title: Effects of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic chemicals on plasma esterases in BALB/c mice.
abstract: Esterase profiles of plasma from female BALB/c mice treated with a variety of carcinogenic and weakly- or non-carcinogenic chemicals were analyzed. Mice treated with the potent carcinogens diethylnitrosamine, dinitrosopiperazine, dipropylnitrosamine, dimethylhydrazine, urethane, and dimethyldinitrosopiperazine had similarly altered plasma esterase profiles after 7 days' exposure to the chemicals. The alterations consisted of increased activity in 4 esterase bands. The increased activity persisted in some of the bands after cessation of carcinogen exposure. Exposure to high concentrations of the weakly- or non-carcinogenic compounds nitrosohydroxyproline, nitrosomethoxymethylamine, 1-nitroso-4methylpiperazine,nitroso-2,6dimethylpiperidine, and ethyl methanesulfonate caused no obvious plasma esterase alterations. Ingestion of carbon tetrachloride resulted in increased activity in one esterase band with concomitant decrease in a second band. Analysis of serum from test mice for levels of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase-lactate substrate, and D-gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase did not differentiate between mice treated with selected carcinogens and those treated with non-carcinogens and/or carbon tetrachloride.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004950:Esterases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D004950:Esterases