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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Determination of potential thresholds for N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea and ethyl methanesulfonate based on a multi-endpoint genotoxicity assessment platform in rats.

Xuejiao Zhu, Jiao Huo, Zhu Zeng, Yunjie Liu, Ruirui Li, Yiyi Chen, Lishi Zhang, Jinyao Chen

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuejiao ZhuDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jiao HuoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China.
Zhu ZengDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yunjie LiuDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ruirui LiDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yiyi ChenDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lishi ZhangDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jinyao ChenDepartment of Nutrition, Food Safety and Toxicology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. umbrellayy@163.com.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Medical Center of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

Application Foundation Project of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province 2019YJ0020Creative Spark Project of Sichuan University 2018SCUH0005National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) 2017YFC1600200National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFC1602004National Natural Science Foundation of China 8157120809National Natural Science Foundation of China 81703258Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0479
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main goal of the study was to investigate the genotoxic response of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) at low doses in a multi-endpoint genotoxicity assessment platform in rats and to derive potential thresholds and related metrics. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated by daily oral gavage for 28 consecutive days with ENU (0.25 ~ 8 mg/kg bw) and EMS (5 ~ 160 mg/kg bw), both with six closely spaced dose levels. Pig-a gene mutation assay, micronucleus test, and comet assay were performed in several timepoints. Then, the dose-response relationships were analyzed for possible points of departure (PoD) using the no observed genotoxic effect level and benchmark dose (BMD) protocols with different critical effect sizes (CES, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, and 1SD). Overall, dose-dependent increases in all investigated endpoints were found for ENU and EMS. PoDs varied across genetic endpoints, timepoints, and statistical methods, and selecting an appropriate lower 95% confidence limit of BMD needs a comprehensive consideration of the mode of action of chemicals, the characteristics of tests, and the model fitting methods. Under the experimental conditions, the PoDs of ENU and EMS were 0.0036 mg/kg bw and 1.7 mg/kg bw, respectively.

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DNA DamageEthylnitrosoureaAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugEthyl MethanesulfonateMaleMicronucleus TestsMutagenicity TestsMutagensRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyEthyl MethanesulfonateEthylnitrosoureaMutagensBenchmark dose modelingComet assayCritical effect sizesMicronucleus assayPig-a gene mutation assayPoints of departure

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