Abstract
2-Methylfuran (2-MF) exists naturally in foods and is used as a flavoring agent. Furan, the core structure of 2-MF, possesses hepatocarcinogenicity in rodents. Accumulation of toxicological information on furan derivatives is needed to elucidate their carcinogenic mode of action. In the current study, we examined the comprehensive toxicological studies of 2-MF using gpt delta rats. 2-MF was intragastrically administered to groups of 10 male and 10 female Sprague-Dawley gpt delta rats at a dose of 0, 1.2, 6, or 30mg/kg/day for 13 weeks. Effects of 2-MF on the hepatobiliary system including an increase in serum alkaline phosphatase were observed in the 6 and 30mg/kg groups, and cholangiofibrosis was found in the 30mg/kg group. The no observed adverse effect level was set at 1.2mg/kg/day for both sexes and 1.14mg/kg/day was determined as the benchmark dose low. The acceptable daily intake was calculated to be 11.4μg/kg/day. Increases in the number and areas of glutathione S-transferase placental form-positive foci in the 30mg/kg group were apparent, suggesting the hepatocarcinogenicity of 2-MF in rats. By contrast, the lack of increase in in vivo mutagenicity in the liver implied that 2-MF hepatocarcinogenesis may not involve genotoxic mechanisms.
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