Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 388-392.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2016.05.011

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Different induction and cryopreservation methods on metabolic activities of rat liver S9

SHAN Chun, HU Peili, ZHANG Luyong, LIU Ting, LIN Fei   

  1. National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China
  • Received:2015-01-22 Revised:2016-07-03 Online:2016-09-30 Published:2016-09-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the metabolic activities of rat liver S9 after using 7 different kinds of inducting agents and cryopreservation methods. METHODS: The S9 fraction was prepared from male Sprague-Dawley rats with phenobarbital,β-naphthoflavone or PCB induction,using different routes of administration,dosage and time by the way of combination or single inducing method. The S9 fractions were stored at 0,-20 and -40℃. Three indirect mutagens were selected and used to test for mutagenicity:2-amino-fluorene(2AF),acridine orange(AO) and cyclophosphamide (CP). RESULTS: Each group of liver homogenates showed positive results when 2AF,AO and CP were used as indirect mutagens. The activity of S9 from the combined induction method was higher. S9 could be preserved with glycerinum and stored at -20 or -40℃ without obvious loss of activity. CONCLUSION: Our data showed the following levels of S9 metabolic activities:PCB induced group=combination induced group >single induced group >non-induced group. The different routes of administration,dosage and time had little influence on the activity of S9. The S9 fraction retained good activities after storage in -20 and -40℃.

Key words: liver homogenates, combination induction, Ames test, enzyme protecting agent

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