Abstract
Seventy-five chemicals, carcinogens and noncarcinogens, were tested in the SHE (Syrian hamster embryo) micronucleus test in vitro. Substances inducing a reproducible and dose dependent increase in micronucleus frequency were regarded as positive. The acquired data were analyzed for correlations with results obtained from the in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus test and from morphological transformation of SHE cells. Out of 48 carcinogens tested 41 (85%) yielded a positive result and out of 17 noncarcinogens all proved negative. For 7 chemicals no carcinogenicity data were available so far; these compounds yielded no response in the mouse bone marrow and in the SHE micronucleus assay. For 3 chemicals only inadequate carcinogenicity data were available. A high degree of concordance with data from the in vivo micronucleus test was found (89%) and the accordance with results from morphological SHE cell transformation was even higher (95%). These findings provide new evidence that the in vitro SHE micronucleus test does in fact represent a short-term test of high predictive value.
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