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. 1985 May;60:381–385. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8560381

Concentration-dependent inhibition of development of GGT positive foci in rat liver by the environmental contaminant di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate.

A B DeAngelo, A E Queral, C T Garrett
PMCID: PMC1568574  PMID: 2863135

Abstract

The ability of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a widely used plasticizer and environmental contaminant, to suppress development of putative preneoplastic lesions in rat liver was evaluated. gamma-Glutamyl transpeptidase-positive (GGT+) foci were initiated in the livers of Sprague-Dawley male rats with a single dose of diethylnitrosamine (DEN) following partial hepatectomy. Promotion of foci was commenced by feeding a choline-deficient diet (CD). A group of control rats was fed a choline-supplemented diet (CS). The ability of DEHP to suppress the emergence of GGT+ foci was evaluated by feeding additional groups of rats the CD diet containing either 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0% or 2.0% DEHP. The CD diet promoted the number of GGT+ foci above levels in control livers. Inclusion of the plasticizer to the levels of 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% in the CD diet effectively inhibited the appearance of the foci. However, DEHP was unable to inhibit the promoting effect of the CD diet at a concentration of 0.1%. DEHP's ability to block development of GGT+ foci correlated with its ability to increase liver weight and to induce carnitine acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.7), a marker of peroxisome proliferation.

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