title: Molecular dosimetry of hepatic aflatoxin B1-DNA adducts: linear correlation with hepatic cancer risk.
abstract: An analysis of hepatic aflatoxin B1-DNA adduct (HADA) concentrations in rats and trout demonstrated that the hepatic cancer risk was linearly and quantitatively related in both species. Additionally, the adduct-risk correlation for short-term exposure accurately predicted chronic exposure risk in trout. Although rat and trout liver cells differ substantially in their nuclear DNA content, they appeared to experience similar cancer risks at a given HADA concentration. This may indicate that the liver nuclei of both species contain a similar number of an equivalent protooncogene(s). This analysis also provided a possible basis for the use of adduct measurements for estimating human cancer risk. The minimum human virtual safe dose for aflatoxin was estimated to be 0.264 ng/kg/day on the basis of this approach.
authors.affiliation: Best Foods, Division of CPC International, Inc., Union, New Jersey 07083.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bechtel
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000348:Aflatoxins; D004247:DNA; D016604:Aflatoxin B1