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. 1995 Jun;86(6):516–522. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1995.tb02428.x

Formation and Removal of DNA Adducts in the Liver of Rats Chronically Fed the Food‐borne Carcinogen, 2‐Amino‐3,8‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoxaline

Misako Hirose 1,†, Keiji Wakabayashi 2,✉, Masako Ochiai 1, Hiromi Kushida 1, Hidetaka Sato 3, Takashi Sugimura 1, Minako Nagao 1
PMCID: PMC5920865  PMID: 7622414

Abstract

Effects of chronic administration of 2‐amino‐3,8‐dimethylimidazo[4,5‐f]quinoxaline (MeIQx) at 0.4, 8 and 400 ppm in the diet on DNA adduct formation and removal in the rat liver were examined by the 32P‐postlabeling method. The 0.4 and 8 ppm doses for 40 weeks resulted in time‐dependent increases in MeIQx‐DNA adduct levels until 16 and 8 weeks, respectively, with constant values being maintained thereafter. In the case of a carcinogenic dose (400 ppm) of MeIQx, the adduct levels reached a maximum at week 12, and then gradually decreased. Alteration of metabolism of MeIQx during liver carcinogenesis might be related to this decrease in DNA adduct levels. When MeIQx administration was stopped at week 20, 60–90% of the MeIQx‐DNA adducts formed with the three doses (0.4, 8 and 400 ppm) of MeIQx were removed in a biphasic manner after return to a basal diet, with initial rapid removal followed by a slow change. No difference in the pattern of MeIQx‐DNA adducts was detected on thin layer chromatography at any dose at any time point. Thus, it is suggested that there may be at least two types of damaged DNA, susceptible and resistant to removal of MeIQx‐DNA adducts, after chronic administration of MeIQx.

Keywords: Heterocyclic amine, MeIQx, DNA adduct formation, DNA adduct removal

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