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In vitro studies on the tumorigenic potential of the halonitromethanes trichloronitromethane and bromonitromethane
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Epidemiological data indicate that chronic exposure to water disinfection by-products (DBPs) may result in increased risk of cancer. However, the real carcinogenic potential of individual DBPs is not well known. In this study, we assessed the in vitro carcinogenic potential of trichloronitromethane (TCNM) and bromonitromethane (BNM), two halonitromethanes (HNMs) commonly found in DBPs' mixtures at comparably high concentrations. Human lung BEAS-2B cells were exposed for 8weeks to TCNM and BNM, and the acquisition of different in vitro cancer-like features was evaluated. The results indicate that long-term exposure to non-cytotoxic doses of TCNM and BNM did not cause carcinogenic transformation as indicated by the absence of morphological changes, no effects on cell growth, no changes in the level of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) secretion, and no increased anchorage-independent cell growth capacity. Furthermore, TCNM- and BNM-exposed BEAS-2B cells were unable to enhance tumour growth directly or by indirect influence of the surrounding stroma. Our results indicate that the carcinogenic effects of DBP mixtures cannot be attributed to the evaluated HNMs. This is the first study evaluating the cell transformation effects of TCNM and BNM under a long-term exposure scenario using suitable hallmarks of the cancer process.
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MARSÀ, Alícia, et al. In vitro studies on the tumorigenic potential of the halonitromethanes trichloronitromethane and bromonitromethane. Toxicology in Vitro. 2017. Vol. 45, num. 72-80. ISSN 0887-2333. [consulted: 16 of October of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/165798