Carcinogenesis, Vol. 20, No. 5, 915-918,
May 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Polyethylene-glycol, a potent suppressor of azoxymethane-induced colonic aberrant crypt foci in rats
Sécurité des Aliments, INRA, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, 23 Ch. des Capelles, 31076 Toulouse, France
Bulking fibers and high water intake may decrease colon carcinogenesis in rats, and the risk of colorectal cancer in humans. We speculated that a non-fermented polymer, polyethylene-glycol (PEG) 8000, which increases stool moisture, might protect rats against colon carcinogenesis. Thirty female F344 rats were given a single injection of azoxymethane (20 mg/kg), and 7 days later randomized to AIN76 diets containing PEG (to provide 3 g/kg body wt/day), or no PEG (control). Diets were given ad libitum for 105 days, then colon carcinogenesis was assessed by the aberrant crypt foci (ACF) test. ACF were scored blindly by a single observer. Dietary feeding of PEG almost suppressed ACF larger than one crypt, and strikingly decreased the total number of ACF per rat. PEG-fed rats had 100 times less large ACF than controls (0.8 and 83 respectively, P = 0.00001). PEG-fed rats had 20 times less total ACF than control (six and 107 ACF/rat, respectively; P < 0.0001). Two treated rats had no detectable ACF. PEG is 10 times more potent than other chemopreventive agents in this model. Since PEG is generally recognized as safe, its cancer-preventive features could be tested in humans.
Abbreviations: ACF, aberrant crypt foci; AOM, azoxymethane; PEG, polyethylene-glycol.
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed Email: d.corpet{at}envt.fr
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