| Main Title |
Effects of 5-Fluorouracil on Embryonic Rat Palate In vitro: Fusion in the Absence of Proliferation. |
| Author |
Abbott, B. D. ;
Lau, C. ;
Buckalew, A. R. ;
Logsdon, T. R. ;
Setzer, W. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Developmental Toxicology Div. ;ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| Publisher |
c1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-93/375; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-231876 |
| Additional Subjects |
Fluorouracil ;
Embryos ;
Palate ;
Teratogenic compounds ;
Cell division ;
Cell fusion ;
In vivo analysis ;
Deoxyribonucleic acids ;
Cleft palate ;
Rats ;
In vitro analysis ;
Thymidylate synthetase ;
Thymidine ;
Cell cycle ;
Reprints ;
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last
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| NTIS |
PB93-231876 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
2p |
| Abstract |
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) inhibits the enzyme thymidylate synthetase (TS) which results in inhibition of DNA synthesis. 5-FU is teratogenic in many species, inducing cleft palate, limb, and tail defects. In the study, GD 14 embryonic rat palates were exposed to 5-FU in organ culture with increasing concentrations and durations of exposure. Palates exposed to 5-FU were morphologically abnormal and craniofacial shape, size, and palatal fusion pattern were affected with the severity of effects dependent on concentration and duration of exposure. Cleft palate was induced in vitro as opposing palates overlapped in a narrowed oral cavity. Palates exposed to higher levels of 5-FU were growth inhibited, but fused even though proliferation ceased and few cells were available to participate in elevation and fusion. This was demonstrated as a biphasic concentration-response profile for palatal fusion in which 0.05 to 0.15 micrograms 5-FU/ml produced decreasing rates of palatal fusion, while exposure to 0.15 to 3.0 micrograms/ml resulted in progressively increasing rates of fusion. The effects of 5-FU were detected biochemically as a reduction in TS activity which was concentration and time dependent during the first 12 hours. However, TS activity returned to control levels by 24 hours. During the first day, 5-FU did not alter protein levels, but DNA levels significantly decreased at 2.0 micrograms/ml. After 5 days in culture, DNA and protein both decreased with increasing 5-FU concentration and duration of exposure. There were no effects on cell cycle detectable by flow cytometric analysis, however 3H-TdR incorporation decreased in a concentration dependent manner. The study demonstrates that elevation and fusion can occur in the absence of growth and proliferation and that severe inhibition of growth or proliferation would not necessarily be sufficient to induce cleft palate. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Teratology 47, p541-554 May 93. Prepared in cooperation with ManTech Environmental Technology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Effects of 5-Fluorouracil on Embryonic Rat Palate In vitro: Fusion in the Absence of Proliferation. |
| Category Codes |
57Y; 57F |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A01/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/10 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
329433661 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
