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The Contribution of cocoa additive to cigarette smoking addiction

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RIVM report 650270002 Page 133 <strong>of</strong> 207<br />

Tyramine<br />

No data available.<br />

Carcinogenicity<br />

Human<br />

No data available.<br />

Animal<br />

A variety <strong>of</strong> foodstuffs including soy sauce, vegetables and smoked foods showed<br />

direct-acting mutagenicity in bacteria upon nitrite treatment. <strong>The</strong> direct-acting<br />

mutagenic products <strong>of</strong> phenolic compounds with nitrite were all diazo derivatives.<br />

<strong>The</strong> diazo compound formed from tyramine with nitrite was proved <strong>to</strong> be<br />

carcinogenic in rats (33, 34). A mutagenic nitrosation product <strong>of</strong> tyramine, 4-(2aminoethyl)-6-diazo-2,4-cyclohexadienone<br />

(3-diazotyramine, 3-DT) preferentially<br />

induced tumors <strong>of</strong> the oral cavity. Squamous-cell carcinomas <strong>of</strong> the mucosa <strong>of</strong> the<br />

oral cavity floor developed in 19 out <strong>of</strong> 28 male F344 rats administered 0.1% (w/v) 3-<br />

DT in their drinking water. Tyramine and nitrite are found at fairly high<br />

concentrations in various foods. This demonstration <strong>of</strong> the carcinogenicity <strong>of</strong> 3-DT<br />

indicates that although the implications <strong>of</strong> 3-DT for human cancer are not clear, other<br />

nitrosable mutagen precursors need <strong>to</strong> be tested as possible risk fac<strong>to</strong>rs in human<br />

cancer (35).<br />

Reproduction <strong>to</strong>xicology<br />

Human<br />

No data available.<br />

Animal<br />

No data available.<br />

Mutagenicity<br />

Human<br />

No data avaialble.<br />

Animal<br />

<strong>The</strong> mutagenic effects <strong>of</strong> tyramine have been thouroughly investigated, especially<br />

reaction products <strong>of</strong> tyramine with nitrites. In one study no mutagenicity <strong>of</strong> tyramine<br />

was found, but most studies indicated mutagenicity <strong>of</strong> tyramine.<br />

Using the L5178Y mouse lymphoma cell thymidine kinase locus and the Salmonella<br />

his locus assays, the mutagenic potentials <strong>of</strong> tyramine and several catecholamines<br />

were examined. In the mouse lymphoma assay tyramine was inactive. Mutagenic<br />

responses in Salmonella were also negative (36).<br />

Content <strong>of</strong> tyramine was determined in salted and dried small fish and its<br />

mutagenicity after nitrosification was assayed. Results showed content <strong>of</strong> tyramine in<br />

the fish correlated significantly with mutagenicity (r = 0.993, and P < 0.01) (37).<br />

<strong>The</strong> acute cy<strong>to</strong>genetic effect <strong>of</strong> tyramine, precursor <strong>of</strong> the mutagen present in soy<br />

sauce, was studied on mouse bone marrow cells in vivo by the micronucleus test. <strong>The</strong><br />

incidence <strong>of</strong> micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPCE) in bone marrow<br />

cells gradually increased and reached a maximum level 24 h after intraperi<strong>to</strong>neal<br />

injection <strong>of</strong> tyramine and decreased within 36 h. A dose-dependent increase in<br />

MNPCE was clearly observed for tyramine. Compared <strong>to</strong> the values for the untreated<br />

control, significant positive results were obtained with 0.5 mmole tyramine/kg (68.5

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