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Published on: August 25, 2017
Chemical carcinogen alteration of SV40 virus induced transformation of normal human cell populations in vitro
Abstract:
The frequency of simian papovirus 40 (SV40) induced transformation of human cells was enhanced after pretreatment with either napthylamine-2,N-methyl-N'-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), N-acetyl-2-fluorenylacetamide (N-Ac-AAF), benzo[a]pyrene (BP), aflatoxin B1, propane sultone (PS), beta-propiolactone, 4-nitroquinoline oxide (4-NQO), methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) or diethyl nitrosamine (DEN). Posttreatment with 4-NQO, MMS, MNNG or DEN inhibited transformation; while posttreatment with either aflatoxin B1, beta-propiolactone or napthylamine-2 did not alter transformation similar to the action of N-Ac-AAF and BP. All carcinogens that altered transformation after pretreatment damaged cellular DNA. Pretreatment or posttreatment with carcinogens 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MCA) or 7,12-dimethylbenzanthrene (7,12-DMBA), that did not damage cellular DNA also did not enhance transformation. Moreover, pre- or posttreatment with other weak or non-carcinogens that did not damage cellular DNA did not alter virus induced transformation. All foci formed in the co-carcinogen treated cultures whether the carcinogen inhibited or enhanced transformation were virus directed. While a similar pattern of response existed for carcinogens that either enhance or inhibit transformation, each of the carcinogens that enhanced or inhibited foci formation damaged cellular DNA. Moreover, those carcinogens that enhanced focus formation, compared to the carcinogens that inhibited focus formation, exhibited similar DNA damage profiles.
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