Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P), an environmental polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon, is the most potent carcinogen ever tested in mouse skin and
rat mammary gland. In this study, DB[a,l]P was examined for DNA adduction,
tumorigenicity, and induction of Ki-ras oncogene mutations in tumor DNA in
strain A/J mouse lung. Groups of mice received a single i.p. injection of
0.3, 1.5, 3.0, or 6.0 mg/kg DB[a,l]P in tricaprylin. Following treatment,
DNA adducts were measured at times between 1 and 28 days, while tumors were
counted at 250 days and analyzed for the occurrence of point mutations in
codons 12 and 61 of the Ki-ras oncogene. DB[a,l]P in strain A/J mouse lung
induced six major and four minor DNA adducts. Maximal levels of adduction
occurred between 5 and 10 days after injection followed by a gradual
decrease. DB[a,l]P-DNA adducts in lung tissue were derived from both anti-
and syn-11,12- dihydroxy-13,14-epoxy-
11,12,13,14-tetrahydrodibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]PDE) and both
deoxyadenosine (dAdo) and deoxyguanosine (dGuo) residues in DNA as revealed
by cochromatography. The major adduct was identified as a product of the
reaction of an anti-DB[a,l]PDE with dAdo in DNA. DB[a,l]P induced
significant numbers of lung adenomas in a dose- dependent manner, with the
highest dose (6.0 mg/kg) yielding 16.1 adenomas/mouse. In
tricaprylin-treated control animals, there were 0.67 adenomas/mouse. Based
on the administered dose, DB[a,l]P was more active than other environmental
carcinogens including benzo[a]pyrene. As a function of time-integrated DNA
adduct levels, DB[a,l]P induced lung adenomas with about the same potency
as other PAHs, suggesting that the adducts formed by DB[a,l]P are similar
in carcinogenic potency to other PAHs in the strain A/J mouse lung model.
Analysis of the Ki- ras mutation spectrum in DB[a,l]P-induced lung tumors
revealed the predominant mutations to be G-->T transversions in the
first base of codon 12, A-->G transitions in the second base of codon
12, and A-->T transversions in the second or third base of codon 61,
concordant with the DNA adduct profile.
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