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  • Title: Persistence of DNA damage during development of liver angiosarcoma in rats fed dimethylnitrosamine.
    Author: Abanobi SE, Farber E, Sarma DS.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1979 May; 39(5):1592-6. PubMed ID: 570883.
    Abstract:
    Chronic feeding of a diet containing dimethylnitrosamine (50 ppm) to rats resulted in liver DNA damage monitored as slow sedimentation of the DNA compared to that of the control in alkaline sucrose gradients. The damage in rat liver DNA could be seen within 2 days after beginning the feeding of diets containing the carcinogen and was progressive with the time of feeding, up to 8 weeks. Extended feeding up to 15 or 31 weeks did not result in a proportionate increase in the damage to the DNA. The DNA damage observed at 8 weeks persisted until 31 weeks, at which time liver angiosarcoma was present. Despite the fact that the DNA damage induced by dimethylnitrosamine appears to involve the bulk of the liver DNA, the tumors developed were entirely from vascular endothelium. The implication of these results in the initiation of carcinogenesis is discussed.
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