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As model compounds for metabolically activated N,N-dialkylnitrosamines, five N-alkyl-N-(acetoxymethyl)nitrosamines were synthesized and their carcinogenicity was tested in F-344 rats of both sexes. Compounds used in this study are N-methyl-(MAMN), N-ethyl-(EAMN), N-propyl-(PAMN), N-butyl-(BAMN), and N-isobutyl-N-(acetoxymethyl)nitrosamines (i-BAMN). All chemicals were dissolved in olive oil and rats received 10 weekly subcutaneous injections of these chemicals (10 X 5 mg MAMN or equimolar amounts of other chemicals) at the interscapular region. Subcutaneous tumors were detected in many rats of all groups treated with the chemicals, although no tumor was detected in the control group. Lung and/or thyroid tumors were also observed in many rats in the experimental groups. The incidence of subcutaneous tumors was highest in EAMN, followed in order by MAMN, PAMN, BAMN, and i-BAMN. On the contrary, the incidence of lung and thyroid tumors was highest in MAMN and decreased as the length of the alkyl chain of the chemicals increased. Histologically, almost all subcutaneous tumors were malignant fibrous histiocytomas. The results indicate that the chemicals possess systemic as well as local carcinogenicity in F-344 rats. The potent carcinogenic effects at the injection site of the alpha-acetoxy nitrosamines, coupled with their direct mutagenic activity reported previously, support the notion that these derivatives are useful as models for the ultimate form in the metabolic activation of N,N-dialkylnitrosamines.
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