The role of regenerative cell proliferation in chloroform-induced cancer

被引:26
作者
Butterworth, BE
Templin, MV
Borghoff, SJ
Conolly, RB
Kedderis, GL
Wolf, DC
机构
[1] Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
关键词
chloroform; nongenotoxic carcinogen; cell proliferation; risk assessment;
D O I
10.1016/0378-4274(95)03543-5
中图分类号
R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
学科分类号
100405 ;
摘要
Chloroform produces cancer by a nongenotoxic-cytotoxic mode of action, with no increased cancer risk expected at noncytotoxic doses. The default risk assessment for inhaled chloroform relies on liver tumor incidence from a gavage study with female B6C3F(1) mice and estimates a virtually safe dose (VSD) at an airborne concentration of 0.000008 ppm of chloroform. In contrast, a 1000-fold safety factor applied to the NOAEL for liver cytotoxicity from inhalation studies yields a VSD of 0.01 ppm. This estimate relies on inhalation data and is more consistent with the mode of action of chloroform.
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