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Álvarez-Barrera L, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Mateos-Nava RA, Acosta-San Juan A, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Cytogenetic damage by vanadium(IV) and vanadium(III) on the bone marrow of mice. Drug Chem Toxicol 2024; 47:721-728. [PMID: 37795609 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2023.2263669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Vanadium is a strategic metal that has many important industrial applications and is generated by the use of burning fossil fuels, which inevitably leads to their release into the environment, mainly in the form of oxides. The wastes generated by their use represent a major health hazard. Furthermore, it has attracted attention because several genotoxicity studies have shown that some vanadium compounds can affect DNA; among the most studied compounds is vanadium pentoxide, but studies in vivo with oxidation states IV and III are scarce and controversial. In this study, the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of vanadium oxides was investigated in mouse bone marrow cells using structural chromosomal aberration (SCA) and mitotic index (MI) test systems. Three groups were administered vanadium(IV) tetraoxide (V2O4) intraperitoneally at 4.7, 9.4 or 18.8 mg/kg, and three groups were administered vanadium(III) trioxide (V2O3) at 4.22, 8.46 or 16.93 mg/kg body weight. The control group was treated with sterile water, and the positive control group was treated with cadmium(II) chloride (CdCl2). After 24 h, all doses of vanadium compounds increased the percentage of cells with SCA and decreased the MI. Our results demonstrated that under the present experimental conditions and doses, treatment with V2O4 and V2O3 induces chromosomal aberrations and alters cell division in the bone marrow of mice.
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- Lucila Álvarez-Barrera
- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
- Carrera Médico Cirujano, Ciencias Biomédicas, BQ. FES-Zaragoza UNAM. Campus I, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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Wang B, Dong J, Yang F, Ju T, Li J, Wang J, Wang Y, Crabbe MJC, Tian Y, Wang Z. Use of Atomic Force Microscopy in UVB-Induced Chromosome Damage Provides Important Bioinformation for Cell Damage Assessment. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:13212-13221. [PMID: 37681704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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The chromosomal structure derived from UVB-stimulated HaCaT cells was detected by atomic force microscopy (AFM) to evaluate the effect of UVB irradiation. The results showed that the higher the UVB irradiation dose, the more the cells that had chromosome aberration. At the same time, different representative types of chromosome structural aberrations were investigated. We also revealed damage to both DNA and cells under the corresponding irradiation doses. It was found that the degree of DNA damage was directly proportional to the irradiation dose. The mechanical properties of cells were also changed after UVB irradiation, suggesting that cells experienced a series of chain reactions from inside to outside after irradiation. The high-resolution imaging of chromosome structures by AFM after UVB irradiation enables us to relate the damage between chromosomes, DNA, and cells caused by UVB irradiation and provides specific information on genetic effects.
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- Bowei Wang
- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
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- Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6UD, U.K
- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Science & Technology, and Institute for Research in Applicable Computing, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, U.K
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- School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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- International Research Centre for Nano Handling and Manufacturing of China, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
- Centre for Opto/Bio-Nano Measurement and Manufacturing, Zhongshan Institute of Changchun University of Science and Technology, Zhongshan 528437, China
- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Science & Technology, and Institute for Research in Applicable Computing, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, U.K
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Olaniyan O, Odewusi O, Osadolor H. Oxidative protein modification and chromosomal instability among type 2 diabetics in Osogbo, Nigeria. ALEXANDRIA JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/20905068.2021.1935123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- O.O. Olaniyan
- Department of Chemical Pathology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Department of Med. Lab. Science, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Department of Med. Lab. Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Zafra-Lemos L, Cusioli LF, Bergamasco R, Borin-Carvalho LA, Portela-Castro ALDB. Evaluation of the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of exposure to the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in Astyanax lacustris (Pisces, Characidae) and the potential for its removal from contaminated water using a biosorbent. Mutat Res 2021; 865:503335. [PMID: 33865541 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2021.503335] [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: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on specimens of Astyanax lacustris were evaluated using different biomarkers. Additionally, this study evaluated the efficiency of an activated carbon filter made from the husks green coconut, which was used as a biosorbent to remove 2,4-D dissolved in the water, and the potential effectiveness of this procedure for the reduction of the toxic effects of this compound on A. lacustris. Three sublethal concentrations of 2,4-D (10, 20, and 40 mg L-1) were tested over 24, 48, and 72 h, and their effects on Astyanax lacustris were evaluated using chromosomal aberration test, the mitotic index, the frequency of micronuclei and nuclear alterations, and the comet assay. Exposure to 2,4-D increased the frequency of chromosomal aberrations, reduced the mitotic index, and caused significant levels of nuclear modification in some of the treatments, in comparison with the negative control. The comet assay revealed DNA damage (classes 1-3) at all 2,4-D concentrations, reaching significant levels in the 20 mg L-1 (48 h) and 40 mg L-1 (72 h) treatments. The coconut husk biosorbent was highly effective for the removal of 2,4-D and the fish exposed to the water decontaminated by this filter had low levels of cellular alteration. The findings of the present study demonstrated, for the first time, the genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of 2,4-D in Astyanax lacustris, as well as suggests the potential application of a biosorbent for the effective decontamination of water contaminated with pesticides.
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- Layon Zafra-Lemos
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology, Maringá State University, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Zona 7, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maringá State University, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Zona 7, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Maringá State University, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Zona 7, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology, Maringá State University, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Zona 7, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cellular Biology, Maringá State University, Av. Colombo, 5790 - Zona 7, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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Santovito A, Gendusa C, Ferraro F, Musso I, Costanzo M, Ruberto S, Cervella P. Genomic damage induced by the widely used fungicide chlorothalonil in peripheral human lymphocytes. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 161:578-583. [PMID: 29929134 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Chlorothalonil is an important broad spectrum fungicide widely used in agriculture, silviculture, and urban settings. As a result of its massive use, chlorothalonil was found in all environmental matrices, with consequent risks to the health of terrestrial and aquatic organisms, as well as for humans. We analyzed the effects of chlorothalonil on human lymphocytes using in vitro chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and micronuclei (MNi) assays. Lymphocytes were exposed to five concentrations of chlorothalonil: 0.600 µg/mL, 0.060 µg/mL, 0.030 µg/mL, 0.020 µg/mL, and 0.015 µg/mL, where 0.020 and 0.600 µg/mL represent the ADI and the ARfD concentration values, respectively, established by FAO/WHO for this compound; 0.030 and 0.060 μg/mL represent intermediate values of these concentrations and 0.015 μg/mL represents the ADI value established by the Canadian health and welfare agency. We observed cytogenetic effects of chlorothalonil on cultured human lymphocytes in terms of increased CAs and MNi frequencies at all tested concentrations, including the FAO/WHO ADI and ARfD values of 0.020 and 0.600 μg/mL, respectively, but with exception of the Canadian ADI value of 0.015 μg/mL. Finally, no sexes differences were found in the levels of CAs and MNi induced by different chlorothalonil concentrations. Similarly, the mitotic index and the cytokinesis-block proliferation index did not show any significant effect on the proliferative capacity of the cells, although at the chlorothalonil concentration of 0.600 μg/mL the P-values of both indices were borderline.
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- Alfredo Santovito
- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy.
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Via Accademia Albertina n. 13, 10123 Torino, Italy
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Santovito A, Ruberto S, Galli G, Menghi C, Girotti M, Cervella P. Induction of chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei by 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone (oxybenzone) in human lymphocytes. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 42:378-385. [PMID: 29648481 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1455206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Oxybenzone or benzophenone-3 (2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone; BP-3) is a filter used in a variety of personal care products for protection of human skin and hair from damage by ultraviolet radiation. BP-3 is suspected to exhibit endocrine disruptive properties. Indeed, it was found to be able to interact with the endocrine system causing alteration of its homeostasis, with consequent adverse health effects. Moreover, it is ubiquitously present in the environment, mostly in aquatic ecosystems, with consequent risks to the health of aquatic organisms and humans. In the present study, we analyzed the cytogenetic effects of BP-3 on human lymphocytes using in vitro chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei assays. Blood samples were obtained from five healthy Italian subjects. Lymphocyte cultures were exposed to five concentrations of BP-3 (0.20, 0.10, 0.05, 0.025, and 0.0125 μg/mL) for 24 and 48 h (for chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei tests, respectively). The concentration of 0.10 µg/mL represents the acceptable/tolerable daily intake reference dose established by European Union, whereas 0.20, 0.05, 0.025, and 0.0125 µg/mL represent multiple and sub-multiple of this concentration value. Our results reported cytogenetic effects of BP-3 on cultured human lymphocytes in terms of increased micronuclei and chromosomal aberrations' frequencies at all tested concentrations, including concentrations lower than those established by European Union. Vice versa, after 48-h exposure, a significant reduction of the cytokinesis-block proliferation index value in cultures treated with BP-3 was not observed, indicating that BP-3 does not seem to produce effects on the proliferation/mitotic index when its concentration is equal to or less than 0.20 μg/mL.
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- Alfredo Santovito
- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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- a Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology , University of Turin , Torino , Italy
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Santovito A, Cannarsa E, Schleicherova D, Cervella P. Clastogenic effects of bisphenol A on human cultured lymphocytes. Hum Exp Toxicol 2017; 37:69-77. [PMID: 28178864 DOI: 10.1177/0960327117693069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bisphenol A is an endocrine disrupting compound widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. It is ubiquitously present in the environment, mostly in aquatic environments, with consequent risks to the health of aquatic organisms and humans. In the present study, we analysed the cytogenetic effects of bisphenol A on human lymphocytes using in vitro chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei assays. Lymphocyte cultures were exposed to five different concentrations of BP-A (0.20, 0.10, 0.05, 0.02 and 0.01 μg/mL) for 24 h (for chromosomal aberrations test) and 48 h (for micronuclei test). The concentration of 0.05 µg/mL represents the reference dose established by United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA); 0.02 μg/mL represents the higher concentration of unconjugated BP-A found in human serum and 0.01 μg/mL represents the tolerable daily intake established by European Union. Data obtained from both assays showed significant genotoxic effects of the bisphenol A at concentrations of 0.20, 0.10 and 0.05 μg/mL, whereas at the concentration of 0.02 μg/mL, we observed only a significant increase in the micronuclei frequency. Finally, at the concentration of 0.01 μg/mL, no cytogenetic effects were observed, indicating this latter as a more tolerable concentration for human health with respect to 0.05 μg/mL, the reference dose established by US EPA.
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- A Santovito
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Albertina, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Albertina, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Albertina, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Albertina, Italy
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Fenech M, Knasmueller S, Bolognesi C, Bonassi S, Holland N, Migliore L, Palitti F, Natarajan AT, Kirsch-Volders M. Molecular mechanisms by which in vivo exposure to exogenous chemical genotoxic agents can lead to micronucleus formation in lymphocytes in vivo and ex vivo in humans. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2016; 770:12-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Costa S, Carvalho S, Costa C, Coelho P, Silva S, Santos LS, Gaspar JF, Porto B, Laffon B, Teixeira JP. Increased levels of chromosomal aberrations and DNA damage in a group of workers exposed to formaldehyde. Mutagenesis 2015; 30:463-73. [PMID: 25711496 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gev002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Formaldehyde (FA) is a commonly used chemical in anatomy and pathology laboratories as a tissue preservative and fixative. Because of its sensitising properties, irritating effects and cancer implication, FA accounts probably for the most important chemical-exposure hazard concerning this professional group. Evidence for genotoxic effects and carcinogenic properties in humans is insufficient and conflicting, particularly in regard to the ability of inhaled FA to induce toxicity on other cells besides first contact tissues, such as buccal and nasal cells. To evaluate the effects of exposure to FA in human peripheral blood lymphocytes, a group of 84 anatomy pathology laboratory workers exposed occupationally to FA and 87 control subjects were tested for chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and DNA damage (comet assay). The level of exposure to FA in the workplace air was evaluated. The association between genotoxicity biomarkers and polymorphic genes of xenobiotic-metabolising and DNA repair enzymes were also assessed. The estimated mean level of FA exposure was 0.38±0.03 ppm. All cytogenetic endpoints assessed by CAs test and comet assay % tail DNA (%TDNA) were significantly higher in FA-exposed workers compared with controls. Regarding the effect of susceptibility biomarkers, results suggest that polymorphisms in CYP2E1 and GSTP1 metabolic genes, as well as, XRCC1 and PARP1 polymorphic genes involved in DNA repair pathways are associated with higher genetic damage in FA-exposed subjects. Data obtained in this study show a potential health risk situation of anatomy pathology laboratory workers exposed to FA (0.38 ppm). Implementation of security and hygiene measures may be crucial to decrease risk. The obtained information may also provide new important data to be used by health care programs and by governmental agencies responsible for occupational health and safety.
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- Solange Costa
- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal Epidemiology Research Unit - Institute of Public Health (EPIUnit), University of Porto, Rua das Taipas nº135, Porto 4050-600, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal Epidemiology Research Unit - Institute of Public Health (EPIUnit), University of Porto, Rua das Taipas nº135, Porto 4050-600, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal
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- Toxomics, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Edifício CEDOC II, Rua Câmara Pestana nº 6, Lisboa 1150-082, Portugal Department of Health Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University, Estrada da Circunvalação, Viseu 3504-505, Portugal
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- Toxomics, NOVA Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Edifício CEDOC II, Rua Câmara Pestana nº 6, Lisboa 1150-082, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Cytogenetics, Abel Salazar Institute for Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n.º 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal
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- DICOMOSA Group, Department of Psychology, Area of Psychobiology, Universidade da Coruña, Campus Elviña s/n, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano nº 321, Porto 4000-055, Portugal Epidemiology Research Unit - Institute of Public Health (EPIUnit), University of Porto, Rua das Taipas nº135, Porto 4050-600, Portugal
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Ponomarev AL, George K, Cucinotta FA. Generalized time-dependent model of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations in normal and repair-deficient human cells. Radiat Res 2014; 181:284-92. [PMID: 24611656 DOI: 10.1667/rr13303.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We have developed a model that can simulate the yield of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and unrejoined chromosome breaks in normal and repair-deficient cells. The model predicts the kinetics of chromosomal aberration formation after exposure in the G₀/G₁ phase of the cell cycle to either low- or high-LET radiation. A previously formulated model based on a stochastic Monte Carlo approach was updated to consider the time dependence of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair (proper or improper), and different cell types were assigned different kinetics of DSB repair. The distribution of the DSB free ends was derived from a mechanistic model that takes into account the structure of chromatin and DSB clustering from high-LET radiation. The kinetics of chromosomal aberration formation were derived from experimental data on DSB repair kinetics in normal and repair-deficient cell lines. We assessed different types of chromosomal aberrations with the focus on simple and complex exchanges, and predicted the DSB rejoining kinetics and misrepair probabilities for different cell types. The results identify major cell-dependent factors, such as a greater yield of chromosome misrepair in ataxia telangiectasia (AT) cells and slower rejoining in Nijmegen (NBS) cells relative to the wild-type. The model's predictions suggest that two mechanisms could exist for the inefficiency of DSB repair in AT and NBS cells, one that depends on the overall speed of joining (either proper or improper) of DNA broken ends, and another that depends on geometric factors, such as the Euclidian distance between DNA broken ends, which influences the relative frequency of misrepair.
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- Artem L Ponomarev
- a Division of Space Life Sciences, Universities Space Research Association, Houston, Texas 77058
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Mossa ATH, Refaie AA, Ramadan A, Bouajila J. Antimutagenic effect of Origanum majorana L. essential oil against prallethrin-induced genotoxic damage in rat bone marrow cells. J Med Food 2013; 16:1101-7. [PMID: 24195751 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of prallethrin in rat bone marrow cells and the protective effect of Origanum majorana L. essential oil (EO). Our results demonstrated that prallethrin at dose 64.0 mg/kg body weight (b.wt.) (1/10 LD50), has a clastogenic/genotoxic potential as shown by the high percentage of chromosomal aberration (CA) and micronucleus (MN) in the bone marrow cells of male rats, whereas the combined treatment of prallethrin and O. majorana EO resulted in the reduction of the CA (54.54%). The combined treatment also reduced the micronuclei formation significantly. In conclusion, prallethrin can be considered clastogenic/genotoxic and may carry a risk to human health. The study revealed the antigenotoxic and anticytotoxic potential of O. majorana EO against prallethrin-induced genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in rat bone marrow cells.
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- Abdel-Tawab H Mossa
- 1 Department of Pesticide Chemistry [Environmental Toxicology Research Unit (ETRU)], National Research Center , Giza, Egypt
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Loucas BD, Cornforth MN. The LET dependence of unrepaired chromosome damage in human cells: a break too far? Radiat Res 2013; 179:393-405. [PMID: 23578187 PMCID: PMC6058738 DOI: 10.1667/rr3159.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cytogenetic damage is among the few radiobiological end points that allow a precise distinction to be made between misrepaired damage, represented by exchange-type aberrations such as dicentrics and translocations, and unrepaired damage that leads to "open breaks". This latter category includes both terminal deletions and incomplete exchanges, whose different mechanisms of formation can be recognized by multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (mFISH). mFISH was used to examine the yields of chromosome aberrations at the first postirradiation mitosis in human fibroblasts and lymphocytes irradiated with ¹³⁷Cs γ rays, a radiation of low-linear energy transfer (LET), and two sources of high-LET radiation: α particles from ²³⁸Pu and 1 GeV/amu ⁵⁶Fe ions. In agreement with previous studies, our results show that irrespective of radiation quality, the overall level of misrepaired damage exceeds that of unrepaired damage by a large margin. The unrepaired component of damage produced by γ rays and α particles was remarkably similar, about 5%. On that basis it is difficult to justify the popular notion that the strong LET-dependence for aberration formation is due to unrepaired DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) that, by virtue of their complexity at the nanometer scale, are qualitatively different in nature. In marked contrast, this unrejoined component rose to about 14% after exposure to Fe ions. A closer look at the unrepaired component revealed that most of this roughly threefold difference was derived from incomplete exchanges. Despite vast differences in LET, unrejoined breaks from incomplete exchanges were far more likely to occur among exchanges that involved more than two breakpoints. We attempted to reconcile these observations in the form of a hypothesis that predicts that exchanges, irrespective of LET, should exhibit an increasing tendency for incompleteness as the number of initial breaks destined to take part in the exchange increases. This effect, we argue is not caused by the number of initial breaks per se, but instead reflects the maximum distance over which proximate breaks can interact. This adds a spatial aspect to multi-break interactions that we call "A Break Too Far".
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- Bradford D Loucas
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA.
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Comparative analysis of clastogen-induced chromosome aberrations observed with light microscopy and by means of atomic force microscopy. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2013; 753:29-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2012.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ponomarev AL, George K, Cucinotta FA. Computational Model of Chromosome Aberration Yield Induced by High- and Low-LET Radiation Exposures. Radiat Res 2012; 177:727-37. [DOI: 10.1667/rr2659.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wilson PF, Hinz JM, Urbin SS, Nham PB, Thompson LH. Influence of homologous recombinational repair on cell survival and chromosomal aberration induction during the cell cycle in gamma-irradiated CHO cells. DNA Repair (Amst) 2010; 9:737-44. [PMID: 20434408 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2010.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by homologous recombinational repair (HRR) underlies the high radioresistance and low mutability observed in S-phase mammalian cells. To evaluate the contributions of HRR and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) to overall DSB repair capacity throughout the cell cycle after gamma-irradiation, we compared HRR-deficient RAD51D-knockout 51D1 to CgRAD51D-complemented 51D1 (51D1.3) CHO cells for survival and chromosomal aberrations (CAs). Asynchronous cultures were irradiated with 150 or 300cGy and separated by cell size using centrifugal elutriation. Cell survival of each synchronous fraction ( approximately 20 fractions total from early G1 to late G2/M) was measured by colony formation. 51D1.3 cells were most resistant in S, while 51D1 cells were most resistant in early G1 (with survival and chromosome-type CA levels similar to 51D1.3) and became progressively more sensitive throughout S and G2. Both cell lines experienced significantly reduced survival from late S into G2. Metaphases were collected from every third elutriation fraction at the first post-irradiation mitosis and scored for CAs. 51D1 cells irradiated in S and G2 had approximately 2-fold higher chromatid-type CAs and a remarkable approximately 25-fold higher level of complex chromatid-type exchanges compared to 51D1.3 cells. Complex exchanges in 51D1.3 cells were only observed in G2. These results show an essential role for HRR in preventing gross chromosomal rearrangements in proliferating cells and, with our previous report of reduced survival of G2-phase NHEJ-deficient prkdc CHO cells [Hinz et al., DNA Repair 4, 782-792, 2005], imply reduced activity/efficiency of both HRR and NHEJ as cells transition from S to G2.
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- Paul F Wilson
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, USA
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Wilson PF, Nagasawa H, Fitzek MM, Little JB, Bedford JS. G2-phase chromosomal radiosensitivity of primary fibroblasts from hereditary retinoblastoma family members and some apparently normal controls. Radiat Res 2010; 173:62-70. [PMID: 20041760 DOI: 10.1667/rr1943.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We previously described an enhanced sensitivity for cell killing and gamma-H2AX focus induction after both high-dose-rate and continuous low-dose-rate gamma irradiation in 14 primary fibroblast strains derived from hereditary-type retinoblastoma family members (both affected RB1(+/-) probands and unaffected RB1(+/+) parents). Here we present G(2)-phase chromosomal radiosensitivity assay data for primary fibroblasts derived from these RB family members and five Coriell cell bank controls (four apparently normal individuals and one bilateral RB patient). The RB family members and two normal Coriell strains had significantly higher ( approximately 1.5-fold, P < 0.05) chromatid-type aberration frequencies in the first postirradiation mitosis after doses of 50 cGy and 1 Gy of (137)Cs gamma radiation compared to the remaining Coriell strains. The induction of chromatid-type aberrations by high-dose-rate G(2)-phase gamma irradiation is significantly correlated to the proliferative ability of these cells exposed to continuous low-dose-rate gamma irradiation (reported in Wilson et al., Radiat. Res. 169, 483-494, 2008). Our results suggest that these moderately radiosensitive individuals may harbor hypomorphic genetic variants in genomic maintenance and/or DNA repair genes or may carry epigenetic changes involving genes that more broadly modulate such systems, including G(2)-phase-specific DNA damage responses.
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- Paul F Wilson
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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Monteiro Neto MAB, Lazaro CCM, Tavares DC, Cecchi AO. Frequency of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of tannery workers in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2010; 29:3-6. [PMID: 21787574 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 08/14/2009] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To evaluate the incidence of chromosomal aberrations (CA) in peripheral lymphocytes of workers chronically exposed to chemical hazards in a tannery in Franca, São Paulo, Brazil. The exposed group consisted of 10 male workers employed in the same tannery. The duration of work in the tannery ranged from 5 months to 14 years. The control group consisted of 10 males without a history of exposure to chemicals or other potentially genotoxic substances. A total of 100 well-spread metaphases were analyzed per subject. The frequency of CA was higher in the exposed group than in the control group. Smoking had a significant effect on the frequency of CA in both the control and the exposed groups. Chronic occupational exposure of tannery workers represents a relevant risk factor for the development of diseases associated with genetic damage.
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- Moacir A B Monteiro Neto
- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201 - Parque, Universitário, 14404-600 Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Álvarez-Barrera L, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Chromosomal damage induced by vanadium oxides in human peripheral lymphocytes. Drug Chem Toxicol 2009; 33:97-102. [DOI: 10.3109/01480540903176602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ponsa I, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Ribasés M, Bosch R, Bielsa A, Ordeig MT, Morell M, Miró R, de Cid R, Estivill X, Casas M, Bayés M, Cormand B, Hervás A. Absence of cytogenetic effects in children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treated with methylphenidate. Mutat Res 2009; 666:44-49. [PMID: 19457516 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common psychiatric condition with onset in childhood, and in more than 50% of cases it persists into adulthood as a chronic disorder. Over five million methylphenidate (MPH) prescriptions were issued in the USA in 2003, mostly for children. A previous report [R.A. El-Zein, S.Z. Abdel-Rahman, M.J. Hay, M.S. Lopez, M.L. Bondy, D.L. Morris and M.S. Legator Cytogenetic effects in children treated with methylphenidate, Cancer Lett. 230 (2005) 284-291.] described the induction of chromosome abnormalities by MPH in children treated for three months, contrary to most of the in vitro and in vivo studies reported since then. We present new relevant information concerning the cytogenetic effects of MPH in children and adults. We include a prospective sample of 12 children and 7 adults with a new diagnosis of ADHD and naive to MPH. We analyzed the cytogenetic effects on peripheral lymphocytes before and three months after starting MPH therapy. The cytogenetic analyses included a cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay, a sister chromatid exchange (SCE) analysis and the determination of chromosome aberrations (CA). Following the same strategy and analyzing the same cytogenetic endpoints that were investigated in the original report [R.A. El-Zein, S.Z. Abdel-Rahman, M.J. Hay, M.S. Lopez, M.L. Bondy, D.L. Morris and M.S. Legator Cytogenetic effects in children treated with methylphenidate, Cancer Lett. 230 (2005) 284-291.], we found no evidence of increased frequency of micronuclei, sister chromatid exchanges or chromosome aberrations induced by MPH in children and adult populations. MPH treatment of children and adults with ADHD resulted in no significant genomic damage (as suggested by the three endpoints studied), results that do not support a potential increased risk of cancer after exposure to MPH.
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- Immaculada Ponsa
- Genes and Disease Program, Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), UPF, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Naik P, Vijayalaxmi KK. Cytogenetic evaluation for genotoxicity of bisphenol-A in bone marrow cells of Swiss albino mice. Mutat Res 2009; 676:106-12. [PMID: 19393337 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Revised: 03/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bisphenol-A (BP-A) is a xenobiotic estrogenic compound used in a wide range of consumer products. BP-A was tested for its genotoxicity by employing three cytogenetic assays, viz., chromosomal aberration test, micronucleus assay and test for c-mitotic effects in Swiss albino mice. Studies were carried out for three doses, 10, 50 and 100 mg/kg in single oral exposure and 10 mg/kg in repeated oral exposure (for 5 days). It is evident from the present investigation that although BP-A failed to induce conventional chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei, its genotoxic potential was manifested in the form of achromatic lesion and c-mitotic effects in the bone marrow cells. It can also be speculated from the results that the threshold concentration of BP-A required for the formation of MN is much higher than that for the induction of c-mitotic effects.
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- Prashantha Naik
- Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, D.K., India
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Bignold L. Mechanisms of clastogen-induced chromosomal aberrations: A critical review and description of a model based on failures of tethering of DNA strand ends to strand-breaking enzymes. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2009; 681:271-298. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2008] [Revised: 11/26/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bryant PE, Mozdarani H, Marr C. G2-phase chromatid break kinetics in irradiated DNA repair mutant hamster cell lines using calyculin-induced PCC and colcemid-block. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2008; 657:8-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Barwell J, Pangon L, Georgiou A, Kesterton I, Langman C, Arden-Jones A, Bancroft E, Salmon A, Locke I, Kote-Jarai Z, Morris JR, Solomon E, Berg J, Docherty Z, Camplejohn R, Eeles R, Hodgson SV. Lymphocyte radiosensitivity in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and implications for breast cancer susceptibility. Int J Cancer 2007; 121:1631-6. [PMID: 17582599 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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There is conflicting evidence as to whether individuals who are heterozygous for germ-line BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations have an altered phenotypic cellular response to irradiation. To investigate this, chromosome breakage and apoptotic response were measured after irradiation in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 26 BRCA1 and 18 BRCA2 mutation carriers without diagnosed breast cancer, and 38 unaffected age, ethnically and sex-matched controls. To assess the role of BRCA1 and BRCA2 in homologous recombination, an S phase enrichment chromosome breakage assay was used. BrdUrd incorporation studies allowed verification of the correct experimental settings. We found that BRCA1 mutation carriers without cancer had increased chromosome breaks as well as breaks and gaps per cell post irradiation using the classical G2 assay (p = 0.01 and 0.004, respectively) and the S phase enrichment assay (p = 0.01 and 0.01, respectively) compared to age-matched unaffected controls. BRCA2 mutation carriers without cancer had increased breaks as well as breaks and gaps per cell post irradiation using the S phase enrichment assay (p = 0.045 and 0.012, respectively). No difference was detected using the G2 assay (p = 0.88 and 0.40 respectively). BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers had normal cell cycle kinetics and apoptotic response to irradiation compared to age-matched controls. Our results show a demonstrable impairment in irradiation induced DNA repair in women with heterozygous germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations prior to being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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- Julian Barwell
- Clinical Genetics, St George's University of London, United Kingdom
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Santa Maria SR, Arana M, Ramirez O. Chromosomal aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes from male native miners working in the Peruvian Andes. Genet Mol Biol 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572007000600017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cell cycle kinetics and cytogenetic changes in human lymphocytes exposed to oestradiol in vitro. ACTA VET-BEOGRAD 2006. [DOI: 10.2298/avb0601037d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Schroeder-Reiter E, Houben A, Grau J, Wanner G. Characterization of a peg-like terminal NOR structure with light microscopy and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. Chromosoma 2005; 115:50-9. [PMID: 16267675 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-005-0030-8] [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: 07/22/2005] [Revised: 09/14/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An atypical peg-like terminal constriction ("peg") on metaphase chromosomes of the plant genus Oziroë could be identified as a nucleolus organizing region (NOR) by detecting 45S rDNA with correlative light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in situ hybridization (ISH). Using high-resolution 3D analytical SEM, the architecture and DNA distribution of the peg-like NOR were characterized as typical for chromosomes, albeit with significantly smaller chromomeres. ISH procedure was improved for SEM concerning signal localization, labeling efficiency, and structural preservation, allowing 3D SEM analysis of the peg-like NOR structure and rDNA distribution for the first time. It could be shown that implementation of FluoroNanogold markers is an attractive tool that allows efficient immunodection in both LM and SEM. A model is proposed for the peg structure and its mode of condensation.
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The term "chromosomics" is introduced to draw attention to the three-dimensional morphological changes in chromosomes that are essential elements in gene regulation. Chromosomics deals with the plasticity of chromosomes in relation to the three-dimensional positions of genes, which affect cell function in a developmental and tissue-specific manner during the cell cycle. It also deals with species-specific differences in the architecture of chromosomes, which has been overlooked in the past. Chromosomics includes research into chromatin-modification-mediated changes in the architecture of chromosomes, which may influence the functions and life-spans of cells, tissues, organs and individuals. It also addresses the occurrence and prevalence of chromosomal gaps and breaks.
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- U Claussen
- Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Jena, Germany.
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Bolzán AD, Bianchi MS. Analysis of streptozotocin-induced incomplete chromosome elements and excess acentric fragments in Chinese hamster cells using a telomeric PNA probe. Mutat Res 2005; 570:237-44. [PMID: 15708582 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.11.008] [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] [Received: 09/28/2004] [Revised: 11/18/2004] [Accepted: 11/22/2004] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a telomeric peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe was employed to analyze the induction of incomplete chromosome elements (ICE, i.e., unjoined or "open" chromosome elements with telomeric signal at only one end) and excess acentric fragments (i.e., in excess of fragments resulting from the formation of dicentric and ring chromosomes) by the methylating agent streptozotocin (STZ) in a Chinese hamster embryo (CHE) cell line. CHE cells were treated with 0-4 mM STZ and chromosomal aberrations were analyzed in the first mitosis after treatment using the telomeric probe. Centric (incomplete chromosomes) and acentric (terminal fragments) ICE were the only unstable chromosome-type aberrations induced by STZ in CHE cells. The induction of these aberrations exhibited a curvilinear concentration-response relationship. About 40% of the metaphases present in cell cultures treated with STZ contained one or more pairs of ICE. In STZ-treated cells, ICE were always observed as pairs consisting of an incomplete chromosome and a terminal fragment. Moreover, all of the excess acentric fragments induced by STZ were of terminal type. These results indicate that chromosomal incompleteness is a very common event following exposure to STZ and suggest that all of the excess acentric fragments induced by STZ originate from terminal deletions.
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- Alejandro D Bolzán
- Laboratorio de Citogenética y Mutagénesis, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), C.C. 403, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
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Almeida Santos MFM, Ferrari I, Luna H. Chromosomal aberration analysis in workers exposed to chemical and biological hazards in research laboratories. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2005; 97:330-334. [PMID: 15589242 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2003] [Revised: 09/28/2004] [Accepted: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Cytogenetic monitoring of individuals occupationally exposed to chemical and biological hazards has found increased frequencies of cells with chromosomal aberrations. During the present study we analyzed the frequency of chromosomal aberrations in cells from individuals working in various chemistry and biology research laboratories of the University of Brasilia, Brazil. When evaluated jointly and compared to a control group there was no significant increase in the frequency of chromosomal aberrations in the laboratory personnel. However, a group constituted of individuals of the Genetics Laboratory showed a statistically significant increase in the frequency of structural chromosomal aberrations of the chromatid gap type.
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- M F M Almeida Santos
- Department of Genetics and Morphology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, 70910-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
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