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Yu X, Tian X, Wang Y, Zhu C. Metal-metal interaction and metal toxicity: a comparison between mammalian and D. melanogaster. Xenobiotica 2021; 51:842-851. [PMID: 33929283 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2021.1922781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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1. Non-essential heavy metals such as mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and aluminium (Al) are useless to organisms and have shown extensive toxic effects. Previous studies show that two main molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity are oxidative stress and metal-metal interaction which can disrupt metal homeostasis.2. In this paper, we mainly illustrate metal toxicity and metal-metal interaction through examples in mammalians and D. melanogaster (fruit fly).3. We describe the interference of metal homeostasis by metal-metal interactions in three aspects including replacement, cellular transporter competition, and disruption of the regulation mechanism, and elaborate the mechanisms of metal toxicity to better deal with the challenges of heavy metal pollution and related health problems.
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- Xiaoyu Yu
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Mitkovska VI, Dimitrov HA, Chassovnikarova TG. Chronic exposure to lead and cadmium pollution results in genomic instability in a model biomonitor species (Apodemus flavicollis Melchior, 1834). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 194:110413. [PMID: 32163775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Polymetal dust is a common industrial pollutant. While the use of remediation filters and equipment in lead smelters has reduced pollutant emission, surrounding areas remain contaminated due to the long-term transfer of heavy metals along the food chain. Here we assess the mutagenic potential of the lead-zinc smelter near Plovdiv (Bulgaria) situated in an area that has been contaminated with heavy metals for 60 years. We aimed to evaluate the genomic response of the yellow-necked mouse (A. flavicollis), a biomonitor species, in three sampling sites along the pollution gradient. Mice from Strandzha Natural Park were used as a negative control. The bioaccumulation rate of two non-essential heavy metals, lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), in liver tissues was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Genetic alterations attributable to chronic exposure to trace levels of heavy metals were assessed in different blood cell populations using two independent methods: a micronucleus test was applied to evaluate the clastogenic and aneugenic alterations in erythrocytes, while a comet assay was used to assess DNA instability, as evidenced by single- and double-stranded breaks and alkali-labile sites, in leucocytes. We observed elevated levels of Pb and Cd in livers derived from mice from the impacted area: the mean Pb concentration (21.38 ± 8.77 μg/g) was two-fold higher than the lowest-observed-adverse-effect levels (LOAELs), while the mean Cd concentration (13.95 ± 9.79 μg/g) was extremely close to these levels. The mean levels of Pb and Cd in livers derived from mice from the impacted area were 31-fold and 63-fold higher, respectively, than the levels measured in mice from the control area. The mean frequency of micronuclei was significantly higher (four-fold) than that observed in the control animals. Furthermore, parameters measured by the comet assay, % tail DNA, tail length and tail moment, were significantly higher in the impact area, indicating the degree of genetic instability caused by exposure to heavy metals. In conclusion, this study shows that despite the reported reduction in lead and cadmium emissions in Bulgaria in recent years, A. flavicollis individuals inhabiting areas subject to long-term contamination exhibit significant signs of DNA damage.
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- Vesela I Mitkovska
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Plovdiv Paisii Hilendarski, 24 Tzar Asen Street, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Induction of cytotoxic and genotoxic damage following exposure of V79 cells to cadmium chloride. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2017; 816-817:12-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Morales ME, Servant G, Ade C, Roy-Enge AM. Altering Genomic Integrity: Heavy Metal Exposure Promotes Transposable Element-Mediated Damage. Biol Trace Elem Res 2015; 166:24-33. [PMID: 25774044 PMCID: PMC4696754 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0298-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Maintenance of genomic integrity is critical for cellular homeostasis and survival. The active transposable elements (TEs) composed primarily of three mobile element lineages LINE-1, Alu, and SVA comprise approximately 30% of the mass of the human genome. For the past 2 decades, studies have shown that TEs significantly contribute to genetic instability and that TE-caused damages are associated with genetic diseases and cancer. Different environmental exposures, including several heavy metals, influence how TEs interact with its host genome increasing their negative impact. This mini-review provides some basic knowledge on TEs, their contribution to disease, and an overview of the current knowledge on how heavy metals influence TE-mediated damage.
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- Maria E. Morales
- Department of Epidemiology and Tulane Cancer Center, SL-66, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Department of Epidemiology and Tulane Cancer Center, SL-66, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112
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- Department of Epidemiology and Tulane Cancer Center, SL-66, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112
- Corresponding author: Astrid M. Roy-Engel, Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology, Tulane Cancer Center, SL66, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112. , Phone: (504) 988-6316, Fax: (504) 988-5516
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Gateva S, Jovtchev G, Stergios M. Cytotoxic and clastogenic activity of CdCl2 in human lymphocytes from different donors. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2013; 36:223-230. [PMID: 23631930 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The sensitivity of human lymphocytes from different donors to CdCl2 using a complex of methods for determination of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity was studied. As endpoints for cytotoxicity the mitotic index (MI) and apoptosis were evaluated. To indicate genotoxicity chromosome aberrations test (CA) was used. The results indicate an individual sensitivity of lymphocytes to CdCl2-induced damage, which is directly depending on the concentration (10(-6), 10(-5), 5×10(-5), 10(-4)mol/l) applied. The assessment of the toxic and genotoxic effect using various endpoints allows more complete risk estimation for organisms exposed to heavy metals. The results have direct practical significance for threat evaluation in humans.
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- Svetla Gateva
- Department of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genetic Risk Assessment, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2 Gagarin Street, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria.
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Carmona ER, Creus A, Marcos R. Genotoxic effects of two nickel-compounds in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2011; 718:33-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Revised: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Durgo K, Oreščanin V, Lulić S, Kopjar N, elježić DZ, Čolić JF. The assessment of genotoxic effects of wastewater from a fertilizer factory. J Appl Toxicol 2009; 29:42-51. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mouchet F, Gauthier L, Baudrimont M, Gonzalez P, Mailhes C, Ferrier V, Devaux A. Comparative evaluation of the toxicity and genotoxicity of cadmium in amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis and Pleurodeles waltl) using the comet assay and the micronucleus test. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2007; 22:422-35. [PMID: 17607733 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The toxic and genotoxic potential of Cadmium (CdCl(2)) were evaluated by the micronucleus test (MNT) and comet assay (CA) using amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis and Pleurodeles waltl). Acute toxicity results showed that Cd is toxic to Xenopus larvae exposed from 2 to 50 mg/L and to Pleurodeles from 5 to 50 mg/L, depending on the nature of the water (reconstituted water containing mineral salts or mineral water MW (Volvic)). The MNT results obtained in MW showed that Cd (2 mg/L) is genotoxic to Xenopus, whereas it was not genotoxic to Pleurodeles at all concentrations tested. The CA established that the genotoxicity of Cd to Xenopus and Pleurodeles larvae depends on the concentration, the exposure times, and the comet parameters (Tail DNA, ETM, OTM, and TL). The CA and MNT results were compared for their ability to detect genotoxic effects, considering the concentrations of Cd applied and the exposure time. The CA showed Cd to be genotoxic from the first day of exposure. In amphibians, the CA appears to be a sensitive and suitable method for detecting genotoxicity such as that caused by Cd.
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- F Mouchet
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes LEH, Université Paul Sabatier, UMR CNRS UPS 5177, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France.
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Zhao Z, Hyun JS, Satsu H, Kakuta S, Shimizu M. Oral exposure to cadmium chloride triggers an acute inflammatory response in the intestines of mice, initiated by the over-expression of tissue macrophage inflammatory protein-2 mRNA. Toxicol Lett 2006; 164:144-54. [PMID: 16413704 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2005] [Revised: 12/14/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intestinal inflammation is an indispensable protective response of the gut immune system to aggressive injury from pathogens and/or chemicals. Although the major route of exposure to cadmium for most people is via food, causing the gastrointestinal tract to become the first target organ, very little information is available on whether cadmium exposure triggers the intestinal inflammatory response. We investigated in the present study the acute inflammatory response in the intestines of mice orally challenged with a single dose of cadmium chloride (CdCl(2)) by determining the gene expression of pro-inflammatory mediators with real-time PCR, and by examining the infiltration of inflammatory cells with a myeloperoxidase (MPO) assay and histological analysis of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained intestinal sections. The results show that CdCl(2) significantly increased the expression of macrophage inflammatory protein-2 mRNA (30-40 times the normal level) 3h and the activity of MPO (about 2 times the normal level) 24h after the challenge in the duodenal and proximal jejunal tissue. Furthermore, these increases were dose-dependent over a dosage range of 25-100mg/kg of body weight. The histological analysis confirmed that CdCl(2) induced mild to moderate villus damage and infiltration of inflammatory cells into the lamina propria. All these results demonstrate that oral exposure to CdCl(2) triggered an acute inflammatory response in the proximal intestine of mice, suggesting that the gut immune system was involved in the toxic effects of Cd on the gastrointestinal tract.
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- Zhaohui Zhao
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Mouchet F, Gauthier L, Mailhes C, Ferrier V, Devaux A. Comparative study of the comet assay and the micronucleus test in amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis) using benzo(a)pyrene, ethyl methanesulfonate, and methyl methanesulfonate: establishment of a positive control in the amphibian comet assay. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2005; 20:74-84. [PMID: 15712291 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present investigation explored the potential use of the comet assay (CA) as a genotoxicity test in the amphibian Xenopus laevis and compared it with the French standard micronucleus test (MNT). Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) were used as model compounds for assessing DNA damage. Damage levels were measured as DNA strand breaks after alkaline electrophoresis of nuclei isolated from larval amphibian erythrocytes using the CA in order to establish a positive control for further ecotoxicological investigations. The results led to the selection of MMS as a positive control on the basis of the higher sensitivity of Xenopus laevis to this compound. The CA and MNT were compared for their ability to detect DNA damage with the doses of chemical agents and exposure times applied. EMS and MMS were shown to increase micronucleus and DNA strand break formation in larval erythrocytes concurrently. However, B[a]P increased micronucleus formation but not that of DNA strand breaks. Time-dose experiments over 12 days of exposure suggest that the CA provides an earlier significant response to genotoxicants than does the MNT. In Xenopus the CA appears to be a sensitive and suitable method for detecting genotoxicity like that caused by EMS and MMS. It can be considered a genotoxicity-screening tool. The results for B[a]P show that both tests should be used in a complementary manner on Xenopus.
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- F Mouchet
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes-LEH, FRE CNRS UPS 2630, Centre Universitaire de Formation et de Recherche Jean-François Champollion, Campus d'Albi, place de Verdun, 81012 Albi cedex 9, France.
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Rizki M, Kossatz E, Creus A, Marcos R. Genotoxicity modulation by cadmium treatment: studies in the Drosophila wing spot test. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2004; 43:196-203. [PMID: 15065207 DOI: 10.1002/em.20010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The genotoxic activity of cadmium chloride (CC) has been evaluated in the somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) in Drosophila melanogaster. In addition, its possible modulating effect on the genotoxicity of two known mutagenic agents, potassium dichromate (PDC) and ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS), was investigated. Three different types of combined treatments of CC with the two genotoxins were performed: pretreatment, cotreatment, and posttreatment. The SMART assay is based on the principle that loss of heterozygosity for the recessive markers, multiple wing hairs (mwh) and flare-3 (flr(3)), leads to the formation of mutant clones in the imaginal disks of larvae, which are expressed as mutant spots on the wings of adult flies. Thus, after adult emergence, the wings of the adult flies were scored for the presence of single and/or twin spots. Our results show that CC alone was not effective in increasing the frequency of any of the three categories of spots (small, large, and twin). In the cotreatment experiments, CC increased the genotoxicity of PDC but it decreased the genotoxicity of EMS. No effects of CC were observed in the pretreatment or posttreatment experiments; however, only low concentrations of CC, PDC, and EMS were tested in the pretreatment assays due to the high toxicity of the treatment. Although our results with PDC are consistent with the hypothesis that cadmium can interfere with repair mechanisms, the EMS data suggest that other modulating mechanisms are also involved in the genotoxicity of this metal.
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- Mostapha Rizki
- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Avishai N, Rabinowitz C, Rinkevich B. Use of the comet assay for studying environmental genotoxicity: comparisons between visual and image analyses. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2003; 42:155-165. [PMID: 14556223 DOI: 10.1002/em.10189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In order to evaluate the applicability of different measurement parameters employed in the comet assay for analyzing environmental samples, fish hepatoma (RTH-149) cells were exposed to concentrations of the model genotoxic agent hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2); 1, 5, and 10 microM) and to five water samples from sites along the Kishon River, the most polluted river in Israel. DNA damage was scored in parallel by visual and computer-image (Viscomet) analyses using 12 different parameters. Each parameter exhibited a different profile of responses. The four visual parameters were highly sensitive to the lowest (1 microM) H(2)O(2) concentration (1.8-7.0-fold of the control). At 10 microM H(2)O(2) exposure, the visual parameter, percentage severe damage, showed the highest (40.3-fold) response while four other parameters, tail area, tail extent moment (Viscomet), mean actual tail length and cumulative tail length (visual analysis), also had substantially elevated responses (8-11-fold). We found that the DNA damage induced by field samples was similar in magnitude to the damage induced by 1 microM H(2)O(2), with only some of the parameters being highly sensitive to the damage. Only about one-half of the parameters could distinguish four significant levels of genotoxicity among the five sampling sites, while the remaining parameters detected only three levels. It is concluded that the choice of parameters for analyzing genotoxicity in ecotoxicological studies should be made in accordance with the characteristics of each parameter.
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- Nanthawan Avishai
- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel.
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Kasuba V, Rozgaj R, Sarić MM, Blanusa M. Evaluation of genotoxic damage of cadmium chloride in peripheral blood of suckling Wistar rats. J Appl Toxicol 2002; 22:271-7. [PMID: 12210545 DOI: 10.1002/jat.859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate possible genotoxic damage of cadmium chloride exposure in suckling rats by means of the comet assay and the in vivo micronucleus test of rat blood lymphocytes, because no information is available on the genotoxic effect of cadmium in rats at this early age. Pups were receiving cadmium (as CdCl(2).H(2)O) orally in fractions of 0.5 mg for 9 days, totalling 4.5 mg Cd kg(-1) body wt, or were given a single subcutaneous injection of 0.5 mg Cd kg(-1) body wt. Some pups in both exposed groups were receiving calcium supplement (CaHPO(4).2H(2)O) in feed to reduce the body load of cadmium. Control pups did not receive either cadmium or calcium supplement. Cadmium in the carcass and organs was measured by atomic absorption spectrometry. The results showed that the cadmium body burden was significantly lower when the animals were receiving calcium supplements along with oral cadmium. The results of the micronucleus and comet assays showed significant differences between the control and exposed groups, regardless of the route of cadmium administration. The only statistically significant difference between the two exposed groups (oral cadmium and oral cadmium + calcium supplements) was in the number of micronuclei. The results of the comet assay showed that tail length differed statistically only between the control and all exposed groups, regardless of the route of cadmium administration. It can be concluded that the applied cadmium doses caused detectable genome damage but it was lower in calcium-treated pups receiving cadmium orally.
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- Vilena Kasuba
- Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska Str. 2, PO Box 291, HR-10001 Zagreb, Croatia.
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Avishai N, Rabinowitz C, Moiseeva E, Rinkevich B. Genotoxicity of the Kishon River, Israel: the application of an in vitro cellular assay. Mutat Res 2002; 518:21-37. [PMID: 12063064 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(02)00069-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The alkaline comet assay, a sensitive method for DNA strand breaks and alkali labile site detection in individual cells, was employed here as an ecotoxicological monitoring tool for evaluation of genotoxicity in the Kishon River, Israel. This river, the most polluted river in Israel, has recently elicited major public concern with regard to cancer incidences in people who have dived there over many years. Five water samples were collected every odd month throughout the year 2001, from four localities. The comet assay was employed on fish hepatoma cell line RTH-149. Cells were exposed for 2h, in triplicate, to Kishon water: medium (1:1) samples that were pre-adjusted for pH and salinity percentage levels. Three DNA damage parameters (comet percentages, score of damage, and cumulative tail lengths of the comet), revealed significantly higher genotoxic values in Kishon water-treated cells as compared with the controls (up to 2.4, 3.2, and 3.6-fold, respectively). Part of the sampling sites revealed higher genotoxicity than other polluted sites. The results of this study demonstrate that the comet assay with RTH-149 cells can be successfully applied to a variety of aquatic samples revealing freshwater, marine and estuary conditions. The method found to be fast, sensitive, and suitable for monitoring programs.
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- Nanthawan Avishai
- Minerva Center for Marine Invertebrate Immunology and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel-Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa 31080, Israel
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