Opisthorchis felineus (Trematoda) is widespread in the Russian Federation, especially in Siberia, and other countries of Europe. Infestation of endemic area population with O. felineus reaches 80%. On animal models of the infection of closely related Opisthorchis viverrini combined with the nitrosamines' intake it has been shown that the parasite induces cholangiocarcinoma. However carcinogenic potential of O. felineus is still poorly studied. The present study is aimed to investigate the role of O. felineus in cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis in hamster treated additionally by dimethylnitrosamine (DMN). Golden hamsters were divided into 4 groups (15 specimens in the control group and 20 for other groups): (I) untreated control, (II) 12.5 ppm DMN solution intake, (III) infected with 50 metacercariae of O. felineus and (IV) infected with 50 metacercariae of O. felineus and 12.5 ppm DMN solution intake. According to the histological data, in the. O. felineus-infested group significant hyperplastic and dysplastic biliary changes were found considered as a precancerogenic state. Such pathological changes of bile ducts were more severe in group treated with both factors, with cholangiocarcinoma being found out at 18th week in all the animals of this group. These results demonstrate that O. felineus could play promoting role in two-step model in cholangiocarcinoma carcinogenesis and may be used to define the O.felineus group in the International Agency for Research on Cancer classification of agents, mixtures and exposures (IARC categories).
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