The mutagenic potency of 1,8-dinitropyrene in cultured mouse lymphoma cells |
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Authors: | J Cole CF Arlett J Lowe BA Bridges |
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Institution: | 1. MRC Cell Mutation Unit, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QG, United Kingdom;2. Centre for Medical Research, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9QG, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Although non-toxic, 1,8-dinitropyrene (1,8-DNP) was mutagenic for mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells when assayed for induced resistance to 6-thioguanine, methotrexate, ouabain and 1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl cytosine. In bacteria, nitropyrenes are potent inducers of frame-shift mutations, and the induction of ouabain-resistant mutants, believed to be due to base-pair substitutions, suggests that the mechanism of action may be different in mouse cells and bacteria. Long treatment times were required to detect 1,8-DNP-induced mutants in L5178Y cells, suggesting the possibility of an inducible activation system. 4-Nitroquinoline 1-oxide was both toxic and mutagenic to these same 4 mutation assays after short (2 h) treatment times. The dilemma that exists when comparing the mutagenic potential of test chemicals when concentration of mutagen, treatment times and toxicity are markedly different, is discussed. |
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Keywords: | 1 8-DNP 1 8-dinitropyrene IMF induced mutation frequency 4NQO 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide |
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