decanoic acid, benzyl acetate, bis(2‐chloro‐1‐methylethyl)ether (BCMEE), C.I. Solvent Yellow 14, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl anthranilate, dichloromethane, dichlorvos, glutaraldehyde, 4,4′‐methylenedianiline (MDA), 4‐nitrotoluene, 4,4′‐oxydianiline, a polybrominated biphenyl mixture (PBB), reserpine, 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2‐trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, and 2,6‐xylidine all failed to induce UDS in rats and/or mice. Dinitrotoluene and Michler's Ketone induced positive UDS response in rat, while N‐nitrosodiethanolamine and selenium sulfide induced equivocal UDS results in mouse and rat, respectively. BCMEE, bromoform, chloroform, PBB, 1,1,2‐trichloroethane, and trichloroethylene were all potent inducers of SPS in mouse liver, while C.I. Solvent Yellow 14, and 1,1,2,2‐tetrachloroethane yielded equivocal SPS results in rat and mouse, respectively. These results indicate that most of the test compounds do not induce UDS in the liver; however, the significant S‐phase response induced by many of these compounds, especially the halogenated solvents, may be an important mechanism in their hepatocarcinogenicity.

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