Effect of Dietary Restriction on DNA-Adduct Formation of Benzo[a]pyrene and 2-Acetylaminofluorene in Mouse Liver

Dietary restriction (DR) alters hepatic drug metabolizing enzyme activities that affect the metabolic activation of xenobiotics. Previously, we have studied the effect of DR on the formation of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP)-DNA adducts in male Fischer 344 rats. In this study, the effects of DR on the formation of specific BaP-DNA adducts in mouse livers were investigated. In addition, 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) modified DNA adducts in livers of mice and rats were also examined. DR reduced the body and liver weights of male B6C3F₁ mice. Both the total [³H]BaP-DNA binding and the specific BaP-DNA adduct, N²-dG-BaP, detected by ³²P-postlabeling technique, were found to be greater in DR mice than in animals fed al libitum (AL). The formation of the 2-AAF-DNA adduct, AF-C8-dG, was not affected by DR. Similar results were obtained from the in vitro DNA adduct formation of these two carcinogens mediated by rat and mouse liver microsomes. The effect of DR on the formation of BaP- and 2-AAF-modified DNA adducts is discussed.