title: The mutagenic activity of anti-cancer drugs and the urine of rats given these drugs.
abstract: Twenty-one anti-cancer drugs have been tested for their ability to cause mutations in Salmonella typhimurium test strains in the Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity test. Nine of the 21 anticancer drugs showed this ability: cyclophosphmide, nitromin, thio-tepa, busulfan, 6-mercaptopurine, neocarzinostatin, daunomycin, adriamycin and estramustine phosphate. Seven of these 9 mutagenic drugs were injected continuously into the jugular veins of rats. Urine was collected through a cystostomy tube and tested for mutagenicity. The urine from rats treated with 6 of these 7 drugs was mutagenic. These were cyclophosphamide, nitromin, thio-tepa, neocarzinostatin, adriamycin and daunomycin.
mesh_terms: D000477:Alkylating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009153:Mutagens; D051381:Rats; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects; D014556:Urine; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000477:Alkylating Agents; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009153:Mutagens; D014748:Vinca Alkaloids