title: A 24-month dietary carcinogenicity study of DAG in mice.
abstract: This study evaluated the possible carcinogenic effects of DAG (diacylglycerol) oil when given in the diet at levels up to 6.0% for 24 months to mice. Dietary fat was provided by DAG and/or the control article, TG (triacylglycerol oil). Dietary concentrations (% DAG/% TG) were 0%/6.0% (TG control), 1.5%/4.5%, 3.0%/3.0%, and 6.0%/0%. An additional control group received the standard rodent diet (fat content 4.5%). The clinical condition of the animals, ophthalmic findings, palpable mass occurrence, body weights and gross and histopathologic findings were unaffected by DAG in comparison to TG. The findings in DAG-treated groups were no different than those observed in the TG control group. The standard basal diet had 4.5% fat content. Both TG and/or DAG, when presented separately or together in the diet at a total fat level of 6.0%, resulted in some differences relative to the basal diet control (lower survival, higher body weights, lower food consumption, and higher incidences of macroscopic and microscopic findings), presumably related to the higher dietary fat content and/or the semi-purified diet. However, these parameters were similar in groups fed a diet with 6.0% dietary fat that was either DAG or TG. Thus, DAG at dietary concentrations up to 6.0% for 24 months produced no signs of systemic toxicity and had no effect on the incidence of neoplastic findings.
authors.affiliation: WIL Research Laboratories, LLC, Ashland, OH 44805-9281, USA. chengelis@wilresearch.com
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chengelis
authors.forename: Jeannie B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bruner
authors.forename: Les
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Freshwater
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015197:Carcinogenicity Tests; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000145:classification / Q000633:toxicity*; D004032:Diet; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008136:Longevity / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D004075:Diglycerides; D005227:Fatty Acids; D014280:Triglycerides