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Wang T, Jing M, Hu S, Li X, He F, Tian G, Liu R. Differential response of catalase to As (III) and As (V): Potential molecular mechanism under valence effect. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 951:175562. [PMID: 39153621 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175562] [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: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 08/14/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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Arsenic (As) is the most prolific contaminant in food, triggering arseniasis primarily via contaminated rice and drinking contaminated water. However, toxicological data for arsenite (As (III)) and arsenate (As (V)) on antioxidant enzyme catalase (CAT) at molecular level is shortage. The interaction mechanism of As (III) and As (V) with CAT was investigated using enzyme activity detection, multi-spectroscopic techniques, isothermal titration calorimetry and computational simulations. Results indicated As (III) and As (V) induced protein skeleton relaxation, secondary structure transformation, fluorescence sensitization and particle alteration of CAT, particularly As (III). Moreover, As (III)/As (V) bound to CAT through hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic. As (III) and As (V) contacted with core residues His 74, Asn 147 and His A74, Trp A357, respectively, thereby inhibiting CAT activity. Overall, As (III) is more aggressive against the structure and physiological function of CAT than As (V). Our findings enhance the understanding of health risk related to dietary As exposure.
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- Tingting Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- Shandong Urban Construction Vocational College, 4657# Tourism Road, Jinan, Shandong, 5, 250100, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong Province, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, PR China.
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Nithyashree N, Prakash N, Waghe P, Santhosh CR, Pavithra BH, Rajashekaraiah R, Sathyanarayana ML, Sunilchandra U, Anjan Kumar KR, Manjunatha SS, Muralidhar Y, Shivaprasad GR. Nanocurcumin Restores Arsenic-Induced Disturbances in Neuropharmacological Activities in Wistar Rats. Toxicol Int 2022. [DOI: 10.18311/ti/2022/v29i3/30342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The present study was carried out to examine the ameliorative potential of nanocurcumin against arsenic induced (sub-chronic) alterations in central nervous system in male Wistar rats. Nanocurcumin was synthesised and the hydrodynamic diameter, zeta potential and particle size were~76.60 nm, (-) 30 mV and 95nm, respectively. Experimental rats sub-chronically exposed to sodium (meta) arsenite (As; 10 mg.kg-1; 70 days; p.o) induced significant (p<0.05) reduction in superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione and favoured free radical generation and induced lipid peroxidation in brain tissue. The exposure resulted in significant (p<0.05) decrease in voluntary- and involuntary motor activities and enhanced anxiety levels. However, experimental rats receiving nanocurcumin (15 mg.kg-1; p.o) showed significant (p<0.05) recovery in enzymatic - and non-enzymatic antioxidant defence system and restoration of redox balance and overcome arsenic induced depression in motor activities and elevated anxiety levels. Further, Arsenic induced elevation in pro-inflammatory cytokines, cyclooxygenase-2 activity and prostaglandin-E2 in brain and angiotensin-II levels (plasma) was significantly (p<0.05) ameliorated by nanocurcumin. Additionally, quantitative real -time polymerase chain reaction revealed a fivefold decrease in Nox2 expression in brain following nanocurcumin administration. Thus, the study concludes that nanocurcumin can serve as a potential therapeutic candidate to counter arsenic induced redox imbalance and neuropharmacological disturbances and there exists a vast scope to exploit its utility after appropriate clinical modelling.
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Mesbahi Y, Zekri A, Ghaffari SH, Tabatabaie PS, Ahmadian S, Ghavamzadeh A. Blockade of JAK2/STAT3 intensifies the anti-tumor activity of arsenic trioxide in acute myeloid leukemia cells: Novel synergistic mechanism via the mediation of reactive oxygen species. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 834:65-76. [PMID: 30012499 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential mediators of crucial cellular processes including apoptosis, proliferation, survival and cell cycle. Their regulatory role in cancer progression has seen in different human malignancies such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML patients suffer from high resistance of the tumors against routine therapeutics including ATO. ATO enhance reactive oxygen species levels and induce apoptosis and suppresses proliferation in AML cells. However, some pathways such as JAK2/STAT3 ease anti-tumor activity of ATO by reducing reactive oxygen species amount and protecting the cell from apoptosis. In the present study, we use ruxolitinib (potent JAK2 inhibitor) to increase the sensitivity of AML cells to ATO treatment. We test, the effect of this combination on metabolic activity, proliferation, colony formation, cell cycle distribution, apoptosis, oxidative stress and DNA damage. Our results showed that combination of ATO with ruxolitinib synergistically reduced metabolic activity, proliferation and survival of AML cell lines. This combination induced G1/S cell cycle arrest because of reactive oxygen species elevation and GSH reduction. Besides, enhancement of reactive oxygen species increased apoptosis rate in combination samples. We uncovered that the synergistic anti-tumor effect of ATO and ruxolitinib in AML cells mediates via reactive oxygen species elevation and DNA damage. Overall, our results show that the combinatorial therapy of AML cells is more effective than solo-targeted therapy.
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- Yashar Mesbahi
- Hematologic Malignancies Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Physiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Hematologic Malignancies Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 13145-1384, Tehran, Iran
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- Hematologic Malignancies Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Cell Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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Bonini MG, Sargis RM. Environmental Toxicant Exposures and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Two Interrelated Public Health Problems on the Rise. CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2017; 7:52-59. [PMID: 29392186 DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are rising rapidly across the globe and the impact of this devastating disease threatens to plague the 21st century. While some contributing factors are well-recognized (e.g. sedentary lifestyles and caloric excess), others diabetes-promoting risk factors are less established or poorly appreciated. The latter category includes environmental exposures to diabetogenic contaminants. Herein we review some of the latest concepts and mechanisms by which environmental exposures may contribute to rising rates of T2DM with a particular focus on mechanisms involving mitochondrial dysfunction and imbalances in reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, while the pathogenesis of diabetes includes impairments in insulin sensitivity as well as insulin secretion, we will specifically delve into the links between environmental exposures to toxicants such as arsenic and disruptions in insulin release from pancreatic β-cells. Since β-cell death or dysfunction lies at the heart of both T2DM as well as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that disrupt the production or regulated release of the glucose-lowering hormone insulin are likely contributors to diabetes risk. Importantly, understanding the contribution of toxicants to diabetes risk as well as improved understanding of their mechanisms of action offer unique opportunities to modulate diabetes risk via targeted therapeutics or public policy interventions to reduce and remediate exposures.
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- Marcelo G Bonini
- Department of Pathology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Zhang F, Xiao Y, Wang Y. SILAC-Based Quantitative Proteomic Analysis Unveils Arsenite-Induced Perturbation of Multiple Pathways in Human Skin Fibroblast Cells. Chem Res Toxicol 2017; 30:1006-1014. [PMID: 28140569 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Humans are exposed to arsenic species through inhalation, ingestion, and dermal contact, which may lead to skin, liver, and bladder cancers as well as cardiovascular and neurological diseases. The mechanisms underlying the cytotoxic and carcinogenic effects of arsenic species, however, remain incompletely understood. To exploit the mechanisms of toxicity of As(III), we employed stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) together with LC/MS/MS analysis to quantitatively assess the As(III)-induced perturbation of the entire proteome of cultured human skin fibroblast cells. Shotgun proteomic analysis on an LTQ-Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometer facilitated the quantification of 3880 proteins, 130 of which were quantified in both forward and reverse SILAC-labeling experiments and displayed significant alterations (>1.5 fold) upon arsenite treatment. Targeted analysis on a triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer in multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode confirmed the quantification results of some select proteins. Ingenuity pathway analysis revealed the arsenite-induced alteration of more than 10 biological pathways, including the Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress response pathway, which is represented by the upregulation of nine proteins in this pathway. In addition, arsenite induced changes in expression levels of a number of selenoproteins and metallothioneins. Together, the results from the present study painted a more complete picture regarding the biological pathways that are altered in human skin fibroblast cells upon arsenite exposure.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521-0403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521-0403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Riverside, California 92521-0403, United States
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Sarkar S, Mukherjee S, Chattopadhyay A, Bhattacharya S. Differential modulation of cellular antioxidant status in zebrafish liver and kidney exposed to low dose arsenic trioxide. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 135:173-182. [PMID: 27736677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zebrafish were exposed to a nonlethal dose (1/350LC50; 50µg/L) of As2O3 and sampled at 7, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days of treatment. The oxidative stress response was assessed in terms of time-dependent histopathological changes, lipid peroxidation, GSH status, activities of detoxification enzymes and expression of antioxidant genes in liver and kidney. As2O3 treatment enhanced lipid peroxidation except at day 90 in liver and day 30 in kidney. Glutathione depleted significantly in the liver except on day 30; whereas in kidney, it increased initially but thereafter depleted significantly. The liver GST activity was high until day 30, low on day 60 and high on day 90. On the other hand, activity of GST in kidney remained high throughout the exposure. GR activity in liver decreased initially but augmented from 30 days onwards whereas in kidney it remained high until 30 days of exposure. Significant increase in GPx and CAT activities in liver and kidney confirmed oxidative stress in zebrafish which correlated with mRNA expression of antioxidant genes. Upregulation in mRNA level of Cu-Zn Sod in liver and kidney was prominent. Gpx1 upregulation was more conspicuous in kidney as compared to liver while the pattern of Cat expression was almost similar in both the organs. Among the mitochondrial genes, expression of Cox1 was significantly high only after 90 days in liver, while in kidney it enhanced at 7, 30 and 60 days of arsenic exposure. Ucp2 was upregulated in liver after 15 days of exposure but significantly downregulated at day 90; in kidney it remained unchanged at other time points except at day 90. An overall increased expression of Bcl2 further confirmed As2O3 induced oxidative stress in zebrafish liver and kidney. The pattern of mRNA expression of Nrf2 was not uniform and was in accordance to its downstream antioxidant genes. Present findings elucidate that low dose of As2O3 exposure induces a time dependent differential modulation of antioxidant status in liver and kidney of zebrafish in a tissue-specific manner.
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- Shuvasree Sarkar
- Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal 731235, India.
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Wang ASS, Chou YT, Pu YS. Antagonistic effect of N-ethylmaleimide on arsenic-mediated oxidative stress-induced poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and cytotoxicity. J Appl Toxicol 2016; 37:573-582. [PMID: 27813108 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Long-term exposure to arsenic has been known to induce neoplastic initiation and progression in several organs; however, the role of arsenic (As2 O3 ) in oxidative stress-mediated DNA damage remains elusive. One of the immediate cellular responses to DNA damage is poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PARylation), which mediates DNA repair and enhances cell survival. In this study, we found that oxidative stress (H2 O2 )-induced PARylation was suppressed by As2 O3 exposure in different human cancer cells. Moreover, As2 O3 treatment promoted H2 O2 -induced DNA damage and apoptosis, leading to increased cell death. We found that N-ethylmaleimide (NEM), an organic compound derived from maleic acid, could reverse As2 O3 -mediated effects, thus enhancing PARylation with attenuated cell death and increased cell survival. Pharmacologic inhibition of glutathione with l-buthionine-sulfoximine blocked the antagonistic effect of NEM on As2 O3 , thereby continuing As2 O3 -mediated suppression of PARylation and causing DNA damage. Our findings identify NEM as a potential antidote against As2 O3 -mediated DNA damage in a glutathione-dependent manner. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Alexander Sheng-Shin Wang
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, People's Republic of China.,Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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Chandurvelan R, Marsden ID, Glover CN, Gaw S. Assessment of a mussel as a metal bioindicator of coastal contamination: relationships between metal bioaccumulation and multiple biomarker responses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 511:663-75. [PMID: 25596351 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This is the first study to use a multiple biomarker approach on the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus to test its feasibility as a bioindicator of coastal metal contamination in New Zealand (NZ). Mussels were collected from six low intertidal sites varying in terms of anthropogenic impacts, within two regions (West Coast and Nelson) of the South Island of NZ. Trace elements, including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn), were measured in the gills, digestive gland, foot and mantle, and in the surface sediments from where mussels were collected. Metal levels in the sediment were relatively low and there was only one site (Mapua, Nelson) where a metal (Ni) exceeded the Australian and New Zealand Interim Sediment Quality Guideline values. Metal levels in the digestive gland were generally higher than those from the other tissues. A variety of biomarkers were assessed to ascertain mussel health. Clearance rate, a physiological endpoint, correlated with metal level in the tissues, and along with scope for growth, was reduced in the most contaminated site. Metallothionein-like protein content and catalase activity in the digestive gland, and catalase activity and lipid peroxidation in the gill, were also correlated to metal accumulation. Although there were few regional differences, the sampling sites were clearly distinguishable based on the metal contamination profiles and biomarker responses. P. canaliculus appears to be a useful bioindicator species for coastal habitats subject to metal contamination. In this study tissue and whole organism responses provided insight into the biological stress responses of mussels to metal contaminants, indicating that such measurements could be a useful addition to biomonitoring programmes in NZ.
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- Rathishri Chandurvelan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Das R, Das A, Roy A, Kumari U, Bhattacharya S, Haldar PK. β-Carotene ameliorates arsenic-induced toxicity in albino mice. Biol Trace Elem Res 2015; 164:226-33. [PMID: 25542264 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0212-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present study evaluated the ameliorative potential of β-carotene (BCT) against experimentally induced arsenic toxicity in Swiss albino mice. BCT (5 and 10 mg/kg) was administered orally to mice 30 min before oral administration of arsenic trioxide (3 mg/kg) for 14 consecutive days. On 15th day, the body weights, organ weights, hematological profiles, serum biochemical profile; hepatic and renal antioxidative parameters viz. lipid peroxidation, reduced and oxidized glutathione, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, catalase; and DNA fragmentation were evaluated. Co-treatment with BCT markedly and significantly normalized body weights, organ weights, hematological profiles, serum biochemical profile and significantly modulated all the hepatic and renal biochemical parameters and DNA fragmentation in arsenic-intoxicated mice. The present findings conclude that β-carotene possessed remarkable ameliorative effect against arsenic-induced toxicity in albino mice mediated by its antioxidant and antigenotoxic properties.
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- Ruma Das
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700032, India
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Bhattacharya S, Das SK, Haldar PK. Arsenic Induced Myocardial Toxicity in Rats: Alleviative Effect ofTrichosanthes dioicaFruit. J Diet Suppl 2014; 11:248-61. [DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2014.937044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bustaffa E, Stoccoro A, Bianchi F, Migliore L. Genotoxic and epigenetic mechanisms in arsenic carcinogenicity. Arch Toxicol 2014; 88:1043-67. [PMID: 24691704 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Arsenic is a human carcinogen with weak mutagenic properties that induces tumors through mechanisms not yet completely understood. People worldwide are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water, and epidemiological studies showed a high percentage of lung, bladder, liver, and kidney cancer in these populations. Several mechanisms by which arsenical compounds induce tumorigenesis were proposed including genotoxic damage and chromosomal abnormalities. Over the past decade, a growing body of evidence indicated that epigenetic modifications have a role in arsenic-inducing adverse effects on human health. The main epigenetic mechanisms are DNA methylation in gene promoter regions that regulate gene expression, histone tail modifications that regulate the accessibility of transcriptional machinery to genes, and microRNA activity (noncoding RNA able to modulate mRNA translation). The "double capacity" of arsenic to induce mutations and epimutations could be the main cause of arsenic-induced carcinogenesis. The aim of this review is to better clarify the mechanisms of the initiation and/or the promotion of arsenic-induced carcinogenesis in order to understand the best way to perform an early diagnosis and a prompt prevention that is the key point for protecting arsenic-exposed population. Studies on arsenic-exposed population should be designed in order to examine more comprehensively the presence and consequences of these genetic/epigenetic alterations.
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- Elisa Bustaffa
- Unit of Environmental Epidemiology and Diseases Registries, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Council of Research, Via Moruzzi 1, 56123, Pisa, Italy
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High fat diet aggravates arsenic induced oxidative stress in rat heart and liver. Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 66:262-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Reversal effect of monoisoamyl dimercaptosuccinic acid (MiADMSA) for arsenic and lead induced perturbations in apoptosis and antioxidant enzymes in developing rat brain. Int J Dev Neurosci 2013; 31:586-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Arsenic induces DNA damage via reactive oxygen species in human cells. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 6:27-32. [PMID: 21432234 DOI: 10.1007/bf02897306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2000] [Accepted: 10/28/2000] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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To elucidate arsenic-induced oxidative DNA damage, the genotoxicity of arsenic in human cells was comparatively studied with single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay in combination with the observation of the protective effects of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and catalase. Arsenic, at the concentration of 2.4 μM by coincubation for 24 hours, significantly induced DNA damage in HL60, a human promyelocytic leukemia cell line. In contrast, significant DNA damage was found in human mononucleocytes at the concentration of 4.8 μM or above. The cells were incubated separately with DMSO (12 mM/l), a well-known hydroxyl radical (OH(-)) scavenger, and catalase (1,300 U/ml), a hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) scavenger, for 6 hours and then further coincubated with various concentrations of arsenic for 24 hours at 37°C and 5% CO(2). The findings showed that both DMSO and catalase significantly reduced the arsenic-induced tail moment, a parameter of total damaged DNA, in HL60 and mononucleocytes. Hence our findings indicate that arsenic, with micromolar concentrations, induces typical and various extents of DNA damage in human cells via reactive oxygen species in a dose-dependent manner.
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Bhattacharya S, Haldar PK. Trichosanthes dioica fruit ameliorates experimentally induced arsenic toxicity in male albino rats through the alleviation of oxidative stress. Biol Trace Elem Res 2012; 148:232-41. [PMID: 22383077 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9363-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The present work was focused to evaluate the ameliorative property of aqueous extract of Trichosanthes dioica fruit (AQ T. dioica fruit) against arsenic-induced toxicity in male Wistar albino rats. AQ T. dioica fruit was administered orally to rats at 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight for 20 consecutive days prior to oral administration of sodium arsenite (10 mg/kg) for 10 days. Then the rats were sacrificed for the evaluation of body weights, organ weights, hematological profile, serum biochemical profile, and hepatic and renal antioxidative parameters viz. lipid peroxidation, reduced and oxidized glutathione, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, and DNA fragmentation. Pretreatment with AQ T. dioica fruit at both doses markedly and significantly normalized body weights, organ weights, hematological profiles, and serum biochemical profile in arsenic-treated animals. Further, AQ T. dioica fruit pretreatment significantly modulated all the aforesaid hepatic and renal biochemical perturbations and reduced DNA fragmentation in arsenic-intoxicated rats. Therefore, from the present findings, it can be concluded that T. dioica fruit possessed remarkable value in amelioration of arsenic-induced hepatic and renal toxicity, mediated by alleviation of arsenic-induced oxidative stress by multiple mechanisms in male albino rats.
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- Sanjib Bhattacharya
- Pharmacognosy Division, Bengal School of Technology (A College of Pharmacy), Delhi Road, Sugandha, Hooghly 712102, West Bengal, India.
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Fernández B, Campillo JA, Martínez-Gómez C, Benedicto J. Assessment of the mechanisms of detoxification of chemical compounds and antioxidant enzymes in the digestive gland of mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, from Mediterranean coastal sites. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 87:1235-1245. [PMID: 22341399 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/15/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study the effects of the main marine pollutants (metals, PAHs, PCBs and DDTs) were assessed in native mussels from the Mediterranean coast of Spain. For this purpose several biomarkers such as benzo[a]pyrene hydroxylase (BPH), DT-diaphorase (DTD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidases (GPs), glutathione reductase (GR), metallothionein (MT) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were measured in the digestive gland. Results showed increased LPO levels in mussels which accumulated high loads of organic compounds and arsenic in their tissues. BPH levels correlated to the concentrations of organic compounds in mussel tissues, though the range of BPH response was low in relation to the high gradient of accumulation of organic pollutants. Increased BPH levels, concomitant to low DTD and GST activities, were detected in mussels which presented high levels of organic pollutants in their tissues. This suggests that signs of LPO present in these organisms are related to the imbalance between phase I and phase II biotransformation processes. Furthermore, the increased levels of MT and CAT detected in mussels which showed high levels of Cd in their tissues appear to reflect a coordinated response which protects against the toxicity of this metal. The application of these biomarkers in environmental assessment is discussed.
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- Beatriz Fernández
- Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Marine Environment and Environmental Protection Area, Oceanographic Centre of Murcia, Varadero 1, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Bhattacharya S, Haldar PK. Ameliorative effect Trichosanthes dioica root against experimentally induced arsenic toxicity in male albino rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 33:394-402. [PMID: 22387601 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Revised: 01/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The present study evaluated the ameliorative potential of hydroalcoholic extract of Trichosanthes dioica root (TDA) against arsenic induced toxicity in male albino rats. TDA (5 and 10mg/kg) was administered orally to rats for 20 consecutive days before oral administration of sodium arsenite (10mg/kg) for 8 days. Then the body weights, organ weights, haematological profiles, serum biochemical profile; hepatic and renal antioxidative parameters viz. lipid peroxidation, reduced and oxidized glutathione, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, catalase and DNA fragmentation were evaluated. Pretreatment with TDA markedly and significantly normalized body weights, organ weights, haematological profiles, serum biochemical profile and significantly modulated all the hepatic and renal biochemical parameters and reduced DNA fragmentation in arsenic intoxicated rats. The present findings conclude that T. dioica root possessed remarkable ameliorative effect against arsenic induced organ toxicity in male albino rats mediated by alleviation of arsenic induced oxidative stress by multiple mechanisms.
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- Sanjib Bhattacharya
- Bengal School of Technology (A College of Pharmacy), Sugandha, West Bengal, India.
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Ling M, Li Y, Xu Y, Pang Y, Shen L, Jiang R, Zhao Y, Yang X, Zhang J, Zhou J, Wang X, Liu Q. Regulation of miRNA-21 by reactive oxygen species-activated ERK/NF-κB in arsenite-induced cell transformation. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:1508-18. [PMID: 22387281 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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After acute exposure of cells to arsenic, reactive oxygen species mediate changes in cell behavior, including activation of proliferative signaling. For chronic exposure to arsenic, however, the function of reactive oxygen species in cell transformation remains poorly understood. Although microRNA-21 (miR-21) has been implicated in various aspects of carcinogenesis, its functions and molecular mechanisms in carcinogen-induced tumorigenesis are unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine if miR-21 is involved in arsenite-induced malignant transformation and to characterize the associated signaling pathways. During arsenite-induced transformation of human embryo lung fibroblast (HELF) cells, miR-21 was upregulated, and the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signal pathway was activated. Moreover, superoxide radical dismutase (a scavenger of superoxide) and catalase (a scavenger of hydroperoxides) blocked the arsenite-induced effects in HELF cells and mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Blockage of ERK by the inhibitor U0126 or inhibition of NF-κB p65 by siRNA or Bay 11-7082 prevented the increases in miR-21 and the decreases in Spry1, Pten, and Pdcd4, the target proteins of miR-21, induced by arsenite. As determined by a ChIP-qPCR assay, NF-κB p65 regulated miR-21 expression by binding directly to the promoter of miR-21. Further, anti-miR-21 downregulated miR-21 expression and prevented the arsenite-induced activation of ERK via the increase in Spry1, indicating that miR-21 has a feedback effect in regulating ERK activation. Overexpression of miR-21 with an miR-21 mimic and feedback activation of ERK and NF-κB via the decrease in Spry1 promoted the malignancy of HELF cells exposed to arsenite, but knockdown of miR-21 with anti-miR-21 and feedback blockage of ERK and NF-κB activation through an increase in Spry1 decreased anchorage-independent growth of arsenite-transformed cells. Thus, the transformation of HELF cells induced by chronic exposure to arsenite is mediated by increased miR-21 expression, which, in turn, is mediated by reactive oxygen species activation of the ERK/NF-κB pathway.
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- Min Ling
- Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Carpenter RL, Jiang Y, Jing Y, He J, Rojanasakul Y, Liu LZ, Jiang BH. Arsenite induces cell transformation by reactive oxygen species, AKT, ERK1/2, and p70S6K1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 414:533-8. [PMID: 21971544 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.09.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Arsenic is naturally occurring element that exists in both organic and inorganic formulations. The inorganic form arsenite has a positive association with development of multiple cancer types. There are significant populations throughout the world with high exposure to arsenite via drinking water. Thus, human exposure to arsenic has become a significant public health problem. Recent evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate multiple changes to cell behavior after acute arsenic exposure, including activation of proliferative signaling and angiogenesis. However, the role of ROS in mediating cell transformation by chronic arsenic exposure is unknown. We found that cells chronically exposed to sodium arsenite increased proliferation and gained anchorage-independent growth. This cell transformation phenotype required constitutive activation of AKT, ERK1/2, mTOR, and p70S6K1. We also observed these cells constitutively produce ROS, which was required for the constitutive activation of AKT, ERK1/2, mTOR, and p70S6K1. Suppression of ROS levels by forced expression of catalase also reduced cell proliferation and anchorage-independent growth. These results indicate cell transformation induced by chronic arsenic exposure is mediated by increased cellular levels of ROS, which mediates activation of AKT, ERK1/2, and p70S6K1.
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- Richard L Carpenter
- Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States
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Chavan H, Oruganti M, Krishnamurthy P. The ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCB6 is induced by arsenic and protects against arsenic cytotoxicity. Toxicol Sci 2011; 120:519-28. [PMID: 21266531 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Arsenic, an environmental carcinogen, remains a major public health problem. Arsenic damages biological systems through multiple mechanisms, including the generation of reactive oxygen species. ABCB6 is an ATP-binding cassette transporter that is highly expressed in cells resistant to arsenic. We have recently demonstrated that ABCB6 expression protects against cellular stressors. In the present study, we evaluated the significance of ABCB6 expression to arsenic toxicity both in mice and in cell culture. We show that sodium arsenite induces ABCB6 expression in a dose-dependent manner both in mice fed sodium arsenite in drinking water and in cells exposed to sodium arsenite in vitro. Arsenite-induced ABCB6 expression was transcriptionally regulated, but this induction was not mediated by the redox-sensitive transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). We demonstrate that, in HepG2 and Hep3B cells, knockdown of ABCB6 expression using ABCB6-specific small interfering RNA sensitized the cells to arsenite toxicity. In contrast, stable overexpression of ABCB6 conferred a strong survival advantage toward arsenite-induced oxidative stress. Collectively, these results, obtained by both loss of function and gain of function analysis, suggest that ABCB6 expression in response to sodium arsenite might be an endogenous protective mechanism activated to protect cells against arsenite-induced oxidative stress.
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- Hemantkumar Chavan
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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Banerjee M, Banerjee N, Ghosh P, Das JK, Basu S, Sarkar AK, States JC, Giri AK. Evaluation of the serum catalase and myeloperoxidase activities in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals and concomitant cytogenetic damage. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2010; 249:47-54. [PMID: 20732340 PMCID: PMC3457024 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2010] [Revised: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chronic arsenic exposure through contaminated drinking water is a major environmental health issue. Chronic arsenic exposure is known to exert its toxic effects by a variety of mechanisms, of which generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is one of the most important. A high level of ROS, in turn, leads to DNA damage that might ultimately culminate in cancer. In order to keep the level of ROS in balance, an array of enzymes is present, of which catalase (CAT) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) are important members. Hence, in this study, we determined the activities of these two enzymes in the sera and chromosomal aberrations (CA) in peripheral blood lymphocytes in individuals exposed and unexposed to arsenic in drinking water. Arsenic in drinking water and in urine was used as a measure of exposure. Our results show that individuals chronically exposed to arsenic have significantly higher CAT and MPO activities and higher incidence of CA. We found moderate positive correlations between CAT and MPO activities, induction of CA and arsenic in urine and water. These results indicate that chronic arsenic exposure causes higher CAT and MPO activities in serum that correlates with induction of genetic damage. We conclude that the serum levels of these enzymes might be used as biomarkers of early arsenic exposure induced disease much before the classical dermatological symptoms of arsenicosis begin to appear.
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- Mayukh Banerjee
- Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, West Bank Hospital, Howrah, India
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- Department of General Medicine, Sri Aurobindo Seva Kendra, Kolkata, India
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- Peerless Hospital and B.K Roy Research Centre, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Center for Environmental Genomics and Integrative Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Molecular and Human Genetics Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
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Fernández B, Campillo JA, Martínez-Gómez C, Benedicto J. Antioxidant responses in gills of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as biomarkers of environmental stress along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 99:186-197. [PMID: 20471114 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2009] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Antioxidant response was used to assess the effects of the main pollutants in wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) along the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Antioxidant enzyme activities - those of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidases, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase and DT-diaphorase - as well as lipid peroxidation and metallothionein concentrations were measured in gills of mussels from 16 selected sites. Furthermore, concentrations of the main contaminants (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, As, PAH, PCB, and DDT) were quantified in mussel tissue, and environmental parameters were measured in water samples collected at each site. Results showed that the glutathione-dependent antioxidant enzymes offered an increased and coordinated response against metal (Hg, Pb and Cd) contamination. These enzymatic activities correlated positively to temperature, suggesting the influence of this environmental parameter on antioxidant responses in gill tissues. Furthermore, although temperature did not reach stressful levels in the study area, it seemed to add a synergistic effect to that produced by metals to induce antioxidant enzymes in the most metal-polluted sites. Catalase activity appeared to be involved in a different antioxidant pathway, more related to organic pollutant bioaccumulation, offering an efficient protection mechanism against reactive oxygen species generation due both to organic exposure and high physiological activity, reflected by high condition indices. In general terms, increased levels of antioxidant enzymes at some sites suffering from metal and organic pollution indicated a situation of oxidative stress that nevertheless did not appear to be harmful, since lipid peroxidation levels showed no peroxidative damage in gill tissues of mussels collected from even the most heavily polluted sites. On the other hand, metallothionein and DT-diaphorase did not reflect pollutant exposure and seemed to be more influenced by environmental variables than by the pollutants.
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- B Fernández
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, IEO, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, C/Varadero 1, 30740, San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain
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Balakumar B, Suresh R, Venugopal R. Modulatory Effects of Ascorbic Acid and α-tocopherol on Arsenic Induced Micronuclei Formation. INT J PHARMACOL 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.676.680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Arsenic-induced myocardial injury: Protective role of Corchorus olitorius leaves. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 48:1210-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Liu SY, Wen CY, Lee YJ, Lee TC. XPC silencing sensitizes glioma cells to arsenic trioxide via increased oxidative damage. Toxicol Sci 2010; 116:183-93. [PMID: 20403967 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Arsenic exerts its cytotoxicity via the generation of reactive oxygen species and inhibition of DNA repair. How arsenic disturbs oxidative DNA damage repair is, however, unclear. We found that arsenic trioxide (ATO), like ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, induced the expression of xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XPC) but not of xeroderma pigmentosum A in a human glioma cell line, U87. To explore the role of XPC in the toxic effects of ATO, small interfering RNA was used to silence XPC (siXPC) in U87 cells. siXPC cells were more susceptible to UV irradiation and ATO-induced cell death than control cells. Increased siXPC cell death induced by ATO was accompanied by increased senescence and autophagy. Because increased DNA strand breaks in siXPC cells were observed only when cells were concomitantly treated with ATO and DNA repair inhibitors, XPC silencing apparently did not interfere with repair of ATO-induced DNA damage. Although intracellular ROS levels were not significantly enhanced in siXPC cells, ATO treatment did result in increased 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and hyperoxidized peroxiredoxin. Enhanced superoxide production and autophagy by ATO in siXPC cells were suppressed by co-incubation with N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Furthermore, XPC silencing caused decreased glutathione levels and increased catalase and Mn-superoxide dismutase activities. Increased catalase activity in siXPC cells was suppressed by ATO treatment. XPC silencing also enhanced reporter activity of activator protein-1, whereas enhanced activity was suppressed by NAC. Taken together, our results indicate that XPC silencing causes increased ATO susceptibility by disturbing redox homeostasis rather than reducing DNA repair.
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- Shin-Yi Liu
- Department of Biomedical Image and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cavar S, Bošnjak Z, Klapec T, Barišić K, Cepelak I, Jurasović J, Milić M. Blood selenium, glutathione peroxidase activity and antioxidant supplementation of subjects exposed to arsenic via drinking water. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2010; 29:138-143. [PMID: 21787595 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2009] [Revised: 12/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This work investigated serum selenium (Se) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels in 25 Croatian subjects exposed to high levels of As from drinking water (median As level in urine: 620.74μg/g creatinine) and 25 controls (32.98μg/g creatinine). The exposed group had lower (p<0.001) median serum Se and GPx levels (Se: 82.34μg/l vs 59.02μg/l; GPx: 45.99U/g hemoglobin vs 38.38U/g hemoglobin). A subsample of 20 exposed subjects took part in a 2-month antioxidant supplementation trial which increased median GPx activity from 30.71 to 40.98U/g hemoglobin (p=0.041) and reduced total urinary As median from 680.15 to 501.96μg/g creatinine (p=0.051). The effect of selected catalase (-262C>T) and GPx1 (-593C>T) gene polymorphisms was also examined. The low Se status and GPx activity may heighten risk of adverse health effects, especially in genetically predisposed individuals. The outcome of antioxidant treatment indicates modulation of As metabolism and oxidative stress, relevance of which needs further research.
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- Suzana Cavar
- Institute of Public Health for Osijek-Baranya County, Osijek, Croatia
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Chandronitha C, Ananthi S, Ramakrishnan G, Lakshmisundaram R, Gayathri V, Vasanthi HR. Protective role of tannin-rich fraction of Camellia sinensis in tissue arsenic burden in Sprague Dawley rats. Hum Exp Toxicol 2010; 29:705-19. [PMID: 20144955 DOI: 10.1177/0960327110361503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The protective effect of green tea (Camellia sinensis) was tested against arsenic-induced toxicity. However, the possible role of tannins in green tea in alleviating hepatic and renal oxidative injury has also been studied. Administration of sodium arsenite (100 mg/kg/day) for 28 days in Sprague Dawley female rats resulted in significant reduction of biochemical parameters such as delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and elevation of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and the index of nitrite/nitrate (NOx) levels. The tissue arsenic burden was increased after arsenic exposure for a period of 28 days. Green tea crude fraction (GTC) co-treated with sodium arsenite for 28 days caused significant (p < .01) elevation of ALAD, GSH, GPx, SOD, and nitrate/nitrite levels and reduction of the TBARS level and tissue burden when compared to detannified green tea fraction (GTDT)-treated groups. The protective role of tannin-rich fraction of C. sinensis when compared to the detannified fraction was also confirmed by histological examinations. The greater activity of GTC than that of detannified green tea fraction correlates with the higher content of tannins in green tea. Overall, these results indicate that the tannin-rich green tea could have improved the defense mechanism against arsenic-induced oxidative stress and reduced the tissue arsenic burden.
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- C Chandronitha
- Herbal and Indian Medicine Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India
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Mishra D, Gupta R, Pant SC, Kushwah P, Satish HT, Flora SJS. Co-administration of monoisoamyl dimercaptosuccinic acid and Moringa oleifera seed powder protects arsenic-induced oxidative stress and metal distribution in mice. Toxicol Mech Methods 2009; 19:169-82. [PMID: 19778263 DOI: 10.1080/15376510701795751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Arsenic contamination of groundwater in the West Bengal basin in India is unfolding as one of the worst natural geo-environmental disasters to date. Chelation therapy with chelating agents is considered to be the best known treatment against arsenic poisoning; however, they are compromised with certain serious drawbacks/side-effects. Efficacy of combined administration of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) (English: Drumstick tree) seed powder, a herbal extract, with a thiol chelator monoisoamyl DMSA (MiADMSA) post-arsenic exposure in mice was studied. Mice were exposed to 100 ppm arsenic in drinking water for 6 months, followed by 10-days treatment with M. oleifera seed powder (500 mg/kg, orally through gastric gavage, once daily), MiADMSA (50 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, once daily) either individually or in combination. Arsenic exposure caused significant decrease in blood glutathione, delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD), accompanied by increased production of reactive oxygen species in blood and soft tissues. Significant inhibition of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities in tissues (liver in particular) along with significant increase in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and metallothionein levels in arsenic intoxicated mice was also noted. Combined administration of MiADMSA with M. oleifera proved better than all other treatments in the recovery of most of the above parameters accompanied by more pronounced depletion of arsenic. The results suggest that concomitant administration of M. oleifera during chelation treatment with MiADMSA might be a better treatment option than monotherapy with the thiol chelator in chronic arsenic toxicity.
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- Deepshikha Mishra
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Defense Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, India
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Naranmandura H, Suzuki N, Takano J, McKnight-Whitford T, Ogra Y, Suzuki KT, Le XC. Systemic distribution and speciation of diphenylarsinic acid fed to rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2009; 237:214-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Schuhmacher–Wolz U, Dieter HH, Klein D, Schneider K. Oral exposure to inorganic arsenic: evaluation of its carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects. Crit Rev Toxicol 2009; 39:271-98. [DOI: 10.1080/10408440802291505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fu GH, Wang Y, Xi YH, Guo ZW, Liu XB, Bai SZ, Yang BF, Chen GQ. As2O3enhances the anion transport activity of band 3 and the action is related with the C-terminal 16 residues of the protein. J Drug Target 2008; 13:235-43. [PMID: 16051535 DOI: 10.1080/10611860500207060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Successful application of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) has been attracting worldwide interest, but the exact mechanism for the action of As2O3 remains somewhat obscure. In the present work, we show for the first time that As2O3 facilitates the DIDS-sensitive anion transport activity of band 3 protein in red blood cells (RBCs) isolated from normal adults and APL patients. To elucidate the effect of As2O3 on band 3 protein, constructs encoding the full length of the band 3 transmembrane domain (mdb3) and its C-terminal deletion forms were transfected into yeast cells by a yeast display system. The results demonstrate that deletion of the C-terminal 16 residues of mdb3 (mdb3-d16) does not affect anion transport activity of mdb3 or its sensitivity to DIDS, but decreases its sensitivity to As2O3 in the yeast cell. More intriguingly, the forced expression of intact mdb3 by transfection significantly induces cell apoptosis in HeLa cells, to a higher degree than in cells transfected with mdb3-d16 or empty vector. Expression of activated caspase 3 in HeLa cells also indicates that the C-terminal 16 residues are important for mdb3-mediated apoptosis in cells treated with As2O3. Our results provide the first evidence that As2O3 enhances the anion transport activity of band 3 and the action is related with the C-terminal 16 residues of the protein.
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- Guo-Hui Fu
- Department of Pathophysiology, Rui-Jin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University (SSMU), Shanghai 200025, China.
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Hays AM, Lantz RC, Rodgers LS, Sollome JJ, Vaillancourt RR, Andrew AS, Hamilton JW, Camenisch TD. Arsenic-induced decreases in the vascular matrix. Toxicol Pathol 2008; 36:805-17. [PMID: 18812580 PMCID: PMC2875876 DOI: 10.1177/0192623308323919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chronic ingestion of arsenic is associated with increased incidence of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. To investigate the role of arsenic in early events in vascular pathology, C57BL/6 mice ingested drinking water with or without 50 ppb sodium arsenite (AsIII) for four, five, or eight weeks. At five and eight weeks, RNA from the lungs of control and AsIII-exposed animals was processed for microarray. Sixty-five genes were significantly and differentially expressed. Differential expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) gene transcripts was particularly compelling, as 91% of genes in this category, including elastin and collagen, were significantly decreased. In additional experiments, real-time RT-PCR showed an AsIII-induced decrease in many of these ECM gene transcripts in the heart and NIH3T3 fibroblast cells. Histological stains for collagen and elastin show a distinct disruption in the ECM surrounding small arteries in the heart and lung of AsIII-exposed mice. Immunohistochemical detection of alpha-smooth muscle actin in blood vessel walls was decreased in the AsIII-exposed animals. These data reveal a functional link between AsIII exposure and disruption in the vascular ECM. These AsIII-induced early pathological events may predispose humans to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases linked to chronic low-dose AsIII exposure.
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- Allison M Hays
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0207, USA.
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Soriano C, Creus A, Marcos R. Arsenic trioxide mutational spectrum analysis in the mouse lymphoma assay. Mutat Res 2008; 646:1-7. [PMID: 18822301 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2008.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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It has been well documented that long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic induces cancers and vascular diseases in a dose-response relationship. Nevertheless, arsenic has also demonstrated to have anticancer activity; thus, arsenic trioxide (ATO, As2O3) is an inorganic trivalent arsenic form, currently used in the treatment against acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). The open discussion about how arsenic compounds induce genotoxic damage has moved us to evaluate the mutational spectrum induced by ATO in mouse lymphoma cells. Thus, 49 Tk-/- mutant colonies obtained in the mouse lymphoma assay (MLA), after treatments lasting for 4h with 10microM ATO, and 49 spontaneous mutant colonies from independent untreated cultures, were used to analyse and to characterise the mutational spectrum induced by this arsenic compound, to understand its mechanism of action. RT-PCR analysis of Tk cDNA and PCR amplifications of eight selected microsatellite sequences, located on chromosome 11, were used to carry out this screening. Our results show that, in mouse lymphoma cells, ATO is a strong clastogenic compound inducing large deletions, at chromosomal level, covering the Tk gene, as well as other regions of chromosome 11.
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- Carolina Soriano
- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Edifici Cn, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Hernández A, Marcos R. Genetic variations associated with interindividual sensitivity in the response to arsenic exposure. Pharmacogenomics 2008; 9:1113-32. [DOI: 10.2217/14622416.9.8.1113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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People are exposed to arsenic compounds environmentally, occupationally or therapeutically. In some areas, where arsenic is present in high proportions in the drinking water, this exposure represents an important health concern. Chronic exposure to arsenic leads to hyperkeratosis and loss of skin pigmentation, as well as to significant increases of different types of cancer in skin, lung, bladder and liver; in addition, other pathologies, such as vascular diseases, hepatotoxicity and diabetes, have also been related to arsenic exposure. Since high interindividual variability is observed among people exposed to equivalent doses, genetic susceptibility factors have been postulated to be involved. When inorganic arsenic enters into the body it undergoes metabolic conversion, in a process where methylation plays a crucial role. Trivalent forms, both inorganic and organic, are the most toxic and genotoxic and, for this reason, metabolic variations owing to variant alleles in genes involved in such a process have been the aim of several studies. Genes involved in other mechanisms, such as antioxidant defense and DNA-repair lesions, among others, have also been the subject of association studies. A survey of those studies related to individual susceptibility is summarized here. Results with genes involved in folate one-carbon metabolism and in arsenic transport across the cell membrane provide promising data for future studies.
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- Alba Hernández
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Edifici Cn, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Edifici Cn, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP), Spain
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Genotoxic damage in Solea senegalensis exposed to sediments from the Sado Estuary (Portugal): Effects of metallic and organic contaminants. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2008; 654:29-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Naranmandura H, Suzuki KT. Identification of the Major Arsenic-Binding Protein in Rat Plasma As the Ternary Dimethylarsinous−Hemoglobin−Haptoglobin Complex. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:678-85. [DOI: 10.1021/tx700383g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hua Naranmandura
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
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Flora SJS, Gupta R. Beneficial effects of Centella asiatica aqueous extract against arsenic-induced oxidative stress and essential metal status in rats. Phytother Res 2007; 21:980-988. [PMID: 17600859 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The efficacy of an aqueous extract of Centella asiatica (100, 200 and 500 mg/kg for 5 consecutive days) was studied in the depletion of arsenic and in the recovery of a few altered biochemical variables in arsenic pre-exposed rats (20 ppm in drinking water for 5 weeks). Exposure to arsenic significantly depleted delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) activity, reduced glutathione (GSH) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) activity in red blood cells. Significant depletion of ALAD activity, GSH level, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), SOD and catalase (CAT) activities and an increase in TBARS levels in liver tissues was also noted. There was a significant depletion of SOD, CAT and GPx activities in kidneys and an increased TBARS levels in kidney and brain accompanied by increased arsenic concentration in blood and soft tissues. Treatment with aqueous extract of Centella asiatica provided significant protection against ALAD, GSH and TBARS levels, particularly at doses of 200 and 500 mg. Centella asiatica also provided significant recovery in the inhibited liver ALAD and G6PD activities. Arsenic concentration in blood and soft tissues remained uninfluenced after Centella asiatica administration. The present study thus suggests a beneficial effect of Centella asiatica against arsenic-induced oxidative stress but possesses no chelating property.
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- S J S Flora
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Defence Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, India.
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Yi H, Wu L, Jiang L. Genotoxicity of arsenic evaluated by Allium-root micronucleus assay. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2007; 383:232-6. [PMID: 17574654 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Revised: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Arsenic exposure is associated with various diseases and cancers. By using Allium-root micronucleus (MN) assay, possible genotoxicity of sodium arsenite (0.3-100 mg/l) and arsenic trioxide (0.05-50 mg/l) was evaluated in this study. Our results showed that arsenic compounds induced MN formation concentration-dependently. Exposure to 0.5-20 mg/l arsenic trioxide or to 1-100 mg/l sodium arsenite caused MN significantly in meristematic cells and daughter cells of Allium roots. A time-course study revealed that MN increased significantly after a short term (1 h) exposure to 10 mg/l sodium arsenite, demonstrating an effective rapid response. Arsenic compounds also caused mitotic delay and a concentration-dependent decrease in mitotic index. Results of the present study suggest that Allium-root MN assay is a simple, efficient and reproducible method for the genotoxicity monitoring of arsenic water contamination.
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- Huilan Yi
- College of Life Science and Technology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China.
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Li GX, Pei QL, Gao Y, Liu KM, Nie JS, Han G, Qiu YL, Zhang WP. Protective effects of hepatocellular canalicular conjugate export pump (Mrp2) on sodium arsenite-induced hepatic dysfunction in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 58:447-53. [PMID: 17467962 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Arsenic is a double-edged sword to human health. The excretion of various organic anions into bile is mediated by an adenosine triphosphate-dependent conjugate export pump, which has been identified as the canalicular isoform of the multidrug resistance protein 2 (Mrp2). It has been proved that Mrp2 can transport arsenite in vitro, but its effects in vivo are not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether Mrp2 plays a role in exportation of arsenic in vivo and its protective effects on liver function. Mrp2 protein level in rat liver was determined by Western blot analysis. Total arsenic concentrations in whole blood and bile were measured using hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, aspartate aminotransferase activity (AST), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) activity, malon dialdehyde (MDA) and total bilirubin were measured by biochemical assays. The morphological changes were observed by electron microscopy. Total arsenic levels in blood and bile of arsenite-treated rats were significantly higher than those of control rats (P<0.05) at all three different time points. The overexpression of Mrp2 was 36.61%, 32.36% and 12.73% at 2, 4 and 6 weeks, respectively (percentage of controls, P<0.05), which was significantly higher than controls. A positive correlation between Mrp2 expression level and total arsenic concentration in bile indicated that Mrp2 accelerated the transport of arsenic. Electron microscopy showed that microvilli of bile canaliculi became swollen and sparse. ALT and AST activities in serum were markedly raised at 6 weeks. MDA level in serum increased (P<0.05) and GSH-PX activity in serum decreased except for 2 weeks. Damage of liver function became worse following decreased expression of Mrp2. In conclusion, overexpression of Mrp2 may explain increased biliary excretion of arsenic and it may protect liver function.
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- Guo-Xing Li
- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hedong District, Tianjin, PR China
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Lee YC, Yang VC, Wang TS. Use of RAPD to detect sodium arsenite-induced DNA damage in human lymphoblastoid cells. Toxicology 2007; 239:108-15. [PMID: 17707572 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2007.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 06/23/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inorganic arsenic is a known human carcinogen, yet its mechanism of action remains unclear. Our previous study showed that arsenite significantly induces oxidative DNA adducts and DNA-protein cross-links in several mammalian cell lines. In the present study, we used the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay to evaluate the possible target in the genomic DNA of human lymphoblastoid cells that were exposed to sodium arsenite. Treatment with both 10 and 80 microM arsenite for 4h induced significant changes in RAPD profiles compared with the control pattern. Two 10-mer RAPD primers (D11 and F1) produced the most distinguishable banding profiles between arsenite-treated and control genomic DNA. The sequencing of four arsenite-sensitive RAPD bands showed that the RB1CC1 and PACE4 genes might be the DNA targets of sodium arsenite treatment. We propose that arsenite may induce sequence- or gene-specific damage and then change the RAPD profile in human lymphoblastoid cells. The results of our study also show that RAPD combined with other techniques is a good tool for detecting alterations in genomic DNA and for the direct screening of new molecular markers related to arsenite-induced carcinogenesis.
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- Yuan-Cho Lee
- Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Bhattacharya A, Bhattacharya S. Induction of oxidative stress by arsenic in Clarias batrachus: involvement of peroxisomes. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 66:178-87. [PMID: 16427696 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2004] [Revised: 10/24/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Indian catfish, Clarias batrachus, were exposed to two nonlethal doses of arsenic for 10 days, which induced tissue lipid peroxidation, increased the ratio of oxidized to reduced glutathione and produced excess H(2)O(2) within 1-2 days of exposure. Furthermore, arsenic treatment increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase but decreased glutathione reductase (GR) activity within a day of exposure, indicating the generation of oxidative stress in fish at an early stage. Reversibility of these arsenic-induced responses by pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine indicates that the oxidative stress was due to excess H(2)O(2) production, which was found to be partially contributed by altered H(2)O(2) metabolism in the peroxisomes. It is therefore concluded that peroxisomal H(2)O(2) metabolizing enzymes are potential targets of arsenic toxicity in C. batrachus.
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- Anirban Bhattacharya
- Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, West Bengal, India
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Anion exchanger 2 (AE2) mediates the exchange of C1-/HCO3- across the plasma membrane and plays a role in the regulation of intracellular pH. The present study showed that AE2 protein expression was upregulated immediately after exposure to either low (0.5 micromol/l) or high (1 and 2 micromol/l) concentrations of arsenic trioxide. This suggests that arsenic trioxide may act via regulation of intracellular pH. Changing the culture pH in NB4 cells modulated the degradation of promyelocytic leukaemia-retinoic acid receptor-alpha (PML-RARalpha), PML and RARalpha, which supported this hypothesis. DIDS (4,4'-diisothiocyanodihydrostilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid) inhibited AE2 function, preventing the arsenic trioxide-induced degradation of RARalpha and low concentration showed synergistic effects on the expression of CD11c, which is related with cell differentiation. In addition, DIDS rescued the cells from 1 micromol/l arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, AE2 mediated the action of arsenic trioxide via regulation of intracellular pH and a novel pathway for the mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is reported.
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- Xiao-Yan Pan
- Department of Pathophysiology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine
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Vuyyuri SB, Ishaq M, Kuppala D, Grover P, Ahuja YR. Evaluation of micronucleus frequencies and DNA damage in glass workers exposed to arsenic. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2006; 47:562-70. [PMID: 16795086 DOI: 10.1002/em.20229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a known human carcinogen; however, very little is known about the health consequences of occupational exposure to As. In the present study, we assessed the genotoxic damage in the blood cells and in the buccal cells of south Indian glass factory workers who are occupationally exposed to As. The As content in the whole blood of 200 workers and 165 controls was evaluated with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Blood leukocytes from the subjects were monitored for the level of DNA damage using the Comet assay (mean comet tail length); buccal cells were used to determine the frequency of micronuclei (MN). The mean As concentration was significantly higher in the workers (56.76 microg/L) than in the controls (11.74 microg/L) (P < 0.001). The workers also had increased frequencies of MN in the buccal cells and increased levels of DNA damage in leukocytes compared to the controls (P < 0.001). There were significant correlations between the genotoxicity endpoints that were evaluated and blood As concentration, smoking, age, and the duration of working in the factory. Also, a significant correlation was observed between the frequency of MN and comet tail-length for the worker samples. Our findings indicate that chronic occupational exposure to As is genotoxic and that the Comet assay and micronucleus test are useful assays for evaluating genotoxicity in humans occupationally exposed to As.
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- Saleha B Vuyyuri
- Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Tapio S, Grosche B. Arsenic in the aetiology of cancer. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2006; 612:215-246. [PMID: 16574468 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Revised: 01/25/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Arsenic, one of the most significant hazards in the environment affecting millions of people around the world, is associated with several diseases including cancers of skin, lung, urinary bladder, kidney and liver. Groundwater contamination by arsenic is the main route of exposure. Inhalation of airborne arsenic or arsenic-contaminated dust is a common health problem in many ore mines. This review deals with the questions raised in the epidemiological studies such as the dose-response relationship, putative confounders and synergistic effects, and methods evaluating arsenic exposure. Furthermore, it describes the metabolic pathways of arsenic, and its biological modes of action. The role of arsenic in the development of cancer is elucidated in the context of combined epidemiological and biological studies. However, further analyses by means of molecular epidemiology are needed to improve the understanding of cancer aetiology induced by arsenic.
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- Soile Tapio
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Radiation Protection and Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Radiation Protection and Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Jan KY, Wang TC, Ramanathan B, Gurr JR. Dithiol Compounds at Low Concentrations Increase Arsenite Toxicity. Toxicol Sci 2006; 90:432-9. [PMID: 16421177 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Inorganic trivalent arsenicals are vicinal thiol-reacting agents, and dithiothreitol (DTT) is a well-known dithiol agent. Interestingly, both decreasing and increasing effects of DTT on arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis have been reported. We now provide data to show that, at high concentrations, DTT, dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), and dimercaptopropanesulfonic acid (DMPS) decreased arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis in NB4 cells, a human promyelocytic leukemia cell line. In contrast, at low concentrations DTT, DMSA, and DMPS increased the arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis. DTT at a high concentration (3 mM) decreased, whereas at a low concentration (0.1 mM), it increased the cell growth inhibition of arsenic trioxide, methylarsonous acid (MMA(III)), and dimethylarsinous acid (DMA(III)) in NB4 cells. DMSA and DMPS are currently used as antidotes for acute arsenic poisoning. These two dithiol compounds also show an inverse-hormetic effect on arsenic toxicity in terms of DNA damage, micronucleus induction, apoptosis, and colony formation in experiments using human epithelial cell lines derived from arsenic target tissues such as the kidney and bladder. With the oral administration of dithiols, the concentrations of these dithiol compounds in the human body are likely to be low. Therefore, the present results suggest the necessity of reevaluating the therapeutic effect of these dithiol compounds for arsenic poisoning.
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- Kun-Yan Jan
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, ROC
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Gupta R, Kannan GM, Sharma M, S Flora SJ. Therapeutic effects of Moringa oleifera on arsenic-induced toxicity in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2005; 20:456-64. [PMID: 21783626 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2005.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/23/2005] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Moringa oleifera Lamarack (English: Horseradish-tree, Drumstick-tree; Hindi: Saijan; Sanskrit: Shigru) belongs to the Moringaceae family, is generally known in the developing world as a vegetable, a medicinal plant and a source of vegetable oil. Besides, the plant is reported to have various biological activities, including hypocholesterolemic agent, regulation of thyroid hormone status, anti-diabetic agent, gastric ulcers, anti-tumor agent and hypotensive agent, used for treating various diseases such as inflammation, cardiovascular and liver diseases. Therapeutic efficacy of oral administration of seed powder of M. oleifera (500mg/kg, orally, once daily) post arsenic exposure (100ppm in drinking water for 4 months) was investigated in rats. Animals exposed to arsenic(III) showed a significant inhibition of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) activity, decrease in reduced glutathione (GSH) level and an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) in blood. On the other hand, a significant decrease in hepatic ALAD, and an increase in δ-aminolevulinic acid synthetase (ALAS) activity was noted after arsenic exposure. These changes were accompanied by an increase in thiobarbiturc acid reactive substances (TBARS) level in liver and kidney. Activities of liver, kidney and brain superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase also showed a decrease on arsenic exposure. Administration of M. oleifera seed powder post arsenic exposure, exhibited significant recovery in blood ALAD activity while, it restored blood GSH and ROS levels. Most of the other blood biochemical variables remained unchanged on M. oleifera supplementation. A significant protection in the altered ALAD and ALAS activities of liver and TBARS level in liver and kidney was however, observed after M. oleifera administration. Interestingly, there was a marginal but significant depletion of arsenic from blood, liver and kidneys. The results, thus lead us to conclude that post arsenic exposure administration with the seed powder of M. oleifera has significant role in protecting animals from arsenic-induced oxidative stress and in the depletion of arsenic concentration. Further studies thus can be recommended for determining the effect of co-administrating seed powder of M. oleifera during chelation therapy with a thiol chelator.
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- Richa Gupta
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Defense Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, India
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Li JP, Lin JC, Yang JL. ERK activation in arsenite-treated G1-enriched CL3 cells contributes to survival, DNA repair inhibition, and micronucleus formation. Toxicol Sci 2005; 89:164-72. [PMID: 16207941 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfj004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Arsenite is known to induce chromosomal damage and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK) signaling transduction pathway. Arsenite also perturbs mitotic spindle and induces G2/M prolongation, leading to genomic instability. However, little is known concerning whether G1 phase is susceptible to arsenite in causing genomic instability and ERK activation. In this study, we investigate the roles of ERK activation in survival, micronucleus formation, and nucleotide excision repair (NER) synthesis in arsenite-treated G1-enriched CL3 human non-small-cell lung carcinoma cells. We found that G1 was the most insensitive phase to arsenite cytotoxicity, yet it was highly susceptible to arsenite in micronucleus induction. After arsenite exposure, the G1 cells exhibited a marked retard in the formation of binucleated cells when they were cultured in cytochalasin B, an inhibitor of cytokinesis, suggesting that arsenite delays the cell cycle progression. Arsenite activated sustained-ERK signal in G1 cells whose suppression further decreased cell proliferation and survival and could lower the micronucleus induction. The NER synthesis activity of G1 cells was inhibited by arsenite as a function of the extent of ERK activation. Intriguingly, blockage of ERK activation recovered NER synthesis activity in the arsenite-treated G1 cells. Together, these results suggest that ERK activation in arsenite-treated G1 cells counteracts cytotoxicity and contributes to genomic instability via NER synthesis inhibition and micronucleus induction.
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- Ju-Pi Li
- Molecular Carcinogenesis Laboratory, Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Life Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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Shila S, Kokilavani V, Subathra M, Panneerselvam C. Brain regional responses in antioxidant system to α-lipoic acid in arsenic intoxicated rat. Toxicology 2005; 210:25-36. [PMID: 15804455 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2004] [Revised: 01/08/2005] [Accepted: 01/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Impaired antioxidant defense mechanisms and oxidative stress are implicated in the pathogenesis of arsenic toxicity. Our study was designed to determine whether alpha-lipoic acid, which has been shown to have substantial antioxidant properties, when administered (70 mg/kg body weight) once daily for 60 days along with arsenic (100 ppm sodium arsenite mixed in drinking water) would prevent arsenic-induced changes in antioxidant defense system, superoxide dismutase (SOD-total SOD, Mn SOD, Cu/Zn SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) in rat brain regions such as cortex, hypothalamus, striatum, cerebellum and hippocampus. The present study also examined the effect of alpha-lipoic acid over arsenic-induced oxidant production and lipid peroxidation level (LPO) in discrete brain regions of rats. The cortex, striatum and hippocampus showed greater decreases in GSH-Px enzyme activity than cerebellum and hypothalamus with arsenic exposure. Striatum had the greatest percentage of decreased activities of total SOD and Mn SOD, whereas cortex had the greatest percentage decrease in the activity of Cu/Zn SOD in arsenic-alone treated rats. Hypothalamus and cerebellum exhibited the lowest catalase activity among all tested regions in arsenic-only treated rats. Rate of dichlorofluorescin oxidation, an indication of reactive oxygen species and other intracellular oxidants production was increased with arsenic exposure in all brain regions studied. Cortex, hippocampus and striatum exhibited greater increase of LPO levels than cerebellum and hypothalamus. SOD, CAT, GSH-Px activities were upregulated in arsenic plus lipoic acid treated versus arsenic-only treated rats. Also, simultaneous lipoic acid treatment along with arsenic proved to be sufficient in reducing oxidant production and LPO level in all rat brain regions. Our results demonstrate that arsenic-induced deficits in antioxidant enzyme activities and increase in oxidant production and lipid peroxidation level in brain regions can be overcome through simultaneous treatment with lipoic acid.
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- S Shila
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dr. ALM Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600 113, India
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Evens AM, Lecane P, Magda D, Prachand S, Singhal S, Nelson J, Miller RA, Gartenhaus RB, Gordon LI. Motexafin gadolinium generates reactive oxygen species and induces apoptosis in sensitive and highly resistant multiple myeloma cells. Blood 2005; 105:1265-73. [PMID: 15388578 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-03-0964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractMotexafin gadolinium (MGd), an expanded porphyrin, is a tumor-selective redox-mediator that reacts with many intracellular reducing metabolites. Because redox mechanisms mediate apoptosis in multiple myeloma, we hypothesized that disruption of redox balance by MGd would result in cellular cytotoxicity in myeloma. We examined the effects of MGd on cellular cytotoxicity, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and intracellular drug uptake in dexamethasone-sensitive (C2E3), dexamethasone-resistant (1-310 and 1-414) chemotherapy-sensitive (8226-RPMI) and highly chemotherapy-resistant (DOX-10V) myeloma cells. We found complete inhibition of proliferation and cytotoxicity in each sensitive and resistant cell line with 24-hour exposure to clinically relevant concentrations of 50 μM MGd and 50 to 100 μM ascorbate, which was required for the effect. The mechanism of cytotoxicity was related to induction of apoptosis as demonstrated by alteration in mitochondrial membrane potential and elevated annexin V expression. This was accompanied by depletion of intracellular glutathione and increased ROS production. Moreover, catalase substantially abrogated MGd-induced cell death. Using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, we found intracellular uptake of MGd and intracellular ROS production. MGd also induced apoptosis in fresh malignant cells from patients with multiple myeloma. These studies provide a rationale for clinical investigation of this novel redox-mediating agent in patients with multiple myeloma and related disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew M Evens
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair, Suite 850, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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