masheri

pyrolysed product of tobacco; used to clean teeth

Networked: 3 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

1.	Mouth Neoplasms (Oral Cancer) 04/30/1993 - "Since high incidence of oral cancer in India is associated with smokeless tobacco usage, mutagenic exposure of subjects habituated to a pyrolysed tobacco product, masheri (M) and tobacco-containing betel quid (Q) was evaluated in the present study. "
2.	Papilloma (Papillomatosis) 11/01/1988 - "In all the three species, forestomach papillomas were induced as a result of masheri treatment. "
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 01/01/1989 - "In an initiation/promotion protocol with DMBA as an initiator, induction of tumors in 50%-52% Swiss bare mice and a slight synergistic effect of black masheri extract were observed with a low dose of DMBA, suggesting a synergistic effect." 01/01/1989 - "In Swiss bare mice, black masheri extract induced tumors in 20%-35% animals at both the doses tested. " 01/01/1989 - "Weak carcinogenic effect of masheri, a pyrolysed tobacco product, in mouse skin tumor models."
4.	Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) 11/01/1988 - "No malignant changes were observed in any of the groups except 2/23 male hamsters showed forestomach carcinoma in the black masheri diet group."