title: Potential neoplastic effects of parathion-methyl on rat liver.
abstract: The mutagenic and carcinogenic effects of parathion-methyl were examined by bacterial reverse mutation assay and a long-term experiment with wistar rats. The potential mutagenic effect of parathion-methyl in Salmonella typhimurium TA100 bacterial cells was observed without rat liver S9 metabolic activation. Parathion-methyl was further investigated for pathological changes in rat pancreas and liver. The long-term rat experiments showed that parathion-methyl exposure for 3 months can cause pathological changes in rat pancreases acinar cells and pancreatic hepatocytes. Atypical acinar cell focuses (AACF) were determined in the liver and pancreas of the rats. The results from short-term Ames test and long-term rat experiments suggested that parathion-methyl would be potential carcinogenic.
authors.affiliation: Mersin University, Education Faculty Yenisehir Campus 33169 Mersin, Turkey. mutlunisa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M Nisa Unaldi
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Coral
authors.forename: Sonay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ucman
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Haydar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oztas
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dalkilic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008743:Methyl Parathion / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D007306:Insecticides; D008743:Methyl Parathion