| Literature DB >> 9548435 |
K Takegawa1, K Mitsumori, H Onodera, K Yasuhara, K Kitaura, T Shimo, M Takahashi.
Abstract
In a 2-year carcinogenicity study of potassium iodide (KI) in F344/DuCrj rats, squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) were observed in the salivary glands of 4/40 males and 3/40 females receiving 1000 ppm KI in the drinking water. Ductular proliferation with lobular atrophy was observed at high incidence in the submandibular glands of the high-dose animals, and squamous metaplasia was frequently evident within the proliferative ductules and the larger interlobular ducts. A transition from metaplasia to SCC was apparent. The results suggest that squamous metaplasia in proliferative ductules, occurring secondarily to lobular impairment induced by KI, may develop into SCCs via a non-genotoxic, proliferation-dependent mechanism.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9548435 PMCID: PMC5921766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb00536.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Cancer Res ISSN: 0910-5050