Differential Chemical Carcinogenesis in Three Distinct Melanocyte Systems of Syrian (Golden) Hamsters**From the Departments of Dermatology, Wayne State University College of Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, and Veterans Administration Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan.

Mishima, Yutaka; Oboler, Allen A.

doi:10.1038/jid.1965.30

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Chemical carcinogenesis in the Syrian golden hamster:A review

Homburger¹

1969

Cancer

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The author reviews the literature since 1939 on carcinogenesis in hamsters. He analyzes Syrian hamster response to chemical carcinogens in comparison to the responses of other species, stressing interesting facets of the response of the hamster. It is his hypothesis that most contradictory observations made in the study of chemical carcinogenesis in random‐bred hamsters may be explained by genetic differences and that the study of this response in inbred pedigreed hamster lines will yield much information. The author believes that some correlation to the response of man to chemical carcinogens might be defined from such studies.

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Chemical carcinogenesis in the Syrian golden hamster:A review

Homburger¹

1969

Cancer

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Review of chemical and uv light‐induced melanomas in experimental animals in relation to human melanoma incidence

Ingram¹

1992

J of Applied Toxicology

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In a few epidemiological studies on oil refinery workers, a slight excess of melanoma incidence has been reported. To see if this might be linked to exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contained in refinery streams, a review of animal data on the relationship between PAH exposure, UV light and melanoma induction has been carried out and compared with human data. This revealed that the highly carcinogenic PAH 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) was capable of inducing melanomas in hamsters, mice and guinea pigs, but only under certain experimental conditions. Evidence suggested that other carcinogenic PAHs were unable to induce melanomas. As high dose levels of DMBA were generally required to produce melanomas, it was not considered that the amounts present in refinery streams would be sufficient to account for an increase in melanoma incidence in exposed workers. This conclusion was substantiated by the failure of petroleum-derived complex hydrocarbon mixtures to produce melanomas in animals or man and by drawing attention to the absence of any association between melanoma incidence and the incidence of other skin cancers in man. If PAHs were responsible for an increase in melanoma incidence, an increase in other skin tumours would also be expected. It was concluded that animal data, taken in conjunction with other information, do not suggest that PAH exposure is likely to be the cause of any elevation in melanoma incidence in refinery workers. More detailed epidemiological findings would be required to establish whether any excess incidence of melanomas was due to sunlight, other risk factors or chance occurrences.

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Melanocytic Tumors, Skin, Hamster

Kanno¹

1989

Integument and Mammary Glands

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Differential Chemical Carcinogenesis in Three Distinct Melanocyte Systems of Syrian (Golden) Hamsters**From the Departments of Dermatology, Wayne State University College of Medicine, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, and Veterans Administration Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan.

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Chemical carcinogenesis in the Syrian golden hamster:A review

Chemical carcinogenesis in the Syrian golden hamster:A review

Review of chemical and uv light‐induced melanomas in experimental animals in relation to human melanoma incidence

Melanocytic Tumors, Skin, Hamster

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