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Dos Santos Freire J, Dos Santos Fernandes BC, da Silva JAC, da Silva Araújo JR, de Almeida PM, da Costa Júnior JS, da Silva JN, de Freitas SDL, Martins FA. Phytochemical and antioxidant characterization, cytogenotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of the fractions of the ethanolic extract of in Poincianella bracteosa (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2020; 83:730-747. [PMID: 32998665 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1824136] [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] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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has been widely used in folk medicine to treat catarrhal infections, diarrhea, and anemia; however, phytochemical and toxicogenetic data are still lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the phytochemical and antioxidant characteristics as well as assess cytogenotoxicity and antigenotoxicity in hexane (HF), ether (EF) and ethyl acetate (AF) fractions of P. bracteosa leaves using Allium cepa bioassay. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of saponins and phenolic groups. EF fraction contained a higher content of total phenolics (441.23 ± 1.82 mg GAE/g), while HF fraction showed a higher content of total flavonoids (84.77 ± 5.33 mg QE/g). Higher antioxidant activity was observed in EF (EC50 25.06 ± 0.07 µg/ml). Cytotoxic effect was verified for all fractions, but no chromosomal alterations were observed in the A. cepa assay. With respect to antigenotoxicity, the protective effect of EF and AF fractions was attributed to as evidenced by the modulation of mutagenic action of methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), mainly by inhibiting the development of micronuclei. Among the fractions, EF was considered the most promising, as it exhibited higher antioxidant activity, was not genotoxic, exerted protective activity against the damage induced by MMS and also presented cytotoxic activity, a desired quality in the search for natural anticarcinogenic compounds.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química, Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI , Teresina, Brasil
- Centro de Ciências da Natureza, Universidade Estadual do Piauí - UESPI , Teresina, Brasil
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Nawalage SK, Pathiratne A. Application of cytogenetic model Allium cepa for screening potential cytogenotoxicity of herbal-based hair dyes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2020; 55:1366-1372. [PMID: 32684077 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2020.1795502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plant models may be useful as test organisms for initial screening of potential toxicity of personal care products. The objective of the present study was to assess the efficacy of the Allium cepa (common onion) test system as a bioanalytical tool for screening potential cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of herbal-based hair dye formulations. Exposure of black hair dye formulations for 48 hours resulted in root growth retardation and mitosis suppression in the root meristems of A. cepa bulbs indicating concentration dependent cytotoxicity. At the 72 hour post exposure, cytotoxic effects on the roots were reduced but not recovered completely signifying prolong toxic action of the hair dyes. The condensed nuclei was the most frequent nuclear abnormality found in the dye exposed root meristematic cells indicating the cell death process. Induction of micronuclei and chromosomal aberrations in the root meristematic cells even at the post exposure stage indicates persistent genotoxicity of the hair dyes which may be attributed to the interactive effects of chemical mixtures present in the commercial hair dye formulations. The results revealed that A. cepa test system is an effective bioanalytical tool for screening cytogenotoxicity of commercial hair dye formulations.
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- Semini K Nawalage
- Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
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Alvarenga IFS, Dos Santos FE, Silveira GL, Andrade-Vieira LF, Martins GC, Guilherme LRG. Investigating arsenic toxicity in tropical soils: A cell cycle and DNA fragmentation approach. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 698:134272. [PMID: 31783468 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a metalloid and a toxicant that is found naturally in many environmental compartments, soils included. Soils with high levels of As occur worldwide and might pose a threat not only to humans, but also to many ecosystems. Considering the scarcity of studies regarding cytogenotoxic effects of model plants in As-contaminated soil, mainly in tropical areas, this study proposes the use of Allium cepa root tip bioassays for a fast-track assessment of As toxicity in tropical soils. For this end, root tip cells of A. cepa were exposed to an Oxisol, an Inceptisol and a Tropical Artificial Soil (TAS) contaminated with increasing doses of As (0, 8, 14.5, 26, 46.5, 84, 150, and 270 mg kg-1). The effects of As on cell cycle, micronucleus formation, and DNA fragmentation were evaluated. In general, root tip cells exposure to As increases the frequency of chromosome abnormalities and micronucleus, in turn, decreasing the frequency of mitotic index. As-treated cells also presented an increase in the percentage of DNA damage observed in comet assay. Overall, the effects of As in TAS were more pronounced, than in the Oxisol, being the Inceptisol the less toxic. A discussion of each As effect in cells and the link with the soil type is presented and reveals that clastogenic effects of As in A. cepa cells seemed to be the mode of action of this soil contaminant.
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Zeyad MT, Kumar M, Malik A. Mutagenicity, genotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by pesticide industry wastewater using bacterial and plant bioassays. BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 24:e00389. [PMID: 31763201 PMCID: PMC6864361 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Atomic absorption spectrophotometer and gas chromatography analysis revealed the presence of heavy metals, organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides in industrial wastewater. XAD, Dichloromethane and n-Hexane extracted wastewater were analysed for genotoxic potential using Ames Salmonella/mammalian microsome test. The XAD concentrated sample displayed remarkable mutagenic activity compared to solvent assisted liquid-liquid extraction. Strain TA98 was found utmost sensitive towards all extracts. Wastewater induced chromosomal aberrations in roots of Allium cepa showed significant (p < 0.05) decrease in mitotic index. Seeds of Vigna radiata germinated on soft agar plates treated with different concentration of wastewater showed significant reduction in germination (52 %), seedling vigor index (76 %), radicle length (56 %), plumule length (47 %), biomass of radicle (64 %) and plumule (57%) at highest wastewater concentration. Propidium iodide stained V. radiata roots showed oxidative stress induced by wastewater under CLS microscopy. Further, genotoxicity of wastewater was confirmed by plasmid nicking assay using pBR322 plasmid.
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- Mohammad Tarique Zeyad
- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP-202002, India
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- National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Kushmaur, Mau, UP-275103, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP-202002, India
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Khan S, Anas M, Malik A. Mutagenicity and genotoxicity evaluation of textile industry wastewater using bacterial and plant bioassays. Toxicol Rep 2019; 6:193-201. [PMID: 30859068 PMCID: PMC6396094 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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XAD concentrated sample was more mutagenic than the liquid-liquid extracted samples. TA98 was the most responsive strain, indicating presence of frameshift mutagens in textile effluent. Cell damage was found to be maximum in case of polA mutants (SOS defective mutants). The wastewater contained cytotoxic chemicals that resulted in reduction of mitotic index. The sample also induced chromosomal aberrations in the root meristematic cells of A. cepa.
Textile industrial wastewater samples were taken from the Panki site 5 industrial area of Kanpur city, India. Atomic Absorption spectrophotometer and Gas Chromatography-Mass spectrometry techniques have shown that the wastewater contained several heavy metals and organic pollutants (Khan and Malik, 2017) [1]. Further, in order to explore the potential toxicity of these pollutants present in the effluent, a battery of short-term biological assays (Ames test, DNA repair defective mutation assay and Allium cepa chromosomal aberration test) were used. Wastewater samples were concentrated with XAD-4/8 resins and liquid-liquid extraction procedure. XAD-concentrated samples were more mutagenic than the liquid-liquid extracted samples. Ames TA98 and polA (SOS defective) strains were the most responsive strains. The wastewater also resulted in significant decline in mitotic index and induced chromosomal aberrations in A. cepa roots. The findings thus showed that the combination of physico-chemical analysis alongwith the toxicity assessment (using short term biological assays) would provide valuable and more realistic information about the joint toxicity of chemical pollutants present in the textile effluent.
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- Sana Khan
- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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Andrade-Vieira LF, Bernardes PM, Ferreira MFDS. Mutagenic effects of spent potliner and derivatives on Allium cepa L. and Lactuca sativa L.: A molecular approach. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 208:257-262. [PMID: 29879559 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Spent potliner (SPL) is a solid residue generated by the aluminum industry. Its composition is variable and complex, containing fluoride and cyanide salts as well as aluminum, which contributes to its toxicity. SPL is sometimes released directly into the soil, where it is prone to leaching and has the potential to cause alterations and damage to DNA. Considering that polymorphism analysis of simple sequence repeat (SSR) and inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) DNA markers is an interesting tool to determine the mutagenicity of an environmental pollutant, the present study adopted this approach to verify the mutagenic potential of SPL and its main toxic components (aluminum, fluoride, and cyanide) on root tip cells of Lactuca sativa and Allium cepa. Alterations in ISSR and SSR regions were identified by DNA fingerprinting (gain and loss of bands and changes in band intensity). The estimated dissimilarities indicated differences between treatments and the negative control. Furthermore, the relationship between the amplification profile of the markers and alterations in cell mitosis was discussed.
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- Department of Agronomy, Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Alegre, ES, 29.500-000, Brazil
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- Department of Agronomy, Center of Exact Sciences and Engineering, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo), Alegre, ES, 29.500-000, Brazil
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Andrade-Vieira LF, Palmieri MJ, Davide LC. Effects of long exposure to spent potliner on seeds, root tips, and meristematic cells of Allium cepa L. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2017; 189:489. [PMID: 28884393 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6208-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Spent potliner (SPL) is a solid waste generated in the aluminum mining and processing industry. It is sometimes dumped into the environment and leach in contact with water, thereupon affecting living beings, which are likely to be exposed to the waste for long periods. Considering this, we aimed to evaluate the effects of extended exposure to SPL through bioassays using Allium cepa as plant model system. Seeds of A. cepa were either directly exposed to SPL (continuous exposure) or first germinated in water and then exposed to SPL (discontinuous exposure). The germination rate was determined from 24 to 192 h of exposure. The maximum effects of SPL on germination were observed after 96 h in both exposure approaches. For the parameter root elongation, the discontinuous treatment was more efficient in demonstrating differences among the applied SPL concentrations (60% of reduction). Microscopic analysis was carried out in root tip cells discontinuously exposed to SPL for 96 h. A mitodepressive effect was observed (above 50%), as well as increased rate of chromosome abnormalities (up to 100-fold) and induction of cell death. The consequences of exposure to SPL for longer periods are discussed.
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- Larissa Fonseca Andrade-Vieira
- Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, MG, 37200-000, Brazil
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Hara RV, Marin-Morales MA. In vitro and in vivo investigation of the genotoxic potential of waters from rivers under the influence of a petroleum refinery (São Paulo State - Brazil). CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 174:321-330. [PMID: 28183058 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.01.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In recent years concern about the chemical composition of wastewater generated by the oil refining industry has increased, even after its treatment. These wastewaters contain substances that can harm both the entire aquatic ecosystem and the health of any exposed organisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic and mutagenic potentials of the effluent generated by the largest Brazilian petroleum refinery, the effectiveness of the treatments used by the refinery, and whether its effluent can compromise the water quality of the river where it is discarded. Chromosomal aberration and micronucleus assays were performed in Allium cepa and micronucleus test in mammalian cell culture (CHO-K1). The samples were collected in three sites at the refinery: one site on the Jaguari River and two sites on the Atibaia Rivers (upstream and downstream of the discharged effluent), under three different climatic conditions. Tests with A. cepa showed increased frequencies of chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei in meristematic cells for the effluent after physico-chemical treatment, but the samples after treatment biological and stabilization pond presented none of these abnormalities. It was observed that the induced damage in the meristematic cells was not observed in the F1 cells of A. cepa roots. The micronucleus test performed with mammalian cell culture also indicated that the effluent, after physico-chemical treatment, induced a significant increase in micronucleus frequencies. Plant and hamster cells exposed to the other samples collected inside the refinery and in the Jaguari and Atibaia Rivers did not present evidence of genotoxicity and mutagenicity in the tests performed. This study showed that the effluent treated carried out by the refinery (biological treatment followed by a stabilization pond) proved to be efficient for the removal of the toxic load still present after the physico-chemical treatment, since no change in the quality of the Atibaia River was observed. However, because this is an industry with a high production of effluent with toxic potential, its effluents must be constantly monitored, so that there is no compromise of the water quality of the receiving river.
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- Raquel Vaz Hara
- UNESP - Institute of Biosciences, Department of Biology, Av 24-A, 1515, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UNESP - Institute of Biosciences, Department of Biology, Av 24-A, 1515, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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