RESEARCH ARTICLE
Hypothetical Two-Step Initiation of Experimental Carcinogenesis by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Aminoazo Dyes
Bodo Contag*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2012Volume: 6
First Page: 40
Last Page: 42
Publisher ID: TOBIOCJ-6-40
DOI: 10.2174/1874091X01206010040
Article History:
Received Date: 19/2/2012Revision Received Date: 29/3/2012
Acceptance Date: 30/3/2012
Electronic publication date: 27/4/2012
Collection year: 2012

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Abstract
A new hypothesis is discussed, which describes the initiation of the carcinogenesis through polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aminoazo dyes (AZOs) as a two-step process: the oncogenic proteins of the ras or ras-like on-cogenes activated by mutation (“initiation A ”) co-operate with the complexes in the plasma membrane formed during the "initiation B " stage from the parent compounds of the PAHs or AZOs with cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I. The final result of this co-operation, or the "complete initiation", is an irreversibly modified membrane architecture with negative consequences for growth control.