Marked Differences in the Carcinogenic Activity of Optically Pure (+)-and (-)-trans-7,8-Dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrene in Newborn Mice

Jaime Kapitulnik, Peter G. Wislocki, Wayne Levin, Haruhiko Yagi, Dhiren R. Thakker, Hiroshi Akagi, Masato Koreeda, Donald M. Jerina, Allan H. Conney

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Abstract

Optically pure (+)-and (-Krans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo(a)pyrenes [(+)-and (-)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol] were tested for carcinogenicity by giving newborn mice i.p. injections of 20,40, and 80 nmol of compound on Days 1, 8, and 15 of life. The animals were killed at 17 weeks of age. Control mice had 0.10 pulmonary adenoma per mouse, whereas animals treated with (+)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol and (-)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol had 0.16 and 9.28 pulmonary adenomas per mouse, respectively. When a 5-fold higher dose was administered according to the above dosage schedule, (+)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol caused 2.34 pulmonary adenomas per mouse and (-)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol caused 32.2 pulmonary adenomas per mouse. When 200, 400, and 800 nmol of benzo(a)pyrene or (+)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol were administered sequentially on Days 1, 8, and 15 of life, 4.13 and 18.5 pulmonary adenomas per mouse, respectively, were observed when the mice were 17 weeks of age. This high dose of (-)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol killed most of the mice. Administration of (-)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol caused a high incidence of malignant lymphomas, whereas (+)-BP 7,8-dihydrodiol and benzo(a)pyrene had little or no ability to cause malignant lymphomas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2661-2665
Number of pages5
JournalCancer Research
Volume38
Issue number9
StatePublished - Sep 1978
Externally publishedYes

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