Butylated hydroxytoluene exposure is necessary to induce lung tumors in BALB mice treated with 3-methylcholanthrene

Malkinson, AM; Koski, KM; Evans, WA; Festing, MF

HERO ID

1936454

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1997

Language

English

PMID

9230183

HERO ID 1936454
In Press No
Year 1997
Title Butylated hydroxytoluene exposure is necessary to induce lung tumors in BALB mice treated with 3-methylcholanthrene
Authors Malkinson, AM; Koski, KM; Evans, WA; Festing, MF
Journal Cancer Research
Volume 57
Issue 14
Page Numbers 2832-2834
Abstract Chronic butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) treatment after a single administration of a carcinogen increases lung tumor multiplicity in some inbred strains of mice. We report that BALB/cOla and BALB/cByJ mice given a low dose (10 microg/g of body weight) of 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA) develop no lung tumors unless this is followed by chronic BHT exposure. Slightly higher MCA doses (15 and 25 microg/g) induce low lung tumor multiplicities (0.6 and 1.9 tumors/mouse, respectively) that are increased 12-26-fold by chronic BHT administration. This low-dose MCA/BHT model in BALB mice will facilitate the identification of genes regulating susceptibility to lung tumor promotion and pulmonary chemopreventative agents that act at a postinitiation site.
Pmid 9230183
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