The activities of 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, its 3,4-oxide metabolite, and 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl in tumor induction and promotion assays

Bradley D. Preston, Elizabeth C. Miller, James A. Miller

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Abstract

Sensitive assays for the induction of lung adenomas in A/J mice or skin papillomas in SENCAR mice failed to show activity for either 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl or 2,2',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenyl 3,4-oxide. Injections of the 3, 4-oxide into preweanling A/J mice caused considerable mortality, whereas the parent hydrocarbon did not. Both 2,2',5,5'- and 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl showed promoting activity for hepatic γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-positive foci initiated in rat liver by treatment with diethylnitrosamine. The promoting activity of 2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl was ∼10-fold greater than that of the 2,2',5,5'-isomer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)451-453
Number of pages3
JournalCarcinogenesis
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1985
Externally publishedYes

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  • Cancer Research

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