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. 2009 Nov 13;7:253–269. doi: 10.4137/cin.s3229

Table 1.

Summary of the toxicity tests with 73 test chemicals, their carcinogenic properties, and carcinogen group clustered in this study.

Test No. Name Source*1 Toxicity test
Carcinogenic properties
Carcinogen group no.*8
Dose*2 Vehicle*3 Histopath.*4 Car.*5 Hepatocar.*6 Muta.*7
C01 Diethylnitrosamine B 20(30,6, 1.2, 0.24) DW FICI, SCN + + + 1
C02 N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea A 3 DW NO + + 2
C03 MNNG B 0.5 DW NO + NA + other
C04 N-Nitrosodimethylamine A 0.2 DW NO + + + 1
C05 N-Nitrosomorpholine B 10 (141, 28.2, 5.64, 1.13) DW FICI, SCN + + + 1
C06 N-Nitrosopiperidine G 10 DW DHH, FICI + + + 1
C07 2-Nitropropane A 40 CO GI + + + 1
C08 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide A 2 (5, 1, 0.2, 0.04) CO NO + + 2
C09 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene C 50 CO NO + NA + 2
C10 3′-Methyl-4-dimethylamino azobenzene B 50 CO AH, PHH, + NA + 1
C11 2-Acetylaminofluorene A 6 CO DHH, VH + + + 1
C12 MelQx H 20 1% CMC NO + + + 1
C13 PhIP H 5 1% CMC NO + + 2
C14 Furan C 10 CO AH, HHN VH + + + 1
C15 Safrole C 300 CO ECH, SCN + + + 2
C16 Benz[a]anthracene B 50 (100, 20, 4, 0.8) CO NO + NA + 3
C17 Benzo[a]pyrene C 15 CO NO + + 2
C18 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a] anthracene A 1 (30, 6, 1.2, 0.24) CO NO + + 2
C19 3-Methylcholanthrene A 2 CO NO + + 2
C20 Quinoline E 25(30,6, 1.2, 0.24) CO HHN, IMF, SCN + + + 1
C21 2,4-Diaminotoluene D 10 DW PHH + + + 1
C22 Clofibrate A 250 (275, 55, 11, 2.2) CO PHH + + 2
C23 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate C 1,000 CO NO + 2
C24 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate A 300 CO PHH + + 2
C25 Phenobarbital C 100 (110, 22, 4.4, 0.88) DW PHH + NA 3
C26 Phenytoin B 160 DW NO + E 2
C27 Diethylstilbestrol B 10 CO VH + E 3
C28 Ethinylestradiol A 0.5 CO ATM + + 3
C29 Methapyrilene HCl A 50 DW DHH, FICI, HHN, IMF, SCN + NA 1
C30 Acetamide A 1,180 DW NO + + 1
C31 Butylated hydroxyanisole C 750 (1,000, 200, 40, 8) CO NO + + 2
C32 1,4-Dioxane C 1,000 (1,000, 200, 40,8) DW PHH + LP 1
C33 d-Limonene A 1,000 (800, 160, 32, 6.4) CO NO + 2
C34 Methyl carbamate B 500 DW AH, GI, IMF + + 1
C35 Thioacetamide C 20 (25, 5, 1, 0.2) DW AH, HHN + + 1
C36 Urethane A 80 DW NO + + 1
C37 Aldrin I 0.3 CO NO + 2
C38 Chlorendic acid B 100 DW NO + + 2
C39 Chloroform A 90 CO NO + + 3
C40 1,4-Dichlorobenzene B 300 CO PHH + 2
C41 Hexachlorobenzene A 5 CO NO + + 2
C42 alpha-Hexachloro C 20 CO PHH + + 2
C43 cyclohexane B 200 CO NO + 3
C44 Pentachloroethane A 700 CO NO + 2
C45 Trichloroethylene A 100 CO NO + 2
C46 Tetrachloroethylene A 300 DW NO + NA 2
C47 Trichloroacetic acid D,L-Ethionine C 30 (250, 50, 10,2) CO NO + + 2
NC01 4-(Chloroacetyl)acetanilide A 250 CO NO +
NC02 2-Chloroetahnol A 40 DW NO +
NC03 2-Chloromethylpyridine HCI B 150 DW NO +
NC04 2-Chloro-p-phenylenediamine SO4 A 100 1% CMC NO +
NCO5 1-Chloro-2-propanol F 100 DW NO +
NC06 2,6-Diaminotoluene A 10 DW NO +
NC07 8-Hydroxyquinoline B 25 CO NO +
NCO8 4-Nitroanthranilic acid B 1,000 CO GI +
NC09 1-Nitre-naphthalene B 100 CO IMF +
NC10 4-Nitro-o-phenylenediamine A 250 1% CMC NO +
NC11 p-Phenylenediamine 2HCl A 60 DW NO +
NC12 2,5-Toluenediamine SO4 B 50 1% CMC +
NC13 3-Chloro-p-toluidine B 300 CO AH, PHH
NC14 L-Ascorbic acid C 1,000 (1,000, 200, 40, 8) DW NO
NC15 Aspirin A 27 CO NO
NC16 Caprolactam A 375 DW NO
NC17 Indomethacin C 5 CO NO
NC18 Lindane A 10 CO NO
NC19 Lithocholic acid C 1,000 (750, 150, 30, 6) 5% AGS NO
NC20 D-Mannitol C 1,000 DW NO
NC21 DL-Menthol D 1,000 CO PHH
NC22 Phthalamide B 1,000 CO NO
NC23 Sodium benzoate C 1,000 DW GI
NC24 Alpha-Tocopherol C 1,000 (1,000, 200, 40, 8) CO NO NA
NC25 Benzoin C 500 5% AGS NO NA
NC26 lodoform C 200 CO NO NA
*1

A; Sigma-Aldrich Co. (St. Louis, MO, USA), B; Tokyo chemical Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), C; Wako pure chemical Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan), D; Junsei chemical Co., Ltd (Tokyo, Japan), E; Kishida Chemical Co., Ltd (Osaka, Japan), F; Fluka Chemical Co. (Buchs, Switzerland), G; Kanto chemical Co., Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), H; Nard institute Ltd. (Hyogo, Japan), I; AccuStandard Inc. (New Haven, CT, USA).

*2

mg/kg/day.

*3

5% AGS; 5.0 w/v % Arabic gum solution, CO; Corn oil, DW; Distilled water, 1% CMC; 1% Carboxymethylcellulose sodium solution.

*4

Histo-pathology: AH; Apoptosis of hepatocytes, ATH; Atrophy of hepatocytes, DHH; Diffuse hypertrophy of hepatocytes, ECH; Eosinophilic change of hepatocytes, FICI; Focal inflammatory cell infiltrates in liver, GI; glycogen increment, IMF; Increment of mitotic figure in hepatocytes, HHN; Hypertrophy of hepatocyte nuclear, NO; No histological abnormalities, PHH; Periportal hypertrophy of hepatocytes, SCN; Single cell necrosis of hepatocyes, VH; Vacuolization of hepatocytes.

*5

Carcino-genicity.

*5

E; Equivocal, NA; Not available data, LP; Limited positive.

*6

Hepato-carcinogenicity.

*7

Muta-genecity

*8

The results based on the present study.