Mammary gland carcinogenesis by food-derived heterocyclic amines: Metabolism and additional factors influencing carcinogenesis by 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)

✍ Scribed by Elizabeth G. Snyderwine

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 90 KB
• Volume: 39
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0893-6692
• DOI: 10.1002/em.10053

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are a family of mutagenic/carcinogenic compounds found in cooked meats. Several HCAs are mammary gland carcinogens in rats. Of these compounds, 2‐amino‐1‐methyl‐6‐phenylimidazo[4,5‐b]pyridine (PhIP) is the major one present in the human diet. This report reviews the studies on rat mammary gland carcinogenesis by HCAs; discusses what is currently known regarding mechanisms of mammary gland carcinogenesis of PhIP, especially the significance of metabolic processing; and further highlights the evidence for the possible role of PhIP in human breast cancer. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 39:165–170, 2002. Published 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.