Assessment of the Genotoxicity of 1,2-Dichloropropane and Dichloromethane after Individual and Co-exposure by Inhalation in Mice

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• Objective: Occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma was recently reported at a high incidence rate among the employees working for an offset printing company in Osaka, Japan. 1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) and dichloromethane (DCM) are suspected to be the causes of the cancer, as they had been used as ink cleaners in large amounts. However, it is not clear whether these chlorinated organic solvents played a role in the occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma or why the incidence rate is so high among the workers in this industry. To provide possible evidence for this severe occupational problem, we investigated the genotoxic effects of 1,2-DCP and DCM. Methods: Male B6C3F1 and gpt Delta C57BL/6J mice were exposed by inhalation to the individual solvents or both solvents at multiple concentrations including the levels that were possibly present in the workplaces. The genotoxicity was analyzed by Pig-a gene mutation and micronuclei assays in peripheral blood and gpt mutation and comet assays in the livers of mice after repeated inhalation of 1,2-DCP or/and DCM. Results: The Pig-a mutant frequencies and micronuclei incidences were not significantly increased by exposure of either 1,2-DCP or/and DCM at any concentration, suggesting there was no genotoxic potential in bone marrow for both solvents. In the liver, DNA damage, as measured by the comet assay, was dose dependently increased by 1,2-DCP but not by DCM. The gpt mutant frequency was 2.6-fold that of the controls in the co-exposure group. Conclusions: These results indicate that 1,2-DCP showed stronger genotoxicity in the liver and that the genotoxic effects were greatly enhanced by simultaneous exposure to DCM.

著者

• SUZUKI Tetsuya

  Division of Marine Life Sciences, Grauate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University

• Suda Megumi

  Division Of Health Effects Research National Institute Of Industrial Health

• Wang Rui-sheng

  Division Of Health Effects Research National Institute Of Industrial Health

• Yanagiba Yukie

  Division Of Health Effects Research Japan National Institute Of Occupational Safety And Health

• Suda Megumi

  Division of Health Effects Research, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

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