Journal article
Short-term carcinogenicity testing of a potent murine intestinal mutagen, 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine (PhIP), in Apc1638N transgenic mice
Transgenic Apc1638N mice, heterozygous for a targeted frameshift mutation at codon 1638 of the endogenous adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, are predisposed to develop multiple adenomas and adenocarcinomas along the intestinal tract and to a number of extra-intestinal lesions including, among others, mammary tumors, We have studied these mice in a short-term carcinogenicity test with 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine (PhIP), a potent murine small intestinal mutagen and lymphomagen.
Upon dietary administration of 0.03% PhIP in a short-term (6 months) study, a significantly increased number of small intestinal tumors as well as an increased number of aberrant crypt foci (ACF) were observed in male Apc(+)/Apc1638N mice compared with untreated transgenic mice, No differences in intestinal and mammary tumor multiplicity were observed between treated and control Apc(+)/Apc1638N females.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1997 |
Pages: | 777-781 |
ISSN: | 14602180 and 01433334 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1093/carcin/18.4.777 |
ORCIDs: | Sørensen, Ilona Kryspin |