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Miszczyk J, Rawojć K. Effects of culturing technique on human peripheral blood lymphocytes response to proton and X-ray radiation. Int J Radiat Biol 2020; 96:424-433. [DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2020.1704907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Justyna Miszczyk
- Department of Experimental Physics of Complex Systems, Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- The University Hospital in Kraków, Department of Endocrinology, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Kraków, Poland
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Maurice C, Dertinger SD, Yauk CL, Marchetti F. Integrated In Vivo Genotoxicity Assessment of Procarbazine Hydrochloride Demonstrates Induction of Pig-a and LacZ Mutations, and Micronuclei, in MutaMouse Hematopoietic Cells. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2019; 60:505-512. [PMID: 30592561 PMCID: PMC6618172 DOI: 10.1002/em.22271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Procarbazine hydrochloride (PCH) is a DNA-reactive hematopoietic carcinogen with potent and well-characterized clastogenic activity. However, there is a paucity of in vivo mutagenesis data for PCH, and in vitro assays often fail to detect the genotoxic effects of PCH due to the complexity of its metabolic activation. We comprehensively evaluated the in vivo genotoxicity of PCH on hematopoietic cells of male MutaMouse transgenic rodents using a study design that facilitated assessments of micronuclei and Pig-a mutation in circulating erythrocytes, and lacZ mutant frequencies in bone marrow. Mice were orally exposed to PCH (0, 6.25, 12.5, and 25 mg/kg/day) for 28 consecutive days. Blood samples collected 2 days after cessation of treatment exhibited significant dose-related induction of micronuclei in both immature and mature erythrocytes. Bone marrow and blood collected 3 and 70 days after cessation of treatment also showed significantly elevated mutant frequencies in both the lacZ and Pig-a assays even at the lowest dose tested. PCH-induced lacZ and Pig-a (immature and mature erythrocytes) mutant frequencies were highly correlated, with R2 values ≥0.956, with the exception of lacZ vs. Pig-a mutants in mature erythrocytes at the 70-day time point (R2 = 0.902). These results show that PCH is genotoxic in vivo and demonstrate that the complex metabolism and resulting genotoxicity of PCH is best evaluated in intact animal models. Our results further support the concept that multiple biomarkers of genotoxicity, especially hematopoietic cell genotoxicity, can be readily combined into one study provided that adequate attention is given to manifestation times. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 60:505-512, 2019. © 2018 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.
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- Clotilde Maurice
- Environmental Health Science and Research BureauHealth CanadaOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research BureauHealth CanadaOttawaOntarioCanada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research BureauHealth CanadaOttawaOntarioCanada
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Nesslany F. The current limitations of in vitro genotoxicity testing and their relevance to the in vivo situation. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 106:609-615. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Red blood cell Pig-a assay and PIGRET assay in rats with azathioprine. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2016; 811:60-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Phonethepswath S, Avlasevich SL, Torous DK, Mereness J, Bemis JC, Macgregor JT, Dertinger SD. Flow cytometric analysis of Pig-a gene mutation and chromosomal damage induced by procarbazine hydrochloride in CD-1 mice. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2013; 54:294-298. [PMID: 23427001 DOI: 10.1002/em.21758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Revised: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Procarbazine is a genotoxic carcinogen whose DNA-damaging activities are not reliably detected in vitro. We evaluated the in vivo genotoxic effects of procarbazine on hematopoietic cells of male CD-1 mice using a multi-endpoint study design that scored micronucleated reticulocyte (MN-RET) frequency and gene mutation at the Pig-a locus. CD-1 mice were treated for 3 days with procarbazine, up to 150 mg/kg/day. Blood samples collected on Day 3 exhibited robust induction of MN-RETs, with the high dose group exhibiting a mean 29-fold increase. Blood collected 15 and 30 days after treatment began was analyzed for Pig-a mutation with a dual labeling method that facilitated mutant cell frequency measurements in both total erythrocytes and the reticulocyte subpopulation. Procarbazine significantly increased mutant reticulocyte frequencies by Day 15. Mutant erythrocyte responses were also apparent, with a peak incidence observed for the high dose group on Day 30. These results demonstrate that the complex metabolism and resulting genotoxicity of procarbazine is best evaluated in intact animal models, and show that the flow cytometric methods employed offer a means to efficiently monitor both in vivo chromosomal damage and mutation.
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Caroline English J, Bhat VS, Ball GL, McLellan CJ. Establishing a total allowable concentration of o-toluidine in drinking water incorporating early lifestage exposure and susceptibility. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2012; 64:269-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2012.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kirsch-Volders M, Decordier I, Elhajouji A, Plas G, Aardema MJ, Fenech M. In vitro genotoxicity testing using the micronucleus assay in cell lines, human lymphocytes and 3D human skin models. Mutagenesis 2010; 26:177-84. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geq068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Clare MG, Lorenzon G, Akhurst LC, Marzin D, van Delft J, Montero R, Botta A, Bertens A, Cinelli S, Thybaud V, Lorge E. SFTG international collaborative study on in vitro micronucleus test. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2006; 607:37-60. [PMID: 16765631 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study on the in vitro micronucleus assay, comprising 11 laboratories using human lymphocytes, was coordinated by an organizing committee supported by the SFTG (the French branch of the European Environmental Mutagen Society). Nine coded substances were assessed for their ability to induce micronuclei in human lymphocytes in vitro, mitomycin C being used as a positive control. Cultures were exposed to the test substances for a short (early or late) time or for a long time, followed by a short or long recovery period, in the presence of cytochalasin B. Each chemical was evaluated, generally in two laboratories, using three treatment schedules at least twice. The data were assessed for acceptability, and then classified as negative, positive or equivocal. Two of seven genotoxic compounds, namely colchicine and bleomycin, clearly induced micronuclei. Reproducible results were difficult to obtain for some substances, which tended to be those acting at specific stages of the cell cycle. Cytosine arabinoside, diethylstilboestrol and 5-fluorouracil were classified as equivocal. Urethane and thiabendazole were classified as negative. The two presumed non-genotoxic compounds, mannitol and clofibrate, did not induce micronuclei. Repeat testing, exposing cells at both an early and late time after mitogenic stimulation, was needed to detect substances classified as equivocal. These results show the importance of achieving sufficient inhibition of nuclear division to avoid the possibility of missing an effect. The evaluation of micronuclei in mononucleated as well as binucleated cells was particularly useful to detect aneugens. There were no false positive results using lymphocytes, indicating a high specificity. It is concluded that the clastogenic or aneugenic potential in vitro of the substances tested was correctly identified in this study, but that refining the protocol to take into account factors such as the stages of the cell cycle exposed to the compound, or the duration of recovery would be likely to improve the sensitivity of detection using lymphocytes.
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- M Gillian Clare
- Department of Genetic Toxicology, Safety Assessment, Astra Charnwood, Loughborough, Leics, UK.
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Uysal II, Karabulut AK, Ozdemir K, Aksoy M, Altunkeser BB, Acar H. Investigation of Direct Toxic and Teratogenic Effects of Anticoagulants on Rat Embryonic Development Using In Vitro Culture Method and Genotoxicity Assay. Anat Histol Embryol 2006; 35:84-92. [PMID: 16542172 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2005.00642.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Heparin and low molecular weight heparins (LMWHs) are used to reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy. Although, these agents have been shown to be safe when used during pregnancy, the studies about direct toxic and teratogenic effects of these drugs on embryonic development are limited. In this study, the effects of heparin and LMWHs on rat embryonic development were investigated by using in vitro embryo culture and micronucleus (MN) assay methods. Rat embryos were cultured in vitro in the presence of different concentrations of heparin (5-40 IU/ml), dalteparin (2.5-20 IU/ml), enoxaparin (25-100 microg/ml) and nadroparin (1-4 IU/ml). Effects of anticoagulants on embryonic developmental parameters were compared and embryos were evaluated for the presence of any malformations. After culturing the embryos, classic MN assay was performed. Anticoagulants significantly decreased all growth and developmental parameters dose-dependently. Dalteparin and enoxaparin were found to cause more developmental toxicity than heparin and nadroparin. Along with haematoma in general, heparin and nadroparin caused maxillary deformity, situs inversus and oedema most frequently, while neural tube defects were observed with dalteparin and enoxaparin. All agents also significantly induced MN formation in rat embryonic blood cells. These results indicate the possible genotoxic effects of anticoagulant agents on the developing rat embryo when applied directly.
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- I I Uysal
- Department of Anatomy, Meram Medical Faculty, Selcuk University, 42080 Konya, Turkey
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Kosmider B, Wyszynska K, Janik-Spiechowicz E, Osiecka R, Zyner E, Ochocki J, Ciesielska E, Wasowicz W. Evaluation of the genotoxicity of cis-bis(3-aminoflavone)dichloroplatinum(II) in comparison with cis-DDP. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2004; 558:93-110. [PMID: 15036123 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2003.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2002] [Revised: 10/24/2003] [Accepted: 11/18/2003] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Short-term tests that detect genetic damage have provided information needed for evaluating carcinogenic risks of chemicals to man. The mutagenicity of cis-bis(3-aminoflavone)dichloroplatinum(II) (cis-[Pt(AF)2Cl2]) in comparison with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cis-DDP) was evaluated in the standard plate-incorporation assay in four strains of Salmonella typhimurium: TA97a, TA98, TA100 and TA102, in experiments with and without metabolic activation. It was shown that cis-[Pt(AF)2Cl2] acts directly and is mutagenic for three strains of S. typhimurium: TA97a, TA98 and TA100. In comparison with cis-DDP this compound showed a weaker genotoxicity. Contrary to cis-DDP it has not shown toxic properties in the tester bacteria. The genotoxicity of both tested compounds was evaluated using chromosomal aberration, sister chromatid exchange and micronucleus assays, without and with metabolic activation, in human lymphocytes in vitro. The inhibitory effects of both compounds on mitotic activity, cell proliferation kinetics and nuclear division index were also compared. In all test systems applied, cis-[Pt(AF)2Cl2] was a less effective clastogen and a weaker inducer of both sister chromatid exchanges and micronuclei in comparison with cis-DDP, with and without metabolic activation. cis-[Pt(AF)2Cl2] has a direct mechanism of action and is less cytostatic and cytotoxic than the other compound. These results provide important data on the genotoxicity of cis-[Pt(AF)2Cl2] and indicate its beneficial properties as a potential anticancer drug, especially in comparison with cis-DDP.
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- Beata Kosmider
- Department of Cytogenetics and Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland.
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Meintières S, Biola A, Pallardy M, Marzin D. Using CTLL-2 and CTLL-2 bcl2 cells to avoid interference by apoptosis in the in vitro micronucleus test. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2003; 41:14-27. [PMID: 12552588 DOI: 10.1002/em.10126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In vitro assays for chromosome aberrations (i.e., in vitro micronucleus and in vitro metaphase analysis tests) frequently produce false-positive or exaggerated-positive results. Our previous work suggested that apoptosis interferes with these tests, producing misleading results. These previous studies were conducted by performing the in vitro micronucleus test in CTLL-2 cells and a CTLL-2 cell derivative stably transfected with the apoptosis inhibitor gene bcl2. In the present study, these previous observations were extended by examining micronucleus induction with a larger number of compounds in both CTLL-2 and CTLL-2 bcl2 cells and measuring apoptosis with annexin V-FITC. Both cell lines were treated with different classes of compounds that were anticipated to be exclusively apoptosis inducers, or compounds known to be clastogens or aneugens, some of which were anticipated to be both genotoxic and apoptotic. We were able to confirm that compounds that are only apoptogenic induced micronuclei in CTLL-2 but not CTLL-2 bcl2 cells, indicating that the positive responses are due to apoptosis in CTLL-2 cells. Some genotoxins (clastogens and aneugens) did not produce apoptosis by the annexin V assay and gave similar responses in CTLL-2 and CTLL-2 bcl2 cells. Finally, higher responses were induced in CTLL-2 cells compared to CTLL-2 bcl2 cells that were treated with aneugens or clastogens that were also apoptosis inducers, suggesting that the greater response in CTLL-2 cells is a consequence of both genotoxicity and apoptosis. Finally, it was demonstrated that just eliminating CTLL-2 cells having three or more micronuclei from scoring was not adequate for correctly evaluating agents that only produce apoptosis. The results indicate that coupling the in vitro micronucleus test in both CTLL-2 and CTLL-2 bcl2 cells with the measurement of apoptosis is able to distinguish the genotoxic effects of a test compound from its apoptotic potential and is able to avoid interference from apoptosis in the in vitro micronucleus test. These observations may provide the basis for a useful genotoxicity assay.
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- Sophie Meintières
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie Génétique, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 Rue du Pr Calmette, 59019 Lille Cedex, France
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Acar H, Calişkan U, Demirel S, Largaespada DA. Micronucleus incidence and their chromosomal origin related to therapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients: detection by micronucleus and FISH techniques. TERATOGENESIS, CARCINOGENESIS, AND MUTAGENESIS 2002; 21:341-7. [PMID: 11746248 DOI: 10.1002/tcm.1022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Micronucleus assay and dual color-fluorescence in situ hybridization (DC-FISH), using centromere-specific and whole chromosome-specific painting probes, are considered a useful screening test to determine the incidence of micronucleus, their origin and contents. The patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), who had undergone chemotherapy, were analysed before and after treatment with vincristine, methotrexate, daunomycin, prednisone, and asparaginase. The incidence of micronuclei after the antileukemic agent treatment was significantly higher than before the treatment. Application of DC-FISH using a combination of whole chromosome-specific painting probes and the same chromosome-specific alpha-satellite centromeric probe showed that there were no significant differences in the micronucleus incidence for any specific chromosome (chromosomes 7, 8, 11, 17, X, and Y). There were no significant differences between the incidence of centromere-positive micronuclei and the incidence of centromere-negative micronucleus. We concluded that antileukemic agents induced the somatic genetic damage but this damage is not related to any specific chromosome studied.
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- H Acar
- Department of Medical Genetics, Selçuk University, Medical Faculty, Konya, Turkey.
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Hessel H, Radon K, Pethran A, Maisch B, Gröbmair S, Sautter I, Fruhmann G. The genotoxic risk of hospital, pharmacy and medical personnel occupationally exposed to cytostatic drugs--evaluation by the micronucleus assay. Mutat Res 2001; 497:101-9. [PMID: 11525912 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(01)00236-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the genotoxicity of cytostatic drugs in hospital and pharmacy employees (n=100), occupationally exposed. The micronucleus assay was used to study lymphocytes in 247 peripheral blood samples. Samples were collected at "baseline level" without any cytostatic drugs exposure before recruiting or after at least 3 weeks without cytostatic drugs contact and at three times (cycle 1-3) post-exposure. Samples from 60 office employees served as controls. Furthermore, our results were compared to urinary analyses of cytostatic drugs (oxazaphosporines, anthracyclines, platinum) which were collected in parallel to the cytogenetic investigation. Statistical analyses were performed under consideration of age, gender and X-ray exposure. The frequency of micronuclei was significantly related to the age of the subjects (r(Spearman)=0.16; P<0.05). However, there were no significant differences in micronucleus rates between controls and exposed hospital workers. Similarly, micronucleus rates were not significantly different at the various sampling time points and there was no correlation between duration of employment and micronucleus rates. Furthermore, no correlation between current biomonitoring data of exposure (urine tests) and micronuclei frequency was found. Therefore, significantly increased genotoxic damage of the lymphocytes investigated in this study could not be demonstrated.
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- H Hessel
- Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336, München, Germany.
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Sánchez P, Llorente MT, Castaño A. Flow cytometric detection of micronuclei and cell cycle alterations in fish-derived cells after exposure to three model genotoxic agents: mitomycin C, vincristine sulfate and benzo(a)pyrene. Mutat Res 2000; 465:113-22. [PMID: 10708976 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00218-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The measurement of cytogenetic alterations in vitro is considered an initial step in the risk assessment procedures for genotoxic agents. The concern about genotoxic pollutants in natural fish population makes the use of fish-derived cells an useful tool for these purposes. The technological improvements in well-established cytogenetic endpoints, such as micronuclei (MN) estimations by means of flow cytometry, have been proposed in the later years using mammalian cells. In this work, we test the capability of flow cytometry to evaluate MN induction and cell cycle alterations in an established fish cell line (RTG-2) using three agent-inductor models at different concentrations and exposure periods. For mitomycin C, an inverse relationship between length of exposure period and concentrations was observed. A dose-response relationship was observed after exposing RTG-2 cells to vincristine sulfate and benzo(a)pyrene. As this study shows, RTG-2 cells respond to clastogenic and aneugenic effects of the tested chemicals through the induction of MN at similar doses to mammalian cells and without the addition of exogenous metabolic activity. The possibility to check cell cycle alterations, in the same sample, gives the opportunity to evaluate early signals of cytotoxicity. The use of flow cytometry improves the assay by means of its speed and objectivity, which makes the assay very useful for genotoxicity assessment of aquatic chemicals.
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- P Sánchez
- Division of Environmental Toxicology, CISA-INIA, Valdeolmos, 28130, Madrid, Spain
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Kersten B, Zhang J, Brendler-Schwaab SY, Kasper P, Müller L. The application of the micronucleus test in Chinese hamster V79 cells to detect drug-induced photogenotoxicity. Mutat Res 1999; 445:55-71. [PMID: 10521691 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00143-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent reports on the photochemical carcinogenicity and photochemical genotoxicity of fluoroquinolone antibacterials led to an increasing awareness for the need of a standard approach to test for photochemical genotoxicity. In this study the micronucleus test using V79 cells was adapted to photogenotoxicity testing. Results of using different UVA/UVB relationships enabled us to identify a suitable irradiation regimen for the activation of different kinds of photosensitizers. Using this regimen, 8-methoxypsoralen and the fluoroquinolones lomefloxacin, grepafloxacin and Bay Y 3118 were identified to cause micronuclei and toxicity upon photochemical activation. Among the phenothiazines tested, chlorpromazine and 2-chlorophenothiazine, were positive for both endpoints, whereas triflupromazine was only slightly photoclastogenic in the presence of strong phototoxicity. Among the other potential human photosensitizers tested (oxytetracycline, doxycycline, metronidazole, emodin, hypericin, griseofulvin), only hypericin was slightly photogenotoxic. Photochemical toxicity in the absence of photochemical genotoxicity was noted for doxycycline and emodin. With the assay system described, it is possible to determine photochemical toxicity and photochemical genotoxicity concomitantly with sufficient reliability.
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- B Kersten
- Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Seestrasse 10, D-13353, Berlin, Germany.
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Suzuki T, Uno Y, Idehara K, Baba T, Maniwa J, Ohkouchi A, Wang X, Hayashi M, Sofuni T, Tsuruoka M, Miyajima H, Kondo K. Procarbazine genotoxicity in the MutaMouse; strong clastogenicity and organ-specific induction of lacZ mutations. Mutat Res 1999; 444:269-81. [PMID: 10521668 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(99)00060-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Procarbazine, a drug used for cancer chemotherapy, is carcinogenic in rodent bioassays. We analyzed the mutagenicity of procarbazine in various organs and the clastogenicity of the drug in hematopoietic cells of the lacZ transgenic MutaMouse. This was part of the second collaborative study of the Mammalian Mutagenesis Study Group of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society on the transgenic mouse mutation assay. At 50 mg kg(-1), procarbazine induced micronuclei in hematopoietic cells, but it did not increase the lacZ mutant frequency (MF) in bone marrow. It was also negative in liver, testis, spleen, kidney, and lung. Five daily administrations of 150 mg kg(-1) yielded highly positive responses in the drug's target organs for carcinogenesis (lung, bone marrow, and spleen). Lower positive responses were detected in kidney, which is a minor target organ. Liver showed only a slight increase in lacZ MF and brain showed no increase. The testis MF more than doubled which suggest that procarbazine is mutagenic to germ cells. Thus, we demonstrated that procarbazine has a strong clastogenic effect in hematopoietic cells and is mutagenic in a variety organs after high dose treatment. The induced MF was especially high in procarbazine's target organs for carcinogenesis, which supports the relevance of the transgenic mouse mutation assay for the assessment of potential genotoxins in vivo.
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- T Suzuki
- Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Liu Q, Jiao QC, Huang XM, Jiang JP, Cui SQ, Yao GH, Jiang ZR, Zhao HK, Wang NY. Genotoxicity of drinking water from Chao Lake. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 1999; 80:127-131. [PMID: 10092404 DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1997.3803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Genotoxic activity appears to originate primarily from reactions of chlorine with humic substances in the source waters. Comparisons of extracts of settled versus chlorinated water have confirmed that chlorinating during water treatment produces mutagenic activity in the mutagenicity tests. Present work on XAD-2 extracts of raw, chlorinated (treated), and settled water from the Chao Lake region of China has involved a battery of mutagenicity assays for various genetic endpoints: the Salmonella test, the sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) induction in Chinese hamster lung (CHL) cells, and the micronucleus (MN) induction in the peripheral blood erythrocytes of silver carp. Extracts of raw and treated water but not the settled water are mutagenic in the Salmonella assay. On the other hand, extracts of three water samples show activity in the SCE and MN assays, especially the raw and treated water. These data show that contamination and chlorinating contribute mutagens to drinking water and suggest that the mammalian assays may be more sensitive for detecting mutagenicity in aquatic environment than the Salmonella test.
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- Q Liu
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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Marzin D. The position of the in vitro micronucleus test within the battery of screening for genotoxic potential determination and the regulatory guidelines. Mutat Res 1997; 392:175-81. [PMID: 9269341 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1218(97)00055-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The in vitro micronucleus test is available to demonstrate the clastogenic and aneugenic potencies of chemicals. This test is easier to evaluate than metaphase analysis and, although used routinely by some laboratories as a prescreening test for the determination of chromosomal mutation induction potency, it has not been recognised by regulatory authorities as a test to be included in the battery of assays for human risk assessment. This limitation is due to the lack of a fixed protocol, a limited data bank, particularly in the case of clastogens, and to the lack of sufficient robust interlaboratory validation studies. If we aim to recognize this test in the form of an OECD guideline and to introduce it as an alternative to in vitro metaphase analysis in cell culture, it is necessary to begin a collaborative study in order to determine the best protocol which is valid for the detection of all clastogens as well as to determine clearly the limits of the test. The use of this in vitro test as a prescreening assay could be very useful as it takes structural and numerical chromosomal abnormalities into account and is simpler to perform than in vitro metaphase analysis.
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- D Marzin
- Institut Pasteur de Lille, Laboratory of Toxicology, France
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Miller B, Albertini S, Locher F, Thybaud V, Lorge E. Comparative evaluation of the in vitro micronucleus test and the in vitro chromosome aberration test: industrial experience. Mutat Res 1997; 392:45-59, 187-208. [PMID: 9269330 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1218(97)00044-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Because of its rapidness, simplicity and potential for automation, the measurement of micronucleated cells in vivo is not only equivalent to the analysis of chromosome aberrations, but often even preferred within routine genotoxicity testing. In order to evaluate the correlation between the in vitro micronucleus assay (MNT) and the in vitro chromosome aberration test (CA), we collected data from four pharmaceutical companies obtained either in Chinese hamster cell lines (CHO-K5, CHO-K1, V79) or in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Among the 57 compounds included in this comparison, 45 compounds gave rise to concordant results in both assays (26 compounds negative in both assays; 19 compounds positive in both assays). The high percentage of concordance, i.e. about 79% is very promising and can be even increased to about 88% by omitting the 3 aneugenic compounds and 2 compounds inducing endoreduplicated chromosomes which were found positive only in the in vitro MNT. The results are remarkable in particular considering that most of the compounds evaluated are 'standard' pharmaceutical compounds and thus are at most weak inducers of chromosome damage. Our comparison strongly supports that the in vitro micronucleus test is a suitable alternative to the in vitro chromosome aberration assay. Moreover, the MNT has the potential of not only detecting clastogens but additionally aneuploidy inducing chemicals.
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- B Miller
- Vitamin Division, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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Kim PM, DeBoni U, Wells PG. Peroxidase-dependent bioactivation and oxidation of DNA and protein in benzo[a]pyrene-initiated micronucleus formation. Free Radic Biol Med 1997; 23:579-96. [PMID: 9215804 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(97)00012-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Micronucleus formation initiated by benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) and related xenobiotics is widely believed to reflect potential carcinogenic initiation, yet neither a dependence upon bioactivation nor the critical enzymes have been demonstrated. Using rat skin fibroblasts, protein oxidation (carbonyl formation) and content of prostaglandin H synthase (PHS) and cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) protein were determined by Western blot/immunodetection with enhanced chemiluminescence. DNA oxidation as 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine formation was quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Fibroblast CYP1A1 activity assessed as ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase was not detectable, and even CYP1A1 protein was measurable only after induction with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). However, TCDD additionally induced prostaglandin H synthase (PHS), which also was detectable constitutively. B[a]P 10 microM initiated the oxidation of DNA and protein, and the formation of micronuclei, all of which were enhanced over 2-fold by the dual CYP1A1/PHS inducer TCDD 10 nM, as well as by other PHS inducers, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate 1 microM and interleukin-1alpha 0.625 or 1.25 ng/ml, that do not induce CYP1A1 (p < .05). Conversely, B[a]P target oxidation and micronucleus formation were abolished by 1-aminobenzotriazole 1 mM (p < .05), which was a potent inhibitor of both peroxidases and P450. These results provide the first direct evidence that B[a]P-initiated micronucleus formation, like carcinogenic initiation, requires enzymatic bioactivation, and that peroxidase-dependent, reactive oxygen species-mediated oxidation of DNA, and possibly protein, constitutes a molecular mechanism of initiation in uninduced cells. Induction of either CYP1A1 or peroxidases such as PHS substantially enhances this genotoxic initiation, which may reflect cancer risk.
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- P M Kim
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zhang LS, Honma M, Hayashi M, Suzuki T, Matsuoka A, Sofuni T. A comparative study of TK6 human lymphoblastoid and L5178Y mouse lymphoma cell lines in the in vitro micronucleus test. Mutat Res 1995; 347:105-15. [PMID: 7565900 DOI: 10.1016/0165-7992(95)00027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Micronucleus induction was compared in human lymphoblastoid TK6 and mouse lymphoma L5178Y cell lines treated with model clastogens and spindle poisons, i.e., X-rays, methyl methanesulfonate, ethyl methanesulfonate, mitomycin C, colcemid, and vincristine. The spontaneous micronucleated cell (MNC) frequency was stable and reproducible in both cell lines. All clastogens and spindle poisons studied here induced micronuclei in both cell lines. They increased MNC frequency at lower concentrations or caused a greater increase at the same concentration in TK6 cells. These clastogens and spindle poisons, however, were also more toxic to TK6 than to L5178Y cells and when comparison was based on cytotoxicity, they showed more efficient MNC induction in L5178Y cells. In conclusion, neither cell line was superior to the other, and both of them can be used as target cells in the in vitro micronucleus assay.
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- L S Zhang
- Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Vian L, Van Hummelen P, Bichet N, Gouy D, Kirsch-Volders M. Evaluation of hydroquinone and chloral hydrate on the in vitro micronucleus test on isolated lymphocytes. Mutat Res 1995; 334:1-7. [PMID: 7528332 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1161(95)90024-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The cytochalasin B micronucleus test was performed in human peripheral lymphocyte cultures to assay the ability of hydroquinone and chloral hydrate to induce micronuclei, in the presence or absence of an exogenous metabolic activation system. Cultures and readings were performed in duplicate. No significant damage was found after treatment with chloral hydrate in this test system, whereas hydroquinone induced a clear positive response in one culture in the presence of metabolic activation during the G1 phase. Isolated lymphocytes used as a test system provide information about the test compound itself without interference by blood components. Comparison of the two readers' data showed few marked discrepancies in the number of micronuclei recorded in binucleated cells. Strict criteria for data analysis are therefore necessary to avoid intra-assay or operator variability.
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- L Vian
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Montpellier, France
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Miller BM, Pujadas E, Gocke E. Evaluation of the micronucleus test in vitro using Chinese hamster cells: results of four chemicals weakly positive in the in vivo micronucleus test. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 1995; 26:240-247. [PMID: 7588650 DOI: 10.1002/em.2850260309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A rapid and simple procedure for the micronucleus test (MNT) in vitro using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was established in our laboratory. The assay is intended to quickly screen chromosomal aberrations in vitro within the framework of industrial genotoxicity studies. To test the sensitivity of the assay in the experiments described here, four substances, classified as noncarcinogens but reported as weak inducers of micronuclei (MN) in bone-marrow cells of mice, were evaluated in the MNT in vitro. Of the four compounds, ascorbic acid, phenol, and 2,6-diaminotoluene proved to be genotoxic in the MNT in vitro. Titanium dioxide, which could not be dissolved in the culture medium, did not induce MN. The MNT in vitro proved to be quick and relatively simple and to yield highly reproducible results when testing the four chemicals.
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- B M Miller
- Pharma Division, Department of Toxicology, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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Ortiz R, Cortés E, González C, Pérez L, Betancourt M. Micronucleus frequency in spleen lymphocytes from severely malnourished rats during lactation. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 1995; 26:55-59. [PMID: 7641707 DOI: 10.1002/em.2850260108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The purpose of this ex vivo study was to determine if severe malnutrition increases the frequency of micronuclei in spleen lymphocytes of experimentally malnourished rats during lactation. Micronucleus frequencies were analyzed in binucleate cells produced by the cytokinesis block method. The overall micronucleus frequency was significantly higher in binucleate cells from malnourished rats (21.30/1000) as compared to that observed in control rats (11.50/1000). The number of binucleate cells with more than one micronucleus was also higher in malnourished rats than in controls (3.10/1000 vs. 1.20/1000). These results indicate that severe malnutrition produces cellular damage in vivo, as was evidenced by the increased micronucleus frequency in rat spleen lymphocytes in vitro. This damage may produce negative effects for the further development of the organism, since the spleen is an important lymphopoietic organ in rodents.
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- R Ortiz
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico D.F., México
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Bigatti MP, Lamberti L, Rizzi FP, Cannas M, Allasia G. In vitro micronucleus induction by polymethyl methacrylate bone cement in cultured human lymphocytes. Mutat Res 1994; 321:133-7. [PMID: 7513063 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(94)90037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human lymphocytes cultured in vitro were used to assess the ability of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), currently used in orthopaedic surgery as bone cement, to induce micronuclei in binucleated cells. The results of the study show a significant increase in the micronucleus frequency in treated cultures and therefore the genotoxic effect of PMMA bone cement or its ingredients (methyl methacrylate, dimethyl para-toluidine and hydroquinone) usually present in self-curing methacrylate bone cement and released in small quantities after polymerisation. This effect is evident during the stage immediately after the polymerisation process, and after a certain period of time (5 days in our experimental model).
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- M P Bigatti
- Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Laboratori di Antropologia, Turin, Italy
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