title: Induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity by 4,4'-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) in the rat.
abstract: The effects of the curative extender 4,4'-methylene bis (2-chloraniline) (MOCA), an established experimental carcinogen that exhibits activity in rat liver, on hepatic ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity was investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected i.p. with 75 mg/kg MOCA and killed 6, 12, 18, 24, 42 and 48 h later. Stimulation with MOCA of liver cytosolic ODC was first evident at 6 h, peaked at 12 h and returned to control levels by 42 h. The liver enzyme was refractory to stimulation by a second treatment of MOCA within the dosing intervals examined. The magnitude of stimulation of the enzyme by this aromatic amine was dependent on dose and route of administration.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Weigel
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Krieg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008753:Methylenebis(chloroaniline) / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008753:Methylenebis(chloroaniline); D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase