title: Effects of phenobarbital on I-compounds in liver DNA as a function of age in male rats fed two different diets.
abstract: The age-dependent effects of diet and of phenobarbital (PB), a known promoter of hepatocarcinogenesis, on indigenous DNA adducts (I-compounds) were studied by the 32P-post-labeling technique. Late-gestation female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either AIN-76A semisynthetic or Teklad cereal-based diet. At 21 days after birth, the male pups were weaned and continued on the diets, with half of each dietary group receiving 0.05% PB mixed into the diet for 2, 4 and 8 months. Age-dependent increases in I-compound levels were observed. In addition, both the levels of individual I-compounds and the overall number of I-compounds were greater in rats fed the Teklad cereal-based diet than in those fed the AIN-76A diet. Independent of the parent diet, PB administration reduced the levels of the majority of I-compounds in a time-dependent manner. This effect of PB was detected earlier in the Teklad-fed than in the AIN-76A-fed group. In contrast to the I-compounds, a second group of spots, termed reverse I-compounds, declined between 2 and 4 months and, especially in AIN-76A-fed animals, tended to increase when PB was administered. It is hypothesized that alterations of DNA modification patterns may play a role in diet-modified hepatocarcinogenesis promoted by PB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Randerath
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: van Golen
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Dragan
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pitot
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism*; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000633:toxicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D010634:Phenobarbital