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da Silva Junior FC, Felipe MBMC, Castro DEFD, Araújo SCDS, Sisenando HCN, Batistuzzo de Medeiros SR. A look beyond the priority: A systematic review of the genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic endpoints of non-priority PAHs. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116838. [PMID: 33714059 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Knowledge of the toxic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has increased over time. Much of this knowledge is about the 16 United States - Environmental Protection Agency (US - EPA) priority PAHs; however, there are other US - EPA non-priority PAHs in the environment, whose toxic potential is underestimated. We conducted a systematic review of in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies to assess the genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of 13 US - EPA non-priority parental PAHs present in the environment. Electronic databases, such as Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, were used to search for research with selected terms without time restrictions. After analysis, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, 249 articles, published between 1946 and 2020, were selected and the quality assessment of these studies was performed. The results showed that 5-methylchrysene (5-MC), 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (7,12-DMBA), cyclopenta[cd]pyrene (CPP), and dibenzo[al]pyrene (Db[al]P) were the most studied PAHs. Moreover, 5-MC, 7,12-DMBA, benz[j]aceanthrylene (B[j]A), CPP, anthanthrene (ANT), dibenzo[ae]pyrene (Db[ae]P), and Db[al]P have been reported to cause mutagenic effects and have been being associated with a risk of carcinogenicity. Retene (RET) and benzo[c]fluorene (B[c]F), the least studied compounds, showed evidence of a strong influence on the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity endpoints. Overall, this systematic review provided evidence of the genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic endpoints of US - EPA non-priority PAHs. However, further studies are needed to improve the future protocols of environmental analysis and risk assessment in severely exposed populations.
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- Francisco Carlos da Silva Junior
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Moen MA, Hammel KE. Lipid Peroxidation by the Manganese Peroxidase of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Is the Basis for Phenanthrene Oxidation by the Intact Fungus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 60:1956-61. [PMID: 16349285 PMCID: PMC201586 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.6.1956-1961.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The manganese peroxidase (MnP) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium supported Mn(II)-dependent, H(2)O(2)-independent lipid peroxidation, as shown by two findings: linolenic acid was peroxidized to give products that reacted with thiobarbituric acid, and linoleic acid was peroxidized to give hexanal. MnP also supported the slow oxidation of phenanthrene to 2,2'-diphenic acid in a reaction that required Mn(II), oxygen, and unsaturated lipids. Phenanthrene oxidation to diphenic acid by intact cultures of P. chrysosporium occurred to the same extent that oxidation in vitro did and was stimulated by Mn. These results support a role for MnP-mediated lipid peroxidation in phenanthrene oxidation by P. chrysosporium.
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- M A Moen
- Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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Degen GH. SEMV cell cultures: a model for studies of prostaglandin-H synthase-mediated metabolism and genotoxicity of xenobiotics. Toxicol Lett 1993; 67:187-200. [PMID: 8451760 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(93)90055-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Many xenobiotics and carcinogens are oxidized in vitro by prostaglandin-H synthase (PHS) in the presence of arachidonic acid or lipid peroxides. PHS has been suggested to serve as an alternative metabolic activation enzyme to the cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes, particularly in tissues low in monooxygenase activity. This article briefly describes PHS-catalyzed oxidations and reviews methods available for investigating the involvement of PHS in mediating the toxicity of certain chemicals. Since in vivo systems impose certain limitations on such studies, particular emphasis is placed on a specialized cell system which can serve as a model for investigating the PHS-dependent bioactivation of xenobiotics, its determinants and toxicological significance. This is exemplified by experiments conducted with the carcinogenic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) in cell cultures derived from ram seminal vesicles which express PHS but lack monooxygenase activity. DES is oxidized by PHS in seminal vesicle (SEMV) cells and DES can induce micronuclei in this model; both processes are inhibited by indomethacin. These data support the hypothesis that PHS-dependent oxidation of DES plays a role in its genotoxicity.
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- G H Degen
- Institut für Toxikologie, Universität Würzburg, Germany
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During the metabolism of arachidonic acid by prostaglandin H synthase many chemicals including carcinogens are metabolized. These chemicals are metabolized by either the peroxidase activity of prostaglandin H synthase, the peroxyl radicals generated during arachidonic acid oxygenation, or a combination of these two mechanisms. In many cases, the chemical metabolism results in the formation of reactive metabolites that have mutagenic activity and potential carcinogenic activity. In other cases, the chemicals are detoxified. Chemical metabolism that occurs during arachidonic acid oxygenation may be an important determinate of chemical toxicity in extra-hepatic tissues.
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- T E Eling
- Eicosanoid Biochemistry Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Prostaglandin H synthase (PHS) catalyzes the oxidation of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin H2 in reactions which utilize two activities, a cyclooxygenase and a peroxidase. These enzymatic activities generate enzyme- and substrate-derived free radical intermediates which can oxidize xenobiotics to biologically reactive intermediates. As a consequence, in the presence of arachidonic acid or a peroxide source, PHS can bioactivate many chemical carcinogens to their ultimate mutagenic and carcinogenic forms. In general, PHS-dependent bioactivation is most important in extrahepatic tissues with low monooxygenase activity such as the urinary bladder, renal medulla, skin and lung. Mutagenicity assays are useful in the detection of compounds which are converted to genotoxic metabolites during PHS oxidation. In addition, the oxidation of xenobiotics by PHS often form metabolites or adducts to cellular macromolecules which are specific for peroxidase- or peroxyl radical-dependent reactions. These specific metabolites and/or adducts have served as biological markers of xenobiotic bioactivation by PHS in certain tissues. Evidence is presented which supports a role for PHS in the bioactivation of several polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic amines, two classes of carcinogens which induce extrahepatic neoplasia. It should be emphasized that the toxicities induced by PHS-dependent bioactivation of xenobiotics are not limited to carcinogenicity. Examples are given which demonstrate a role for PHS in pulmonary toxicity, teratogenicity, nephrotoxicity and myelotoxicity.
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- B J Smith
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Eicosanoid Biochemistry Section, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Georgellis A, Rydström J. Cell-specific metabolic activation of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene in rat testis. Chem Biol Interact 1989; 72:65-78. [PMID: 2510949 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(89)90018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The binding of metabolites of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) to protein in rat testis seminiferous tubules was studied. Treatment of cultured seminiferous tubule segments with DMBA resulted in very little binding to protein, suggesting that the seminiferous epithelium from rat testis lacks the cytochrome P-450-dependent monooxygenase(s) required for DMBA metabolism. In contrast, Leydig cells from rat testis contain monooxygenase systems which catalyze the metabolism of PAH, such as DMBA. This metabolic activation of DMBA was localized in both mitochondria and microsomes derived from Leydig cells and was decreased by inhibitors of the cytochrome P-450 system and by free radical scavengers, suggesting that the metabolism involved both cytochrome P-450 and free radical-dependent pathways. In the presence of whole Leydig cells or microsomes prepared from Leydig cells, the covalent binding of DMBA metabolites to protein of rat testis seminiferous tubules was increased 5- and 13-fold, respectively. These results suggest that DMBA is metabolized primarily in rat testis Leydig cells and that part of the produced metabolites find their way to the seminiferous epithelium, where they undergo further metabolism producing reactive metabolites, possibly cation radicals and diolepoxides, which interfere with the functions of spermatogonia and spermatocytes by modifying key proteins covalently.
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- A Georgellis
- Department of Biochemistry, Wallenberg Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden
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Georgellis A, Parvinen M, Rydström J. Inhibition of stage-specific DNA synthesis in rat spermatogenic cells by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Chem Biol Interact 1989; 72:79-92. [PMID: 2510950 DOI: 10.1016/0009-2797(89)90019-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Changes in the rate of DNA synthesis in spermatogenic cells after treatment of segments of rat seminiferous tubule at defined stages of epithelial cycle with benzo[a]pyrene (BP) or 7,12-methylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) were studied. The incorporation of labeled thymidine into DNA was used as a measure of the rate of DNA synthesis. Very little or no inhibition of DNA synthesis at stages V and VIII of the cycle was observed at BP and DMBA concentrations lower than 100 microM. In contrast, in the presence of added mitochondria and/or microsomes from whole rat testis, 20 microM BP or DMBA inhibited DNA synthesis 5% and 80%, respectively. This inhibition of DNA synthesis was prevented by inhibitors of the cytochrome P-450 system and by free radical scavengers. These results suggest that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) require metabolic activation in order to inhibit DNA replication in seminiferous tubules. The first step of this biotransformation is cytochrome P-450-dependent and occurs in Leydig cells. However, the metabolites produced in this step may be further metabolized to reactive metabolites by peroxidative pathways in the seminiferous tubules; these latter products may affect DNA replication.
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- A Georgellis
- Department of Biochemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory, University of Stockholm, Sweden
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