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  • Title: Combined effects of cholecystectomy and lithocholic acid on pancreatic carcinogenesis of N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine in Syrian golden hamsters.
    Author: Ura H, Makino T, Ito S, Tsutsumi M, Kinugasa T, Kamano T, Ichimiya H, Konishi Y.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1986 Sep; 46(9):4782-6. PubMed ID: 3731125.
    Abstract:
    The effects of cholecystectomy and/or lithocholic acid (LCA) on the composition of biliary bile acid and on pancreatic carcinogenesis by N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine (BHP) were examined in male Syrian golden hamsters. Cholecystectomy was performed 1 wk before BHP initiation. BHP (250 mg/kg of body weight) was injected s.c. once a wk for 5 wk. A diet containing 0.5% LCA was begun 1 wk after the final BHP injection. All hamsters were sacrificed 36 wk after cholecystectomy, and the pancreas was examined histologically. Only the LCA treatment but no other treatment influenced the bile acid composition, i.e., the increase in LCA and decrease in cholic acid. The incidence of pancreatic carcinoma was 23 of 30 (76.7%) in hamsters receiving cholecystectomy plus BHP followed by LCA diet. The tumor incidence was five of 18 (27.8%) with BHP followed by basal diet, ten of 18 (55.6%) with cholecystectomy plus BHP followed by basal diet, and six of 18 (33.3%) with BHP followed by LCA diet, respectively. The total number of pancreatic carcinomas in hamsters receiving cholecystectomy and BHP followed by LCA diet also increased significantly. These results indicate that combined treatments of cholecystectomy and dietary LCA enhanced BHP-inducing pancreatic carcinogenesis in hamsters.
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