title: Effect of aspirin on incidence and growth of aberrant crypt foci induced in the rat colon by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine.
abstract: The aim of this work was to investigate if the possible chemopreventive effect of aspirin (ASA) on rat colon carcinogenesis could be detected with a medium-term assay. The end-point chosen was the inhibition of incidence and growth of putative preneoplastic lesions, the aberrant crypt foci (ACF) induced in the rat colon by two administrations of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH, 25 mg/kg p.o.). At both 4 and 8 weeks after the starting of the carcinogenic treatment the incidence of total ACF was reduced of 60% in rats receiving ASA (10 mg/kg/day p.o.) for 12 consecutive days during the initiation treatment with DMH. Also the number of the larger foci (with 3 or more crypts) was significantly lower in ASA-treated rats at both time-points (about 70% reduction). Moreover, concomitant ASA treatment determined a significant decrease of the mean number of crypts per focus at week 8. These results indicate that the chemopreventive effect of ASA on chemically-induced rat colon carcinogenesis observed in long-term studies may be detected in this relatively short assay.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mereto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frencia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghia
mesh_terms: D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine; D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D002273:Carcinogens; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D003106:Colon / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004127:Dimethylhydrazines; D004347:Drug Interactions; D008297:Male; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D002273:Carcinogens; D004127:Dimethylhydrazines; D019813:1,2-Dimethylhydrazine; D001241:Aspirin