Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2015, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 288-293.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2015.04.007

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A high-throughput screening method and application of cell transformation assay in Bhas 42 cells

WANG Ying1, PU Jiang1, QI Naisong1, WEN Hairuo1, WANG Xin1, HU Yanping1, SONG Jie1, ZHANG Joe2, WANG Xue1   

  1. 1. National Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, National Institute for Food and Drug Control, Key Laboratory of Beijing for Nonclinical Safety Evaluation of Drugs, Beijing 100176;
    2. Roche Research and Early Development China, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Received:2015-03-23 Revised:2015-06-26 Online:2015-07-30 Published:2015-07-30
  • Contact: 王雪,E-mail:xue_wang@nifdc.org.cn E-mail:xue_wang@nifdc.org.cn

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To establish a high-throughput screening method of cell transformation assay for carcinogens detection using Bhas 42 cell line,and evaluate the potential carcinogenic risk of genistein. METHODS: We established Bhas 42 cell transformation assay and compared the effects of traditional foci formation as well as H2O2 treatment methods on data analysis. In the traditional foci formation method,cells were fixed and dyed on day 21 after plating,whereas in the H2O2 treatment method,cells were treated with H2O2 for 24 h before dyeing and the transformation ratio measured at D(450) on day 20. Then the transformation potential of genistein on Bhas 42 cells was determined by the H2O2 treatment method,after a dose range-finding assay was performed to estimate the concentrations of genistein to be used based on the growth rates of cells. RESULTS: Apparent increase in the number of wells with transformed foci were noted in the positive control (3-MCA) in the initiation assay and the positive control (TPA) in the promotion assay,compared with the negative control in the traditional foci formation method(P<0.01). Meanwhile,apparent increase in the number of wells with transformed foci and D(450) values were noted in the positive control (3-MCA) in the initiation assay and the positive control (TPA) in the promotion assay,compared with the negative control in the H2O2 treatment method(P<0.01). The effects of genistein on Bhas 42 cell line was also examined. Although the D(450) values showed no difference between negative control and groups treated with genistein (0.03,0.1,0.3,1,3 μg/mL) in the initiation assay,a significant difference was noted in the promotion assay with the concentrations of genistein ranging from 0.03 to 3 μg/mL(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: This study has clearly demonstrated the H2O2 treatment method as a reliable improvement for Bhas 42 cell transformation assay. This cell transformation assay combined with initiation and promotion models is an effective and practical screening platform for non-genotoxiccarcinogens.,and it will be extremely helpful in the early stage of new drug development. Genistein could be a potential non-genotoxic carcinogen,however,this result needs to be further confirmed.

Key words: genetic toxicity, Bhas 42 cell transformation, promotive activity, non-genotoxic carcinogens, genistein

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