| Literature DB >> 8910948 |
C C Conaway1, J Whysner, L K Verna, G M Williams.
Abstract
Exposures of rodents to airborne formaldehyde (FA) produce dose-related toxicity, enhanced cell proliferation and squamous cell carcinomas in the nasal passages. The mechanism of FA-induced tumor formation involves DNA-protein crosslink formation and enhanced cell proliferation secondarily to cytotoxicity. The mucociliary apparatus and glutathione protect against low-dose FA-induced effects. Consequently, the mechanistic information is consistent with a very sublinear dose-response curve for tumor formation. The sublinear dose-response of nasal DNA-protein crosslinks levels in rodents and monkeys has been used in the risk assessment of FA.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8910948 DOI: 10.1016/0163-7258(96)00061-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmacol Ther ISSN: 0163-7258 Impact factor: 12.310