Russell W L, Hunsicker P R, Raymer G D, Steele M H, Stelzner K F, Thompson H M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1982 Jun;79(11):3589-91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.79.11.3589.
The extreme mutagenic effectiveness of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea in the mouse has permitted the accumulation of the most extensive dose--response data yet obtained for chemical induction of specific-locus mutations in spermatogonia. In the lower portion of the curve, below a dose of 100 mg/kg, the data fall statistically significantly below a maximum likelihood fit to a straight line. Independent evidence indicates that, over this dose range, ethylnitrosourea reaches the testis in amounts directly proportional to the injected dose. It is concluded that, despite the mutagenic effectiveness of ethylnitrosourea, the spermatogonia are apparently capable of repairing at least a major part of the mutational damage when the repair process is not swamped by a high dose. This finding is important both in basic studied on the mutagenic action of chemicals in mammals and in risk estimation.
N-乙基-N-亚硝基脲对小鼠具有极高的诱变效力,这使得人们积累了迄今为止关于化学诱导精原细胞特异性位点突变最为广泛的剂量-反应数据。在曲线较低部分,低于100mg/kg的剂量时,数据在统计学上显著低于对直线的最大似然拟合。独立证据表明,在这个剂量范围内,乙基亚硝基脲进入睾丸的量与注射剂量成正比。可以得出结论,尽管乙基亚硝基脲具有诱变效力,但当修复过程未被高剂量淹没时,精原细胞显然能够修复至少大部分的突变损伤。这一发现对于哺乳动物化学诱变作用的基础研究以及风险评估都很重要。