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  • Title: Testing of known carcinogens and noncarcinogens for their ability to induce unscheduled DNA synthesis in HeLa cells.
    Author: Martin CN, McDermid AC, Garner RC.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1978 Aug; 38(8):2621-7. PubMed ID: 667855.
    Abstract:
    The ability of 51 compounds, of known carcinogenic potential, to induce "unscheduled DNA synthesis" in HeLa cells has been tested in the presence or absence of a rat liver mixed-function oxidase preparation. Chemicals tested included those giving erroneous results in bacterial mutagenicity assays as well as representative compounds from various classes of chemical carcinogens including nitrosamines, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines, and mycotoxins. Of the compounds assayed, all noncarcinogens failed to induce DNA repair; of 38 compounds of demonstrated carcinogenicity, 34 were active; safrole, N-propyl-N-nitrosourea, aflatoxin B2 and N-butyl-N-nitrosourea were, however, inactive. Six compounds for which carcinogenicity data are incomplete were active, namely, 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine, 2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine, formaldehyde, 2,2'-dichlorobenzidine, 3,3',5,5'-tetrafluorobenzidine, and 3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorobenzidine. Three carcinogens that are weakly active or inactive in bacterial mutagenicity assays, i.e., urethan, N-dimethyl-p-aminoazobenzene, and diethylstilbestrol were active in our assay. The bacterial mutagens sodium azide and 9-aminoacridine were both inactive. The use of this assay in a tier scheme for the short-term testing of potential chemical carcinogens is discussed.
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