The mutagenic activity of select azo compounds in MutaMouse target tissues in vivo and primary hepatocytes in vitro

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The mutagenicity of Direct Black 38, Sudan I, and Para Red were evaluated in the in vivo MutaMouse assay and the in vitro MutaMouse primary hepatocyte (PH) assay. Direct Black 38 is an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Group 1 carcinogen and a prototypical benzidine-based azo compound that requires azo-reduction to yield a DNA-reactive metabolite. Sudan I and Para Red are structurally related azo compounds that have been detected as illegal contaminants in foods. Sudan I is an in vivo mutagen, and both it and Para Red are known to be mutagenic in vitro. Sudan I is oxidized by hepatic and/or bladder enzymes to yield a mutagenic metabolite, but little is known about Para Red. In the present study, Direct Black 38 elicited a significant mutagenic response in the bone marrow, glandular stomach, small intestine and colon in vivo, and in PHs in vitro. Sudan I elicited a weak positive response in the bone marrow and a marginally significant treatment effect in the bladder (p = 0.059); it did not elicit a significant response in PHs in vitro. Para Red elicited a positive response in the colon, as well as in PHs in vitro, albeit at a cytotoxic concentration. The findings are well aligned with the known mechanisms of action of Direct Black 38 and Sudan I; they suggest that intestinal azo-reduction plays an important role in the activation of Para Red. The MutaMouse pH results illustrate the ability of this assay to detect chemicals requiring azo-reduction; however, they also demonstrate a gap in applicability domain, as MutaMouse PHs elicit a negative response following exposure to Sudan I. Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying this gap will require further study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:844

Enthalten in:

Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis - 844(2019) vom: 20. Aug., Seite 25-34

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cox, Julie A [VerfasserIn]
White, Paul A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1-phenylazo-2-naphthol
48I7IBB68J
88C0AB64K7
Azo Compounds
Direct Black 38
Direct black 3
Genetic toxicology
Journal Article
Mutagens
Naphthols
Para Red
Para red
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sudan I
Transgenic rodent

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Date Completed 02.03.2020

Date Revised 20.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mrgentox.2019.06.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM299384802