Review Article

PPAR - and DEHP-Induced Cancers

Table 1

Primary studies on DEHP-induced carcinogenesis in mice and rats (modifying the paper reported by Huber et al. [2]).

Author Sex Route Duration Dosage Type of tumor Tumor frequency (%)
Species, strain

[39] Rat F344 M Feed 103 w 0.00% Hepatic tumors 6
0.60% 12
1.20% 24
F Feed 103 w 0.00% Hepatic tumors 0
0.60% 12
1.20% 26
[41] Rat F344 F Feed 2 y 0.00% Hepatic tumors 0
0.03% 6
0.10% 5
1.20% 30
[42] Rat F344 M Oral 24 m 0 (water) Liver carcinoma 4
0 (vehicle) 12
2EH 50 mg/kg 6
2EH 150 6
2EH 500 2
M Oral 24 m 0 (water) Liver adenoma 0
0 (vehicle) 0
2EH 50 mg/kg 0
2EH 150 2
2EH 500 0
F Oral 24 m 0 (water) Liver carcinoma 0
0 (vehicle) 2
2EH 50 mg/kg 2
2EH 150 4
2EH 500 0
[42] Mouse B6C3F1 M Oral 18 m 0 (water) Liver carcinoma 8
0 (vehicle) 12
2EH 50 mg/kg 12
2EH 200 14
2EH 750 18
M Oral 18 m 0 (water) Liver adenoma 0
0 (vehicle) 0
2EH 50 mg/kg 0
2EH 200 0
2EH 750 2
F Oral 18 m 0 (water) Liver carcinoma 2
0 (vehicle) 0
2EH 50 mg/kg 2
2EH 200 6
2EH 750 10
[43] Rat F344 M Feed 2 y 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 2
6000 ppm 2
12000 ppm 10
M Feed 2 y 0 ppm Hepatocellular neoplastic nodule 4
6000 ppm 10
12000 ppm 14
F Feed 2 y 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 0
6000 ppm 4
12000 ppm 16
0 ppm Hepatocellular neoplastic nodule 0
6000 ppm 8
12000 ppm 10
[43] Mouse B6C3F1 M Feed 2 y 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 18
3000 ppm 29
6000 ppm 38
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 10
3000 ppm 23
6000 ppm 20
F Feed 2 y 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 0
3000 ppm 14
6000 ppm 34
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 2
3000 ppm 10
6000 ppm 2
[40] Rat F344 M Diet 79 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 10
2500 ppm 0
12500 ppm 40
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 10
2500 ppm 10
12500 ppm 10
F Diet 79 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 0
2500 ppm 0
12500 ppm 20
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 0
2500 ppm 0
12500 ppm 10
M Diet 105 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 1
100 ppm 0
500 ppm 2
2500 ppm 5
12500 ppm 30
Recovery 13
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 5
100 ppm 10
500 ppm 5
2500 ppm 12
12500 ppm 26
Recovery 22
0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma 0
100 ppm 2
500 ppm 0
2500 ppm 2
12500 ppm 18
Recovery 7
F Diet 105 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma 0
100 ppm 6
500 ppm 2
2500 ppm 3
12500 ppm 10
[40] Mouse B6C3F1 M Diet 79 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma0
100 ppm 0
500 ppm 10
1500 ppm 0
6000 ppm 7
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma7
100 ppm 10
500 ppm 20
1500 ppm 10
6000 ppm 7
F Diet 79 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma0
100 ppm 0
500 ppm 0
1500 ppm 0
6000 ppm 13
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma0
100 ppm 10
500 ppm 10
1500 ppm 10
6000 ppm 27
M Diet 105 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma6
100 ppm 8
500 ppm 14
1500 ppm 22
6000 ppm 31
Recovery 22
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma6
100 ppm 17
500 ppm 20
1500 ppm 22
6000 ppm 27
Recovery 5
F Diet 105 w 0 ppm Hepatocellular carcinoma4
100 ppm 3
500 ppm 5
1500 ppm 15
6000 ppm 23
Recovery 42
0 ppm Hepatocellular adenoma0
100 ppm 3
500 ppm 6
1500 ppm 14
6000 ppm 49
Recovery 24
[43] Rat F344 M Feed 2 y 0, 6000, 12000 ppm Pituitary adenoma or carcinomaDecrease in highest dose
F Feed 2 y 0, 6000, 12000 ppm Pituitary adenoma or carcinomaDecrease in lower dose
M Feed 2 y 0, 6000, 12000 ppm Thyroid C-cell adenoma or carcinomaDecrease in highest dose (unclear)
M Feed 2 y 0, 6000, 12000 ppm Testis interstitial cells tumor Decrease in highest dose
F Feed 2 y 0, 6000, 12000 ppm Mammary glandDecrease in highest dose
[36] Rat F344 M Diet 78 w 0 ppm Interstitial cells tumor or testes90
2500 ppm 100
12500 ppm 30
M Diet 104 w 0 ppm Interstitial cells tumor or testes92
100 ppm 90
500 ppm 91
2500 ppm 92
12500 ppm 31
0 ppm Mononuclear cell leukemia23
100 ppm 26
500 ppm 29
2500 ppm 49
12500 ppm 42
0 ppm Pancreatic acinar cell adenoma0
100 ppm 0
500 ppm 0
2500 ppm 0
12500 ppm 8
F Diet 104 w 0 ppm Mononuclear cell leukemia22
100 ppm 34
500 ppm 20
2500 ppm 25
12500 ppm 26
0 ppm Pancreatic acinar cell adenoma0
100 ppm 0
500 ppm 0
2500 ppm 0
12500 ppm 3
[44] Rat F344 M Diet 79 w 0 ppm Interstitial cells tumor or testes90
12500 ppm 30
0 ppm Mononuclear cell leukemia0
12500 ppm 10
M Diet 105 w 0 ppm Interstitial cells tumor or testes92
12500 ppm 31
Recovery 32
0 ppm Mononuclear cell leukemia23
12500 ppm 42
Recovery 53
[35] Mouse B6C3F1 M, Diet 78 w, 0, 100, 500, 1500, No data about tumors
6000 ppm
[44] Rat F344 F Diet 79 w 0 ppm, 12500 ppm No data about tumors
[44] Mouse B6C3F1 M, Diet 79 w 0 ppm, 6000 ppm, No data about tumors
M, Diet 105 w 0 ppm, 6000 ppm, No data about tumors
[45] Mouse 129/Sv, PPARα-null M Diet 21 m Liver tumors (hepatocellular adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocellular carcinoma)Wild-typePPAR -null
0% 04
0.01% 94
0.05% 1025.8