• 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 40  (9) , 3155-3157
Abstract
Mucosal cells freshly isolated from human intestine with pronase retain the capacity to undergo DNA repair synthesis (unscheduled DNA synthesis) during a 2-h exposure to the carcinogen, N-methyl-N''-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, and the procarcinogen, aflatoxin B1. This procedure may provide a highly relevant and convenient test system for the detection of cell-specific, direct-acting and activation-dependent chemical carcinogens. The use of whole-cell preparations in such in vitro studies may be of additional significance in view of growing evidence for artifactual metabolism by subcellular fractions.