抄録
The promoting effect of trisodium nitrilotriacetate monohydrate (Na3NTA• H2O) on two-stage urinary bladder carcinogenesis in F344 rats initiated with N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN) at levels of 0.01 and 0.05% was investigated. Administration of 2.0%, Na3NTA• H2O significantly increased both the incidence and the number per 10cm of basement membrane of preneoplastic lesions and papillomas of the urinary bladder in rats pretreated with 0.05% BBN. This result shows that Na3NTA• H2O has weak promoting activity in urinary bladder carcinogenesis.