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DNA adducts as link between in vitro and in vivo carcinogenicity - A case study with benzo[ a]pyrene. Curr Res Toxicol 2022; 4:100097. [PMID: 36590448 PMCID: PMC9794893 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2022.100097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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To reduce the need for animal tests, in vitro assays are often used as alternative methods. To derive toxic doses for higher tier organisms from in vitro assay results, quantitative in vitro-in vivo extrapolation (qIVIVE) based on physiological-based toxicokinetic (PBTK) models is typically the preferred approach. Such PBTK models require many input parameters to address the route from dose to target site concentration. However, respective data is very often not available. Hence, our aim is to call attention to an alternative way to build a link between animal (in vivo) and cell-derived (in vitro) toxicity data. To this end, we selected the carcinogenic chemical benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) for our study. Our approach relates both in vitro assay and in vivo data to a main intermediate marker structure for carcinogenicity on the subcellular level - the BaP-DNA adduct BaP-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide-deoxyguanosine. Thus, BaP dose is directly linked to a measure of the toxicity-initiating event. We used Syrian hamster embryo (SHE) and Balb/c 3T3 cell transformation assay as in vitro data and compared these data to outcomes of in vivo carcinogenicity tests in rodents. In vitro and in vivo DNA adduct levels range within three orders of magnitude. Especially metabolic saturation at higher doses and interspecies variabilities are identified and critically discussed as possible sources of errors in our simplified approach. Finally, our study points out possible routes to overcome limitations of the envisaged approach in order to allow for a reliable qIVIVE in the future.
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Stanic B, Petrovic J, Basica B, Kaisarevic S, Schirmer K, Andric N. Characterization of the ERK1/2 phosphorylation profile in human and fish liver cells upon exposure to chemicals of environmental concern. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 88:103749. [PMID: 34547448 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103749] [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: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We developed phospho-ERK1/2 ELISA for human and rainbow trout liver cells, employing HepG2 and RTL-W1 cell lines as models. The assay was applied to detect changes in ERK1/2 activity for nine chemicals, added over a wide concentration range and time points. Cell viability was measured to separate ERK1/2 regulation from cytotoxicity. Perfluorooctane sulfonate and carbendazim did not change ERK1/2 activity; influence on ERK1/2 due to cytotoxicity was indicated for tributyltin and cypermethrin. Mancozeb, benzo[a]pyrene, and bisphenol A stimulated ERK1/2 up to ∼2- (HepG2) and 1.5 (RTL-W1)-fold, though the kinetics differed between chemicals and cell lines. Bisphenol A and benzo[a]pyrene were the most potent concentration-wise, altering ERK1/2 activity in pM (HepG2) to nM (RTL-W1) range. While atrazine and ibuprofen increased ERK1/2 activity by ∼2-fold in HepG2, they did not initiate an appreciable response in RTL-W1. This assay proved to be a sensitive, medium- to high-throughput tool for detecting unrecognized ERK1/2-disrupting chemicals.
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- Bojana Stanic
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Serbia
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; EPF Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Serbia.
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Metabolism and genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human skin explants: mixture effects and modulation by sunlight. Arch Toxicol 2019; 94:495-507. [PMID: 31848665 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-019-02650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cutaneous exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) occurs frequently in the industrialized workplace. In the present study, we addressed this topic in a series of experiments using human skin explants and organic extracts of relevant industrial products. PAH mixtures were applied topically in volumes containing either 10 or 1 nmol B[a]P. We first observed that although mixtures were very efficient at inducing expression of CYP450 1A1, 1A2, and 1B1, formation of adducts of PAH metabolites to DNA, like those of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE), was drastically reduced as the complexity of the surrounding matrix increased. Interestingly, observation of a nonlinear, dose-dependent response with the least complex mixture suggested the existence of a threshold for this inhibitory effect. We then investigated the impact of simulated sunlight (SSL) on the effects of PAH in skin. SSL was found to decrease the expression of CYP450 genes when applied either after or more efficiently before PAH treatment. Accordingly, the level of DNA-BPDE adducts was reduced in skin samples exposed to both PAH and SSL. The main conclusion of our work is that both increasing chemical complexity of the mixtures and co-exposure to UV radiation decreased the production of adducts between DNA and PAH metabolites. Such results must be taken into account in risk management.
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Solar simulated light exposure alters metabolization and genotoxicity induced by benzo[a]pyrene in human skin. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14692. [PMID: 30279536 PMCID: PMC6168490 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33031-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Skin is a major barrier against external insults and is exposed to combinations of chemical and/or physical toxic agents. Co-exposure to the carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and solar UV radiation is highly relevant in human health, especially in occupational safety. In vitro studies have suggested that UVB enhances B[a]P genotoxicity by activating the AhR pathway and overexpressing the cytochrome P450 enzymes responsible for the conversion of B[a]P into DNA damaging metabolites. Our present work involved more realistic conditions, namely ex vivo human skin explants and simulated sunlight (SSL) as a UV source. We found that topically applied B[a]P strongly induced expression of cutaneous cytochrome P450 genes and formation of DNA adducts. However, gene induction was significantly reduced when B[a]P was combined with SSL. Consequently, formation of BPDE-adducts was also reduced when B[a]P was associated with SSL. Similar results were obtained with primary cultures of human keratinocytes. These results indicate that UV significantly impairs B[a]P metabolism, and decreases rather than increases immediate toxicity. However, it cannot be ruled out that decreased metabolism leads to accumulation of B[a]P and delayed genotoxicity.
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Differential cellular metabolite alterations in HaCaT cells caused by exposure to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-binding polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons chrysene, benzo[ a]pyrene and dibenzo[ a,l]pyrene. Toxicol Rep 2016; 3:763-773. [PMID: 28959603 PMCID: PMC5616077 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous in the human environment. Since they are present in crude oilfractions used for the production of rubber and plastics, consumers may come into direct dermal contacts with these compounds (e.g., via tool handles) on a daily basis. Some individual PAHs are identified as genotoxic mutagens thereby prompting particular toxicological and environmental concern. Among this group, benzo[a]pyrene (BAP) constitutes a model carcinogen which is also used as reference compound for risk assessment purposes. It acts as a strong agonist of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and becomes metabolically activated toward mutagenic and carcinogenic intermediates by cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases (CYPs). While BAP has been exhaustively characterized with regard to its toxicological properties, there is much less information available for other PAHs. We treated an AHR-proficient immortal human keratinocyte cell line (i.e., HaCaT) with three selected PAHs: BAP, chrysene (CRY) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DALP). Compound-mediated alterations of endogenous metabolites were investigated by an LC–MS/MS-based targeted approach. To examine AHR-dependent changes of the measured metabolites, AHR-deficient HaCaT knockdown cells (AHR-KD) were used for comparison. Our results reveal that 24 metabolites are sufficient to separate the PAH-exposed cells from untreated controls by application of a multivariate model. Alterations in the metabolomics profiles caused by each PAH show influences on the energy and lipid metabolism of the cells indicating reduced tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle activity and β-oxidation. Up-regulation of sphingomyelin levels after exposure to BAP and DALP point to pro-apoptotic processes caused by these two potent PAHs. Our results suggest that in vitro metabolomics can serve as tool to develop bioassays for application in hazard assessment.
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Key Words
- AAs, amino acids
- ACs, acyl carnitines
- AHR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor
- Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
- BAP, benzo[a]pyrene
- BAs, biogenic amines
- CRY, chrysene
- DALP, dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
- Keratinocytes
- LPCs, lysophosphatidylcholines
- Metabolomics
- PAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- PCs, phosphatidylcholines
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- SMs, sphingomyelines
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Sedlačková E, Bábelová A, Kozics K, Šelc M, Srančíková A, Frecer V, Gábelová A. Ultraviolet A radiation potentiates the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of 7 H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and its methyl derivatives. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2015; 56:388-403. [PMID: 25421724 DOI: 10.1002/em.21927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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7H-Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (DBC) is a heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that is carcinogenic in many species and tissues. DBC is a common environmental pollutant, and is therefore constantly exposed to sunlight. However, there are limited data exploring the toxicity of DBC photoexcitation products. Here, we investigated the impact of ultraviolet (UV) A radiation on the biological activity of DBC and its methyl derivatives, 5,9-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and N-methyl dibenzo[c,g]carbazole, on human skin HaCaT keratinocytes. Co-exposure of HaCaT cells to UVA and DBC derivatives resulted in a sharp dose-dependent decrease in cell survival and apparent changes in cell morphology. Under the same treatment conditions, significant increases in DNA strand breaks, intracellular reactive oxygen species, and oxidative damage to DNA were observed in HaCaT cells. Consistent with these results, an apparent inhibition in superoxide dismutase, but not glutathione peroxidase activity, was detected in cells treated with DBC and its derivatives under UVA irradiation. The photoactivation-induced toxicity of individual DBC derivatives correlated with the electron excitation energies approximately expressed as the energy difference between the highest occupied and the lowest vacant molecular orbital. Our data provide the first evidence that UVA can enhance the toxicity of DBC and its derivatives. Photoactivation-induced conversion of harmless chemical compounds to toxic photoproducts associated with reactive oxygen species generation may substantially amplify the adverse health effects of UVA radiation and contribute to increased incidence of skin cancer.
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- Eva Sedlačková
- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, SAS, Vlarska 7, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Genies C, Maître A, Lefèbvre E, Jullien A, Chopard-Lallier M, Douki T. The extreme variety of genotoxic response to benzo[a]pyrene in three different human cell lines from three different organs. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78356. [PMID: 24260113 PMCID: PMC3832631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are associated with occupational exposure and urban atmospheric pollution. Determination of the genotoxic properties of these compounds is thus of outmost importance. For this purpose a variety of cellular models have been widely used. Reliable results can however only be obtained with models reflecting the specific sensitivity of different organs towards PAHs. In this work, we compared the response to benzo[a]pyrene in cell lines from human lungs (A549) and bladder (T24); two important target organs for PAHs-induced cancer. Human hepatocytes (HepG2) were used as a reference, although liver is not a concern for PAHs carcinogenesis. Adducts arising from the ultimate diol-epoxide metabolite of B[a]P, BPDE, were found to be produced in a dose-dependent manner in HepG2. BPDE DNA adducts were not detected in T24 and in A549 their formation was found to be most efficient at the lowest concentration studied (0.2 µM). These results are probably explained by differences in induction and activity of phase I metabolization enzymes, as well as by proteins eliminating the B[a]P epoxide in A549. In addition to BPDE adducts, oxidative DNA damage, namely strand breaks and oxidized purines were measured and found to be produced only in minute amounts in all three cell lines. In summary, our results emphasize the large differences in the response of cells originating from different organs. Our data also point out the importance of carefully selecting the doses used in in vitro toxicological experiments. The example of A549 shows that working at high doses may lead to an underestimation of the risk. Finally, the choice of method for evaluating genotoxicity appears to be of crucial importance. The comet assay does not seem to be the best method for a compound like B[a]P which induces stable adducts causing limited oxidative damage.
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- Camille Genies
- Laboratoire « Lésions des Acides Nucléiques », Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1/CEA/Institut Nanoscience et Cryogénie/SCIB, Grenoble, France
- Equipe EPSP Environnement et Prédiction de la Santé des Populations – laboratoire TIMC (UMR CNRS 5525), CHU de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, UFR de médecine, Domaine de la Merci, La Tronche, France
- Agence de l′environnement et de la Maîtrise de l′Energie 20, Angers, France
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- Equipe EPSP Environnement et Prédiction de la Santé des Populations – laboratoire TIMC (UMR CNRS 5525), CHU de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, UFR de médecine, Domaine de la Merci, La Tronche, France
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- Equipe EPSP Environnement et Prédiction de la Santé des Populations – laboratoire TIMC (UMR CNRS 5525), CHU de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, UFR de médecine, Domaine de la Merci, La Tronche, France
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- Laboratoire « Lésions des Acides Nucléiques », Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1/CEA/Institut Nanoscience et Cryogénie/SCIB, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire « Lésions des Acides Nucléiques », Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1/CEA/Institut Nanoscience et Cryogénie/SCIB, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire « Lésions des Acides Nucléiques », Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1/CEA/Institut Nanoscience et Cryogénie/SCIB, Grenoble, France
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Sadeu JC, Foster WG. The cigarette smoke constituent benzo[a]pyrene disrupts metabolic enzyme, and apoptosis pathway member gene expression in ovarian follicles. Reprod Toxicol 2013; 40:52-9. [PMID: 23747951 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a prototypical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) present in cigarette smoke. We previously showed that B[a]P adversely affects follicular development and survival. The objective of this study was to identify the key molecular pathways underlying B[a]P-induced abnormal follicular development. Isolated follicles (100-130 μm) from ovaries of F1 hybrid (C57BL/6j×CBA/Ca) mice were cultured for 8 (preantral/antral follicles) and 12 (preovulatory follicles) days in increasing concentrations of B[a]P (0 ng/mL [control] to 45 ng/mL). Expression of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), aryl hydroxylase steroidogenic enzyme, cell-cycle, and apoptotic genes were quantified. B[a]P exposure significantly (P<0.05) increased mRNA expression of Cyp1a1 in preantral/antral follicles and Cyp1b1, Bax and Hsp90ab1 in preovulatory follicles. No significant effect on mRNA expression of StAR, Cyp11a1, aromatase, Cdk4, Cdk2, Ccnd2, cIAP2, and survivin was observed. In conclusion, this study suggests that B[a]P exposure significantly affects the phase I enzymes and cell death genes during preantral/antral and preovulatory growth, and thus highlight the AhR signaling and apoptotis pathways in delayed follicle growth and decreased viability.
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- Jean Clair Sadeu
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Jamin EL, Riu A, Douki T, Debrauwer L, Cravedi JP, Zalko D, Audebert M. Combined genotoxic effects of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (B(a)P) and an heterocyclic amine (PhIP) in relation to colorectal carcinogenesis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58591. [PMID: 23484039 PMCID: PMC3590161 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Colorectal neoplasia is the third most common cancer worldwide. Environmental factors such as diet are known to be involved in the etiology of this cancer. Several epidemiological studies have suggested that specific neo-formed mutagenic compounds related to meat consumption are an underlying factor involved in the association between diet and colorectal cancer. Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known mutagens and possible human carcinogens formed at the same time in meat during cooking processes. We studied the genotoxicity of the model PAH benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) and HCA 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), alone or in mixture, using the mouse intestinal cell line ApcMin/+, mimicking the early step of colorectal carcinogenesis, and control Apc+/+ cells. The genotoxicity of B(a)P and PhIP was investigated using both cell lines, through the quantification of B(a)P and PhIP derived DNA adducts, as well as the use of a genotoxic assay based on histone H2AX phosphorylation quantification. Our results demonstrate that heterozygous Apc mutated cells are more effective to metabolize B(a)P. We also established in different experiments that PhIP and B(a)P were more genotoxic on ApcMin/+ cells compared to Apc+/+. Moreover when tested in mixture, we observed a combined genotoxicity of B(a)P and PhIP on the two cell lines, with an increase of PhIP derived DNA adducts in the presence of B(a)P. Because of their genotoxic effects observed on heterozygous Apc mutated cells and their possible combined genotoxic effects, both B(a)P and PhIP, taken together, could be implicated in the observed association between meat consumption and colorectal cancer.
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- Emilien L. Jamin
- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire « Lésions des Acides Nucléiques », Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble 1/CEA/Institut Nanoscience et Cryogénie/SCIB, UMR-E3, Grenoble, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1331, Toxalim, Research Centre in Food Toxicology, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, INPT, UPS, UMR1331, Toulouse, France
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Heppenstall LD, Strong RJ, Trevisan J, Martin FL. Incorporation of deuterium oxide in MCF-7 cells to shed further mechanistic insights into benzo[a]pyrene-induced low-dose effects discriminated by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Analyst 2013; 138:2583-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c3an36721e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Brinkmann J, Stolpmann K, Trappe S, Otter T, Genkinger D, Bock U, Liebsch M, Henkler F, Hutzler C, Luch A. Metabolically competent human skin models: activation and genotoxicity of benzo[a]pyrene. Toxicol Sci 2012; 131:351-9. [PMID: 23148024 PMCID: PMC3551429 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) benzo[a]pyrene (BP) is metabolized into a complex pattern of BP derivatives, among which the ultimate carcinogen (+)-anti-BP-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide (BPDE) is formed to certain extents. Skin is frequently in contact with PAHs and data on the metabolic capacity of skin tissue toward these compounds are inconclusive. We compared BP metabolism in excised human skin, commercially available in vitro 3D skin models and primary 2D skin cell cultures, and analyzed the metabolically catalyzed occurrence of seven different BP follow-up products by means of liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). All models investigated were competent to metabolize BP, and the metabolic profiles generated by ex vivo human skin and skin models were remarkably similar. Furthermore, the genotoxicity of BP and its derivatives was monitored in these models via comet assays. In a full-thickness skin, equivalent BP-mediated genotoxic stress was generated via keratinocytes. Cultured primary keratinocytes revealed a level of genotoxicity comparable with that of direct exposure to 50–100nM of BPDE. Our data demonstrate that the metabolic capacity of human skin ex vivo, as well as organotypic human 3D skin models toward BP, is sufficient to cause significant genotoxic stress and thus cutaneous bioactivation may potentially contribute to mutations that ultimately lead to skin cancer.
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- Joep Brinkmann
- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Product Safety, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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Elie MR, Clausen CA, Geiger CL. Reduction of benzo[a]pyrene with acid-activated magnesium metal in ethanol: a possible application for environmental remediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 203-204:77-85. [PMID: 22209585 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a well-known threat to the environment. Substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminated soils and sediments can have severe and long-term effects on human and environmental health. There is an urgent need for the development of safe technologies for their effective degradation. Here we present a new technique using ball-milled magnesium powder and ethanol solvent as a convenient electron transfer/proton source for the partial reduction of PAHs under ambient conditions. The rates of degradation were determined while evaluating the influences of acetic acid and type of ball-milled magnesium added to the reaction mixture. The results of these triplicate studies indicate that with the use of acetic acid as an activator and ball-milled magnesium carbon (Mg/C), this reducing system (Mg-EtOH) is able to achieve a 94% conversion of 250 μg/mL of toxic benzo[a]pyrene into a mixture of less toxic and partially hydrogenated polycyclic compounds within 24h. This methodology can be used as a combined process involving ethanol washing followed by reduction reaction and it can also be considered as an easy handling and efficient alternative process to the catalytic hydrogenation of PAHs.
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- Marc R Elie
- University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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Valovičová Z, Mesárošová M, Trilecová L, Hrubá E, Marvanová S, Krčmář P, Milcová A, Schmuczerová J, Vondráček J, Machala M, Topinka J, Gábelová A. Genotoxicity of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and its methyl derivatives in human keratinocytes. Mutat Res 2012; 743:91-8. [PMID: 22306306 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Differences between tissues in the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes may substantially contribute to tissue-specificity of chemical carcinogens. To verify this hypothesis, the spontaneously immortalized human keratinocytes HaCaT were used, in order to evaluate the genotoxic potential of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (DBC), a known hepatocarcinogen and sarcomagen, and its synthetic tissue-specific derivatives, 5,9-dimethyl-DBC (DiMeDBC) and N-methyl-DBC (N-MeDBC), which manifest specific tropism to the liver and skin, respectively. HaCaT cells mainly express cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1), which is involved in metabolism of DBC and N-MeDBC, but not DiMeDBC [10]. Both DBC and the sarcomagen N-MeDBC induced significant levels of DNA strand-breaks, micronuclei, and DNA adducts followed by the phosphorylation of the p53 protein and histone H2AX in HaCaT cells. In contrast, the specific hepatocarcinogen DiMeDBC was devoid of any significant genotoxic activity in this cell line. Our study demonstrates that the absence of drug-metabolizing enzyme(s) involved in DiMeDBC metabolism may contribute substantially to the tissue-specific genotoxicity of this hepatocarcinogen.
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- Zuzana Valovičová
- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, SAS, 833 91 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: bulky DNA adducts and cellular responses. EXPERIENTIA SUPPLEMENTUM (2012) 2012; 101:107-31. [PMID: 22945568 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Environmental and dietary carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been intensively studied for decades. Although the genotoxicity of these compounds is well characterized (i.e., formation of bulky PAH-DNA adducts), molecular details on the DNA damage response triggered by PAHs in cells and tissues remain to be clarified. The conversion of hazardous PAHs into carcinogenic intermediates depends on enzyme-catalyzed biotransformation. Certain cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases (CYPs) play a pivotal role in PAH metabolism. In particular, CYP1A1 and 1B1 catalyze oxidation of PAHs toward primary epoxide species that can further be converted into multiple follow-up products, both nonenzymatically and enzymatically. Distinct functions between these major CYP enzymes have only been appreciated since transgenic animal models had been derived. Electrophilic PAH metabolites are capable of forming stable DNA adducts or to promote depurination at damaged nucleotide sites. During the following DNA replication cycle, bulky PAH-DNA adducts may be converted into mutations, thereby affecting hot spot sites in regulatory important genes such as Ras, p53, and others. Depending on the degree of DNA distortion and cell cycle progression, PAH-DNA adducts trigger nucleotide excision repair (NER) and various DNA damage responses that might include TP53-dependent apoptosis in certain cell types. In fact, cellular responses to bulky PAH-DNA damage are complex because distinct signaling branches such as ATM/ATR, NER, TP53, but also MAP kinases, interact and cooperate to determine the overall outcome to cellular injuries initiated by PAH-DNA adducts. Further, PAHs and other xenobiotics can also confer DNA damage via an alternative route of metabolic activation, which leads to the generation of PAH semiquinone radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS). One-electron oxidations mediated by peroxidases or other enzymes can result in PAH radical cations that mainly form unstable DNA adducts subjected to depurination. In addition, generation of ROS can also trigger multiple cellular signaling pathways not directly related to mutagenic or cytotoxic effects, including those mediated by NFκB, SAPK/JNK, and p38. In recent years, it became clear that PAHs may also be involved in inflammatory diseases, autoimmune disorders, or atherosclerosis. Further research is under way to better characterize the significance of such newly recognized systemic effects of PAHs and to reconsider risk assessment for human health.
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Vincent-Hubert F, Heas-Moisan K, Munschy C, Tronczynski J. Mutagenicity and genotoxicity of suspended particulate matter in the Seine river estuary. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2012; 741:7-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 09/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Gábelová A, Valovičová Z, Mesárošová M, Trilecová L, Hrubá E, Marvanová S, Krčmár P, Milcová A, Schmuczerová J, Vondráček J, Machala M, Topinka J. Genotoxicity of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and its tissue-specific derivatives in human hepatoma HepG2 cells is related to CYP1A1/1A2 expression. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2011; 52:636-645. [PMID: 21809388 DOI: 10.1002/em.20664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2011] [Revised: 05/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The goal of this study was to investigate the genotoxicity of 7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazole (DBC), a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, and its methyl derivatives, 5,9-dimethylDBC (DiMeDBC), a strict hepatocarcinogen, and N-methylDBC (N-MeDBC), a specific sarcomagen in human hepatoma HepG2 cells, and to infer potential mechanisms underlying the biological activity of particular carcinogen. All dibenzocarbazoles, regardless the tissue specificity, induced significant DNA strand break levels and micronuclei in HepG2 cells; though a mitotic spindle dysfunction rather than a chromosome breakage was implicated in N-MeDBC-mediated micronucleus formation. While DBC and N-MeDBC produced stable DNA adducts followed with p53 protein phosphorylation at Ser-15, DiMeDBC failed. A significant increase in DNA strand breaks following incubation of exposed cells with a repair-specific endonuclease (Fpg protein) suggested that either oxidative DNA damage or unstable DNA-adducts might underlie DiMeDBC genotoxicity in human hepatoma cells. DiMeDBC and N-MeDBC increased substantially also the amount of CYP1A1/2 expression in HepG2 cells. Pretreatment of cells with substances affecting AhR-mediated CYP1A family of enzymes expression; however, diminished DiMeDBC and N-MeDBC genotoxicity. Our data clearly demonstrated differences in the mechanisms involved in the biological activity of DiMeDBC and N-MeDBC in human hepatoma cells; the genotoxicity of these DBC derivatives is closely related to CYP1A1/2 expression.
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- Alena Gábelová
- Laboratory of Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis, Cancer Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Marie-Desvergne C, Maître A, Bouchard M, Ravanat JL, Viau C. Evaluation of DNA adducts, DNA and RNA oxidative lesions, and 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene as biomarkers of DNA damage in lung following intravenous injection of the parent compound in rats. Chem Res Toxicol 2010; 23:1207-14. [PMID: 20593881 DOI: 10.1021/tx100081p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Biomarkers of exposure and effect were assessed in 40 male Sprague-Dawley rats injected intravenously with 40 micromol/kg of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) to determine which biomarkers are more representative of BaP-induced DNA damage in lung. Lung, liver, blood, and urine were collected at t = 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 33, 48, 72, and 360 h postdosing. Specific BaP-diol epoxide (BPDE)-DNA adducts, 8-hydroxy-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdGuo), were measured in lung, liver, and mononucleated blood cells by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). Urinary 8-OHdGuo and 8-hydroxy-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-OHGuo) were also determined by HPLC-MS/MS, and urinary 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene was measured by HPLC/fluorescence. Between 2 and 72 h postdosing, BPDE-DNA adducts were significantly increased in lung, liver, and mononucleated blood cells of BaP-treated rats as compared to controls, with the highest levels found in lung. 8-OHdGuo levels also increased in lung of BaP-treated rats with values reaching statistical significance at 2, 8, and 16 h postinjection. No influence of BaP treatment was found on 8-OHdGuo and 8-OHGuo urinary excretions. BPDE-DNA adducts in lung were strongly correlated to urinary 3-OHBaP (r = 0.936 and p < 0.001) and to a lesser extent to blood BPDE-DNA adducts (r = 0.636 and p < 0.001), the latter of which were correlated to each other (r = 0.573 and p = 0.002). Urinary 3-OHBaP and BPDE-DNA adducts in mononucleated blood cells appear as relevant biomarkers of BaP genotoxic exposure and are highly promising for health risk assessment in humans.
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- Caroline Marie-Desvergne
- Departement de Sante Environnementale et Sante au Travail, Chaire d'Analyse et de Gestion des Risques Toxicologiques, Institut de Recherche en Sante Publique de l'Universite de Montreal, Faculte de Medecine, Universite de Montreal, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec
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Tarantini A, Maître A, Lefèbvre E, Marques M, Rajhi A, Douki T. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in binary mixtures modulate the efficiency of benzo[a]pyrene to form DNA adducts in human cells. Toxicology 2010; 279:36-44. [PMID: 20849910 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2010.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 09/06/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) always involves complex mixtures that may induce synergistic or antagonistic effects on the genotoxic properties and make risk assessment more difficult. In this study, we evaluated how particulate PAHs modulated the formation of DNA damage induced by carcinogenic benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). Single strand breaks and alkali labile sites, as well as BPDE-N²-dGuo DNA adducts were measured in the competent HepG2 cells by Comet assay and HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry, respectively. B[a]P, alone or in binary mixture with other PAHs (1 μM each), led to low amounts of strand breaks. In contrast, formation of BPDE-N²-dGuo adducts was significant and found to be enhanced in HepG2 co-treated for 14 h by B[a]P in the presence of either benzo[b]fluoranthene (B[b]F), dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DB[a,h]A) or indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (IP). Opposite results were obtained with benzo[k]fluoranthene (B[k]F). The same observations were made when cells were pre-incubated with PAH before incubation with B[a]P. These results show that the interactions between PAHs are not direct competition reactions. Emphasis was then placed on the modulation of B[a]P-induced DNA damage by B[b]F and B[k]F. No difference in the time-course formation of DNA damage was observed. However, dose-response relationship differed between these two PAHs with a concentration-dependent inhibition of BPDE-N²-dGuo DNA by B[k]F whereas a constant level of potentiation for B[b]F was observed for concentrations higher than 1 μM. Altogether, these results show that the genotoxicity of B[a]P in binary mixtures with other carcinogenic PAH may be modulated. In such cases, a potentiation of BPDE-N²-dGuo adduct formation is most often observed with exception of B[k]F. Several biological mechanisms may account for these observations, including binding of PAHs to the Ah receptor (AhR), their affinity toward CYP450 and competition for metabolism. These different interactions have to be considered when addressing the intricate issue of the toxicity of mixtures.
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- Adeline Tarantini
- Laboratoire "Lésions des Acides Nucléiques", Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF, CNRS FRE 3200, CEA/DSM/INAC, CEA-Grenoble 17, Avenue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Audebert M, Riu A, Jacques C, Hillenweck A, Jamin EL, Zalko D, Cravedi JP. Use of the γH2AX assay for assessing the genotoxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in human cell lines. Toxicol Lett 2010; 199:182-92. [PMID: 20832459 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Revised: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The development of in vitro genotoxic assays as an alternative method to animal experimentation is of growing interest in the context of the implementation of new regulations on chemicals. However, extrapolation of toxicity data from in vitro systems to in vivo models is hampered by the fact that in vitro systems vary in their capability to metabolize chemicals, and that biotransformation can greatly influence the experimental results. Therefore, much attention has to be paid to the cellular models used and experimental conditions. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic ubiquitous pollutants. Human exposure to PAHs is mainly from food origin. In this study, a detailed analysis of the biotransformation capabilities of three human cell lines commonly used for in vitro testing (HepG2, ACHN and Caco-2) was undertaken using 3 model PAHs (benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P], fluoranthene [FLA] and 3-methylcholanthrene [3-MC]). Concomitantly the genotoxicity of these PAHs was investigated in different cell lines, using a new genotoxic assay (H2AX) in 96-well plates. The metabolic rates of B(a)P, FLA and 3-MC were similar in HepG2 and Caco-2 cell lines, respectively, though with the production of different metabolites. The ACHN cell line was shown to express very limited metabolic capabilities. We demonstrated that the PAHs having a high metabolic rate (B(a)P and 3-MC) were genotoxic from 10(-7) molar in both HepG2 and Caco-2 cells. The present study shows that H2AX measurement in human cell lines competent for the metabolism, is an efficient and sensitive genotoxic assay requiring less cells and time than other currently available tests.
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- M Audebert
- INRA, UMR 1089 Xénobiotiques INRA-ENVT, Toulouse, France.
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Singh R, Teichert F, Seidel A, Roach J, Cordell R, Cheng MK, Frank H, Steward WP, Manson MM, Farmer PB. Development of a targeted adductomic method for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon DNA adducts using online column-switching liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2010; 24:2329-40. [PMID: 20658679 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from sources such as industrial or urban air pollution, tobacco smoke and cooked food is not confined to a single compound, but instead to mixtures of different PAHs. The interaction of different PAHs may lead to additive, synergistic or antagonistic effects in terms of DNA adduct formation and carcinogenic activity resulting from changes in metabolic activation to reactive intermediates and DNA repair. The development of a targeted DNA adductomic approach using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) incorporating software-based peak picking and integration for the assessment of exposure to mixtures of PAHs is described. For method development PAH-modified DNA samples were obtained by reaction of the anti-dihydrodiol epoxide metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) and dibenz[a,h]anthracene with calf thymus DNA in vitro and enzymatically hydrolysed to 2'-deoxynucleosides. Positive LC/electrospray ionisation (ESI)-MS/MS collision-induced dissociation product ion spectra data showed that the majority of adducts displayed a common fragmentation for the neutral loss of 116 u (2'-deoxyribose) resulting in a major product ion derived from the adducted base. The exception was the DB[a,l]P dihydrodiol epoxide adduct of 2'-deoxyadenosine which resulted in major product ions derived from the PAH moiety being detected. Specific detection of mixtures of PAH-adducted 2'-deoxynucleosides was achieved using online column-switching LC/MS/MS in conjunction with selected reaction monitoring (SRM) of the [M+H](+) to [M+H-116](+) transition plus product ions derived from the PAH moiety for improved sensitivity of detection and a comparison was made to detection by constant neutral loss scanning. In conclusion, different PAH DNA adducts were detected by employing SRM [M+H-116](+) transitions or constant neutral loss scanning. However, for improved sensitivity of detection optimised SRM transitions relating to the PAH moiety product ions are required for certain PAH DNA adducts for the development of targeted DNA adductomic methods.
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- Rajinder Singh
- Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group, Biocentre, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
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Characterisation of B(a)P metabolites formed in an ex vivo pig skin model using three complementary analytical methods. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 396:1691-701. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3389-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2009] [Revised: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Marie C, Bouchard M, Heredia-Ortiz R, Viau C, Maître A. A toxicokinetic study to elucidate 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene atypical urinary excretion profile following intravenous injection of benzo(a)pyrene in rats. J Appl Toxicol 2010; 30:402-10. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.1511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Tarantini A, Maitre A, Lefebvre E, Marques M, Marie C, Ravanat JL, Douki T. Relative contribution of DNA strand breaks and DNA adducts to the genotoxicity of benzo[a]pyrene as a pure compound and in complex mixtures. Mutat Res 2009; 671:67-75. [PMID: 19733579 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Revised: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) produced upon incomplete combustion of organic matter are suspected to be carcinogenic to humans. In the present work, we especially studied the genotoxicity of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), pure or in mixtures, with emphasis placed on the contribution of oxidative stress and alkylation. A comparison was made between the extent of DNA strand breaks as determined by the Comet assay and the number of DNA adducts to the diol epoxide metabolite of B[a]P measured by HPLC-mass spectrometry. HepG2 cultured human hepatocytes were treated with either pure B[a]P or particulate matter extracted from air samples collected in an urban peri-industrial site or in a metallurgic plant. Treatment with pure B[a]P did not induce increase in Comet measurements below a concentration of 1 microM whereas adducts were observed for concentrations as low as 0.025 microM. Very different results were obtained with environmental samples. Increase in the Comet score was observed with both urban and industrial mixtures containing 0.16 microM of B[a]P, especially for samples of urban origin. Comparison with the effect of the reconstituted PAH fraction of the mixtures allowed us to conclude that the induction of strand breaks results from the action of other components of the samples. In addition, a 30% potentialization and a 90% inhibition in the level of DNA adducts with respect to exposure to 0.16 microM pure B[a]P were observed for cells exposed to industrial and urban mixtures, respectively. These results contrast with the 6-fold enhancement in the yield of BPDE adducts in cells exposed to the reconstituted PAH fraction with respect to pure BaP. Altogether, our data emphasize that (i) a combination of analytical approaches is required to assess the genotoxicity of complex mixtures and (ii) risk assessment based on additivity consideration such as toxic equivalent factors may be misleading.
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- Adeline Tarantini
- Laboratoire Lésions des Acides Nucléiques, Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF, CNRS FRE 3200, CEA/DSM/INAC, CEA-Grenoble, 38054 Grenoble, Cedex 9, France
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Botta C, Di Giorgio C, Sabatier AS, De Méo M. Effects of UVA and visible light on the photogenotoxicity of benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2009; 24:492-505. [PMID: 19003914 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study investigated the role of UVA/visible light (U, 320-800 nm) and visible light (V, 400-800 nm) in the phototoxicity and photogenotoxicity of two ubiquitous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH): benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and Pyrene (Pyr). These mechanisms were evaluated by the WST-1 test and the comet assay on normal human keratinocytes (NHK) and by the micronucleus test on CHO cells. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was assessed through the induction of 8-oxodeoxyguanine (8-oxodG) lesions by immunofluorescence staining in NHK. Results of the WST-1 test revealed the phototoxic properties of BaP and Pyr after irradiation with U and V lights. BaP presented the highest phototoxic properties. Results of the comet assay showed that U- and V-irradiated BaP and Pyr induced increasing rates of DNA single-strand breaks in NHK, in a dose dependent manner. The tested PAH could also induce increased levels of micronuclei in CHO cells after U and V irradiations. Increasing 8-oxodG levels were detected after U and V irradiations in BaP- and Pyr-treated keratinocytes and confirmed the involvement of ROS in the photogenotoxicity of PAH. Overall, this study highlighted the existence of an alternative pathway of PAH genotoxicity that is induced by UVA and/or visible light. Visible light is suggested to photoactivate PAH by a mechanism which is mainly based on oxidative reactions.
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- Céline Botta
- Laboratoire de Biogénotoxicologie et Mutagenèse Environnementale (EA 1784, FR 3098 - ECCOREV), Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Université, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France
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Marie C, Ravanat JL, Badouard C, Marques M, Balducci F, Maître A. Urinary levels of oxidative DNA and RNA damage among workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in silicon production: comparison with 1-hydroxypyrene. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2009; 50:88-95. [PMID: 19107896 DOI: 10.1002/em.20439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are ubiquitous occupational and environmental pollutants and the urinary excretion of 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) is classically measured for the determination of PAH exposure internal dose. Some of PAH are tumorigenic due to their metabolites ability to generate DNA adducts and oxidative DNA damage through the production of reactive oxygen species during metabolism. 8-hydroxy-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdGuo) is one of the major oxidative DNA lesions and its use as a potential biomarker of genotoxic PAH occupational exposure should be evaluated. Indeed conflicting results are frequently reported in occupational studies in terms of correlation between 8-OHdGuo urinary levels and PAH exposure. The aim of our study was therefore to determine the potential for PAH occupational exposure to increase urinary oxidative DNA damage. The population consisted of 68 male workers employed in silicon production. The urinary concentrations of 8-OHdGuo and its homologue in RNA, 8-hydroxy-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-OHGuo) were determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to tandem mass spectrometry, whereas those of 1-OHP were measured using HPLC with fluorescence detection. Individual variation rates were calculated on a working day and a working week. The results indicated that, while 1-OHP levels strongly increased on a working day and even more on a working week, 8-OHdGuo and 8-OHGuo urinary levels did not show similar significant increases. Moreover, no correlation between 1-OHP and oxidative DNA and RNA lesions was found. Consequently, urinary 8-OHdGuo and 8-OHGuo did not seem to be relevant biomarkers of genotoxic PAH exposure in the case of the silicon plant studied.
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- Caroline Marie
- Equipe EPSP, Laboratoire TIMC, UMR 5525, CHU de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, Faculté de Médecine, Domaine de La Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France.
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