The effect of short-term dietary modification on human fecal mutagenic activity |
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Authors: | H V Kuhnlein U Kuhnlein P A Bell |
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Institution: | Microbiology Section, Department of Pharmaceutics, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, Great Britain |
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Abstract: | To assess the effect of short-term modification of diet on human fecal mutagenic activity, 6 subjects consumed 2 dietary regimes hypothesized to affect risk of colorectal cancer. After a 7-day baseline period, a 'low-risk' non-meat diet was consumed for 2 weeks followed by 2 weeks on a 'higher risk' diet which emphasized beef and refined grains. Fecal samples were collected at the end of each diet period and assayed for direct-acting mutagens with the fluctuation test for weak mutagens using Salmonella typhimurium TA100 and TA98 as tester strains. Fecal mutagenic activity on TA100 was increased for all subjects during the 'higher risk' period compared to the 'low risk' period. The average mutagenicity on TA98 was also increased, but the trend was not consistent for all subjects. The baseline diet and non-meat diet resulted in approximately equal mean fecal mutagenicity levels. These findings indicate that a diet high in meat and refined grain, as characterized here, increases fecal mutagenic activity within a 2-week period. |
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Keywords: | ADM adriamycin BCNU BLM bleomycin MMS methyl methanesulphonate MTC mitomycin C NFZ nitrofurazone NQO PDD PF proflavine |
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