Association between acetylator genotype and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) DNA adduct formation in colon and prostate of inbred Fischer 344 and Wistar Kyoto rats

2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), a heterocyclic amine (HCA) found in cooked meats, causes colon and prostate tumors in male rats. Polymorphic N-acetyltransferase metabolizes N-hydroxy-PhIP to a DNA-reactive form. Liver, colon, and prostate PhIP-DNA adduct levels were compared in male rapid-acetylator Fischer 344 (F344) and slow-acetylator Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) rats fed 0.01 or 0.04% PhIP. Liver PhIP-DNA adduct levels at both PhIP doses, and colon PhIP-DNA adduct levels at the 0.01% PhIP dose were unaffected by acetylator genotype. However, in rats fed 0.04% PhIP, colon PhIP-DNA adduct levels were higher in rapid acetylator F344 rats (P<0.05). Similarly, prostate PhIP-DNA adduct levels were higher in rapid acetylator F344 rats at both PhIP doses (P<0.05). The combination of the high-PhIP dose and rapid-acetylator genotype resulted in the highest level of PhIP-DNA adducts in rat colon and prostate.