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Passos LS, Gomes LC, Pereira TM, Sadauskas-Henrique H, Pont GD, Ostrensky A, Pinto E. Response of Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) exposed to a guanitoxin-producing cyanobacterial strain using multiple biomarkers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 835:155471. [PMID: 35472340 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Changes in environmental conditions in aquatic ecosystems caused by anthropic actions can modify the composition of primary producers, promoting the excessive proliferation of cyanobacteria. These organisms can form cyanobacterial blooms, which directly affect aquatic life. The present study investigated the mutagenicity of the cyanobacterium Sphaerospermopsis torques-reginae (strain ITEP-024), guanitoxin-producing (natural organophosphate), and sublethal effects on fish in relevant environment concentrations. For this, the Ames test (Salmonella/microsome) was performed as a mutagenic assay for extracts of the ITEP-024 strain. Specimens of Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) were subjected to acute 96 h exposure to different concentrations of aqueous extract of the strain: C = control group; T1 = 31.25 mg/L; T2 = 62.5 mg/L; T3 = 125 mg/L; and T4 = 250 mg/L. Genotoxic, biochemical, osmoregulatory, and physiologic biomarkers were analyzed. Our results showed that the cyanobacterium had a weak mutagenic response for the TA102 strain of Salmonella with and without metabolic activation by S9. Strains TA98 and TA100 were not affected. Fish from treatments T3 and T4 showed changes in oxidative stress (CAT, SOD, and GST enzymes), inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase activity, micronucleus formation, and osmoregulatory disorders. No guanitoxin accumulation was detected in the different tissues of O. niloticus by LC-MS/MS. Our results showed unprecedented mutagenicity data of the guanitoxin-producing cyanobacteria by the Ames test and biochemical, osmoregulatory, and genotoxic disorders in fish, providing efficient aquatic contamination biomarkers. Despite the great concern related to the presence of guanitoxin in blooms in freshwater ecosystems, its concentration is not yet regulated, and thus there is no monitoring agenda in current legislation.
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- Larissa Souza Passos
- Laboratory of Toxins and Natural Algae Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Applied Ichthyology, Vila Velha University, Rua José Dantas de Melo, 29102-770 Vila Velha, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Ichthyology, Vila Velha University, Rua José Dantas de Melo, 29102-770 Vila Velha, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Organisms, University of Santa Cecília, Rua Oswaldo Cruz, 11045-907 Santos, Brazil
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- Integrated Group for Aquaculture and Environmental Studies, Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 80035-050 Curitiba, Brazil
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- Integrated Group for Aquaculture and Environmental Studies, Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraná, Rua dos Funcionários, 80035-050 Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxins and Natural Algae Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 05508-000 São Paulo, Brazil; Tropical Ecosystems Operation Division, Nuclear Energy in Agriculture Center, University of São Paulo, Av. Centenário, 13416-000 Piracicaba, Brazil; Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID), University of São Paulo, Rua do Lago, 05508-080 São Paulo, Brazil
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Fiorentino A, Rizzo L, Guilloteau H, Bellanger X, Merlin C. Comparing TiO 2 photocatalysis and UV-C radiation for inactivation and mutant formation of Salmonella typhimurium TA102. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:1871-1879. [PMID: 27796997 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7981-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Salmonellosis is one of the most common causes of foodborne bacterial human disease worldwide, and the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) was associated to the incidence of invasive salmonellosis. The objective of the present work was to investigate the effects of the TiO2 photocatalysis process in terms of both bacteria inactivation and the emergence of mutants, on S. typhimurium TA102 water suspensions. The TiO2 photocatalysis was compared with a conventional disinfection process such as UV-C radiation. In spite of the faster bacterial inactivation obtained in UV-C disinfection experiments (45, 15, and 10 min for total inactivation for initial cell density 109, 108, and 107 CFU mL-1, respectively), photocatalytic disinfection (60, 30, and 15 min) was more energy efficient because of a lower energy requirement (2-20 mWs cm-2) compared to the UV-C disinfection process (5-30 mWs cm-2). During the photocatalytic experiments, the mutation frequency increased up to 1648-fold compared to background level for a 108 CFU mL-1 initial bacterial density, and mutants were inactivated after 1-10-min treatment, depending on initial bacterial cell density. In UV-C disinfection experiments, the mutation frequency increased up to 2181-fold for a 108 CFU mL-1 initial bacterial cell density, and UV-C doses in the range of 0.5-4.8 mWs cm-2 were necessary to decrease mutation frequency. In conclusion, both disinfection processes were effective in the inactivation of S. typhimurium cells, and mutants released into the environment can be avoided if cells are effectively inactivated.
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- Antonino Fiorentino
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564, Institut Jean Barriol, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, LCPME, UMR 7564, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564, Institut Jean Barriol, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, LCPME, UMR 7564, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour l'Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564, Institut Jean Barriol, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, LCPME, UMR 7564, 15 Avenue du Charmois, 54500, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Akhtar MF, Saleem A, Sharif A, Akhtar B, Nasim MB, Peerzada S, Raza M, Ijaz H, Ahmed S, Shabbir M, Ali S, Akbar Z, Ul Hassan SS. Genotoxic and cytotoxic action potential of Terminalia citrina, a medicinal plant of ethnopharmacological significance. EXCLI JOURNAL 2016; 15:589-598. [PMID: 28096789 PMCID: PMC5225684 DOI: 10.17179/excli2016-551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Most herbal medicines utilized in complementary and alternative medicine lack safety evaluation setting our lives under unwarranted risks. Present study comprised of genotoxic and cytotoxic appraisal of Terminalia citrina fruits which are used as a folklore medicine for treatment of various ailments. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts of T. citrina fruit extracts were evaluated for the presence of different phytochemicals. Genotoxic potential of both the extract of T. citrina was assessed through Ames reverse mutagenicity assay in Salmonella TA 100 and 102 strains. Cytotoxic potential of T. citrina was determined in baby hamster kidney cell line (BHK-21). Statistical analysis was carried out by ANOVA following post hoc test. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, phenolic compounds, tannins, catechins and saponins. It was revealed that both the extracts of T. citrina exhibited significant mutagenicity in tester strains. Ethanolic extract showed higher mutagenicity in TA 100 strain, whereas aqueous extract of T. citrina exhibited higher mutagenicity in TA 102 strain than TA 100. Both the extracts of T. citrina showed dose-dependent mutagenicity. Fifty percent cell viability was exhibited by 260 and 545 µg/mL of ethanolic and aqueous extracts respectively. This study concludes that the ethanolic and aqueous fruit extracts of T. citrina may not be safe owing to their mutagenic and cytotoxic potential and it necessitates further investigation regarding its safety evaluation.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute für pharmazeutische Technologie & Biopharmazie, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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Antioxidant and antitumor activity of trolox, trolox succinate, and α-tocopheryl succinate conjugates with nitroxides. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 122:127-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Valentová K, Šíma P, Rybková Z, Křížan J, Malachová K, Křen V. (Anti)mutagenic and immunomodulatory properties of quercetin glycosides. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:1492-1499. [PMID: 25960089 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (isoquercitrin) and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside (rutin) are common components of a normal human diet and are increasingly used in food supplements. Here their effect on mutagenesis and immunity is shown. RESULTS The in vitro (anti)mutagenic potential was compared with that of quercetin using the Ames test in Salmonella typhimurium His(-) strains TA100, TA98 and TA102. Isoquercitrin only slightly increased the number of revertants, while rutin was totally non-mutagenic. On the other hand, all compounds displayed dose-dependent protective activity against H2O2 - and tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced oxidative damage to the TA102 strain and at 75 µmol L(-1) inhibited H2O2/Fe(2+)-induced formation of the open circular and linear forms of the DNA plasmid pBSIISK(-). In mice, none of the flavonols (0.86 µmol day(-1), 34 days) induced harmful effects. In immunized animals, all compounds enhanced ex vivo B cell proliferation; quercetin stimulated lymphocyte basal proliferation and increased the number of IgM-producing lymphocytes. Rutin promoted NK cytotoxic activity, supported T cells and enhanced gut epithelium renewal. No effect on IgG-forming cells was found. CONCLUSION Isoquercitrin displayed negligible and rutin no mutagenicity, but both showed significant antimutagenic and DNA-protective effects against oxidative damage. In vivo, they supported the readiness of the immune system for specific humoral immune response.
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- Kateřina Valentová
- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Chittussiho 10, CZ-710 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Di Sotto A, Di Giacomo S, Toniolo C, Nicoletti M, Mazzanti G. Sisymbrium Officinale (L.) Scop. and its Polyphenolic Fractions Inhibit the Mutagenicity of Tert-Butylhydroperoxide in Escherichia Coli WP2uvrAR Strain. Phytother Res 2016; 30:829-34. [PMID: 26890612 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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One Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. aqueous dry extract (SOE) and its polyphenolic fractions (Fb, Fc, Fd and Fe) were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the oxidative mutagenicity of tert-butylhydroperoxide in the Ames test. The possible involvement of desmutagenic and/or bioantimutagenic mechanisms was evaluated by applying a three-time based protocol (pre-treatment, co-treatment and post-treatment). Furthermore, some protective antioxidant mechanisms were investigated. The total polyphenol and flavonol amount was also determined, and the fingerprint was outlined by high-performance thin-layer chromatography and densitometry. SOE, Fb and Fe exhibited strong antimutagenicity against tert-butylhydroperoxide in all treatment protocols, this suggesting the involvement of both desmutagenic and bioantimutagenic mechanisms. These samples also showed antioxidant properties, including neutralization of the superoxide anion, lipid peroxidation inhibition and chelation and reduction of iron. Fb and Fe were rich in polyphenols and flavonols, so suggesting a possible role of these compounds in the antimutagenicity. Taking into account that oxidative stress is responsible for the damage of various environmental toxicants, particularly tobacco smoke, present results can support the traditional use of hedge mustard by smokers to restore the vocal cord function affected by the oxidative damage and suggest a possible application of SOE and its fractions as food supplements. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Antonella Di Sotto
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Akhtar MF, Ashraf M, Anjum AA, Javeed A, Sharif A, Saleem A, Akhtar B. Textile industrial effluent induces mutagenicity and oxidative DNA damage and exploits oxidative stress biomarkers in rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2016; 41:180-186. [PMID: 26710178 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2015.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Exposure to complex mixtures like textile effluent poses risks to animal and human health such as mutations, genotoxicity and oxidative damage. Aim of the present study was to quantify metals in industrial effluent and to determine its mutagenic, genotoxic and cytotoxic potential and effects on oxidative stress biomarkers in effluent exposed rats. Metal analysis revealed presence of high amounts of zinc, copper, chromium, iron, arsenic and mercury in industrial effluent. Ames test with/without enzyme activation and MTT assay showed strong association of industrial effluent with mutagenicity and cytotoxicity respectively. In-vitro comet assay revealed evidence of high oxidative DNA damage. When Wistar rats were exposed to industrial effluent in different dilutions for 60 days, then activities of total superoxide dismutase and catalase and hydrogen peroxide concentration were found to be significantly lower in kidney, liver and blood/plasma of effluent exposed rats than control. Vitamin C in a dose of 50 mg/kg/day significantly reduced oxidative effects of effluent in rats. On the basis of this study it is concluded that industrial effluent may cause mutagenicity, in-vitro oxidative stress-related DNA damage and cytotoxicity and may be associated with oxidative stress in rats. Vitamin C may have ameliorating effect when exposed to effluent.
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- Muhammad Furqan Akhtar
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Abdul Qadir Jilani Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Abdul Qadir Jilani Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Abdul Qadir Jilani Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Abdul Qadir Jilani Road, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Bandyopadhyay N, Gautam S, Sharma A. Variety-based variation in the antimutagenic potential of various vegetables and lack of its correlation with their antioxidant capacity. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2013; 64:587-98. [DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2013.763913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kanno T, Nakamura K, Ikai H, Kikuchi K, Sasaki K, Niwano Y. Literature review of the role of hydroxyl radicals in chemically-induced mutagenicity and carcinogenicity for the risk assessment of a disinfection system utilizing photolysis of hydrogen peroxide. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2012; 51:9-14. [PMID: 22798706 PMCID: PMC3391867 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.11-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We have developed a new disinfection system for oral hygiene, proving that hydroxyl radicals generated by the photolysis of 1 M hydrogen peroxide could effectively kill oral pathogenic microorganisms. Prior to any clinical testing, the safety of the system especially in terms of the risk of carcinogenicity is examined by reviewing the literature. Previous studies have investigated indirectly the kinds of reactive oxygen species involved in some sort of chemically-induced mutagenicity in vitro by using reactive oxygen species scavengers, suggesting the possible involvement of hydroxyl radicals. Similarly, possible involvement of hydroxyl radicals in some sort of chemically-induced carcinogenicity has been proposed. Notably, it is suggested that the hydroxyl radical can play a role in heavy metal-induced carcinogenicity that requires chronic exposure to the carcinogen. In these cases, hydroxyl radicals produced by Fenton-like reactions may be involved in the carcinogenicity. Meanwhile, potential advantages have been reported on the use of the hydroxyl radical, being included in host immune defense by polymorphonuclear leukocytes, and medical applications such as for cancer treatment and antibiotics. From these, we conclude that there would seem to be little to no risk in using the hydroxyl radical as a disinfectant for short-term treatment of the oral cavity.
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- Taro Kanno
- Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Seiryo-machi 4-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Herzallah S, Lledó ML, Holley R. Influence of NaCl and NaNO3 on sinigrin hydrolysis by foodborne bacteria. J Food Prot 2011; 74:2162-8. [PMID: 22186059 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-11-284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The glucosinolate sinigrin (SNG) is converted by endogenous plant myrosinase or by bacterial myrosinase-like activity to form the potent antimicrobial allyl isothiocyanate. In order to use SNG as a natural antimicrobial precursor in food, it became important to better understand the ability of bacteria to synthesize the enzyme(s) and understand factors influencing this synthesis at a constant SNG concentration. Eight spoilage, pathogenic, or starter culture bacteria were grown separately in medium containing individual or combined salts with SNG. SNG degradation by the bacteria and the formation of its major degradation product, allyl isothiocyanate, were followed for 12 days at 30 or 35°C. The bacterial strains varied in their ability to metabolize SNG, and this was enhanced by NaCl and/or NaNO(3). SNG hydrolysis took place after 4 days, and the greatest amount occurred by day 12. At 12 days, Escherichia coli O157:H7 showed the greatest capacity to hydrolyze SNG (45.3% degradation), followed by Staphylococcus carnosus (44.57%), while Pseudomonas fluorescens was not active against SNG. The ability of tested strains to metabolize SNG, in decreasing order, was as follows: Escherichia coli O157:H7 > Staphylococcus carnosus > Staphylococcus aureus > Pediococcus pentosaceus > Salmonella Typhimurium > Listeria monocytogenes > Enterococcus faecalis > Pseudomonas fluorescens.
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- S Herzallah
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan
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Tabrez S, Ahmad M. Oxidative stress-mediated genotoxicity of wastewaters collected from two different stations in northern India. Mutat Res 2011; 726:15-20. [PMID: 21855648 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Oxidative stress-mediated genotoxicity of wastewaters taken from two different cities, Saharanpur (SWW) and Aligarh (AWW), were compared with a battery of short-term assays namely the Allium cepa genotoxicity test, the plasmid-nicking assay, and the Ames fluctuation test. Both test-water samples - when used undiluted - increased the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities and/or micronuclei and alterations in the mitotic index of root cells of Allium cepa. Bridges and fragmentation of the chromosome were the predominant effects of the Saharanpur water sample while the Aligarh sample induced mainly chromosome fragmentation. Single- and double-strand breaks were also observed in plasmid DNA treated with these test wastewaters. The plasmid-nicking assay performed on SWW resulted in linearization of plasmid DNA when 18μl was tested (in a total reaction volume of 20μl). However, with the same amount of AWW, all three forms of plasmid, viz. supercoiled, open circular and linear were observed. Supplementation with specific scavengers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused a significant decline in mutagenicity of test-water samples in all the tests, pointing at oxidative stress as the mediator of the observed genotoxicity. The role of heavy metals in the AWW-induced oxidative stress and that of phenolics in SWW cannot be ruled out.
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- Shams Tabrez
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Tabrez S, Shakil S, Urooj M, Damanhouri GA, Abuzenadah AM, Ahmad M. Genotoxicity testing and biomarker studies on surface waters: an overview of the techniques and their efficacies. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART C, ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS & ECOTOXICOLOGY REVIEWS 2011; 29:250-275. [PMID: 21929382 DOI: 10.1080/10590501.2011.601849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Rapid industrialization, use of modern agriculture practices, and fast urbanization vis-a-vis indiscriminate use of xenobiotics have led to the serious problems of water pollution in India and abroad. The complexicity of the pollutants in environmental samples demands a multitude of genotoxicity testing with increasing simplicity, sensitivity, and affordability. Moreover, various pollutants mutually affect their own toxic behavior, which complicates the problem of risk assessment. An overview, highlighting the genotoxicity testing system, such as Ames plate incorporation test, Ames fluctuation test, E. coli survival assay, Allium cepa toxicity/genotoxicity test, comet assay, and plasmid nicking assay, is presented in this article, and a comparison has been made to estimate the efficacy of these genotoxicity bioassays performed on some surface waters. Some work on toxicity biomarkers vis-a-vis studies on surface waters has also been included in the present review.
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- Shams Tabrez
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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André V, Billet S, Pottier D, Le Goff J, Pottier I, Garçon G, Shirali P, Sichel F. Mutagenicity and genotoxicity of PM2.5 issued from an urbano-industrialized area of Dunkerque (France). J Appl Toxicol 2011; 31:131-8. [PMID: 20687134 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have demonstrated the link between chronic exposure to particulate matter (PM), especially particles with an aerodynamic diameter lesser than 2.5 µm (PM(2.5) ), and lung cancer. Mechanistic investigations focus on the contribution of the various genotoxicants adsorbed onto the particles, and more particularly on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or nitroaromatics. Most of the previous studies dealing with genotoxic and/or mutagenic measurements were performed on organic extracts obtained from PM(2.5) collected in polluted areas. In contrast, we have evaluated genotoxic and mutagenic properties of urbano-industrial PM(2.5) (PM) collected in Dunkerque (France). Thermally desorbed PM(2.5) (dPM) was also comparatively studied. Suspensions of PM and dPM (5-50 µg per plate) were tested in Salmonella tester strains TA98, TA102 and YG1041 ± S9mix. Significant mutagenicity was observed for PM in YG1041 ± S9 mix. In strain TA102 - S9mix, a slight, but not significant dose-response increase was observed, for both PM and dPM. Genotoxic properties of PM and dPM were evaluated by the measurement of (1) 8-OHdG in A549 cells and (2) bulky DNA adducts on A549 cells and on human alveolar macrophages (AMs) in primary culture. A dose-dependant formation of 8-OHdG adducts was observed on A549 cells for PM and dPM, probably mainly attributed to the core of the particles. Bulky DNA adducts were observed only in AMs after exposure to PM and dPM. In conclusion, using relevant exposure models, suspension of PM(2.5) induces a combination of DNA-interaction mechanisms, which could contribute to the induction of lung cancer in exposed populations.
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- V André
- Groupe Régional d'Etudes sur le Cancer (GRECAN) EA1772 et IFR 146 (ICORE), Université de Caen Basse-Normandie et Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France.
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Takemura Y, Wang DH, Sauriasari R, Horita M, Tsutsui K, Sano K, Masuoka N, Takigawa T, Takaki J, Ogino K. Evaluation of pyrogallol-induced cytotoxicity in catalase-mutant escherichia coli and mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2010; 84:347-350. [PMID: 20101387 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-010-9936-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We evaluated pyrogallol cytotoxicity using Escherichia coli strains that express mammalian catalase gene derived from catalase mutant mice (Cs(b)) and wild-type (Cs(a)), and pyrogallol mutagenicity by Ames test. Pyrogallol was more toxic to Cs(b) rather than to Cs(a) (p < 0.05), while catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbic acid decrease the toxic effect. Pyrogallol also showed mutagenic effect (mutagenic index = 3.8 for 10 micromol pyrogallol/plate) while ascorbic acid (19.4% reduction, p < 0.001) and naringin (35.1% reduction, p < 0.001) played a protective role against it. Pyrogallol cytotoxicity and mutagenicity seem to be attributable, at least in part, to reactive oxygen species formation. This study also suggests that newly established catalase mutant E. coli is probably useful in hazard identification of oxidative chemicals.
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- Yoko Takemura
- Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Koschutnig K, Kemmo S, Lampi AM, Piironen V, Fritz-Ton C, Wagner KH. Separation and isolation of β-sitosterol oxides and their non-mutagenic potential in the Salmonella microsome assay. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Brandstetter S, Berthold C, Isnardy B, Solar S, Elmadfa I. Impact of gamma-irradiation on the antioxidative properties of sage, thyme, and oregano. Food Chem Toxicol 2009; 47:2230-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2009] [Revised: 05/26/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ovchinnikova LP, Rotskaya UN, Vasyunina EA, Sinitsina OI, Kandalintseva NV, Prosenko AE, Nevinskii GA. Antioxidative activity of thiophane [bis(3-(3,5-di-tret-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propyl)sulfide]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162009030145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kemeleva EA, Vasiunina EA, Sinitsyna OI, Khomchenko AS, Gross MA, Kandalintseva NV, Prosenko AE, Nevinskiĭ GA. [New promising antioxidants based on 2,6-dimethylphenol]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2008; 34:558-69. [PMID: 18695730 DOI: 10.1134/s106816200804016x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Three new sulfur-containing derivatives of 2,6-dimethylphenol were synthesized. Their antioxidative activity, mutagenicity, and genotoxicity were examined by bacterial tests and by calculating the dominant lethal mutations in murine embryonic cells. It was shown that all the compounds synthesized have a marked antioxidative effect and no genotoxic or mutagenic properties. One of the antioxidants, 4-(3-dodecylthiopropyl)-2,6-dimethylphenol, increases the survival of cells of both the wild-type Escherichia coli strain and bacterial strains defective in the genes of repair enzymes and has a more distinct antioxidative effect than the classic antioxidants alpha-tocopherol and trolox, increasing the survival of cells devoid of repair enzymes.
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Devipriya N, Sudheer AR, Srinivasan M, Menon VP. Quercetin ameliorates gamma radiation-induced DNA damage and biochemical changes in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2008; 654:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lira WDM, dos Santos FV, Sannomiya M, Rodrigues CM, Vilegas W, Varanda EA. Modulatory Effect of Byrsonima basiloba Extracts on the Mutagenicity of Certain Direct and Indirect-Acting Mutagens in Salmonella typhimurium Assays. J Med Food 2008; 11:111-9. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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- Walclecio de Moraes Lira
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, Rodovia Araraquara-Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, Rodovia Araraquara-Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Chemical Institute of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Chemical Institute of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, Rodovia Araraquara-Jaú, São Paulo, Brazil
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Wagner KH, Reichhold S, Koschutnig K, Chériot S, Billaud C. The potential antimutagenic and antioxidant effects of Maillard reaction products used as "natural antibrowning" agents. Mol Nutr Food Res 2007; 51:496-504. [PMID: 17390400 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200600141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the potential antioxidative and antimutagenic effects of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) formed from glucose or fructose and cysteine or glutathione in the Ames Salmonella test and the 2,2'-azobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assay. The mixtures were heated for 4 h 20 min or 14 h at 103 or 110 degrees C and tested in five concentrations from 0.05 to 11 mg/plate in strains TA 98 and TA 102 in the plate incorporation assays. In order to promote the formation of mutant revertants the prooxidants hydrogenperoxide (H(2)O(2)) and tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tBOOH) were used in the TA 102. Tests were conducted with preincubation with (+S9) and without (-S9) metabolic activation. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) was investigated as carbonyl compound. In TA 98, no effect of the MRPs was shown. The shorter heated samples (4 h 20 min) were in general more active than the longer heated ones (14 h). Up to 1 mg/plate (1%) all the reaction mixtures remained safe, but the 5% and in particular the 11% fractions increased the number of revertants significantly for the shorter heated mixtures. The 14 h mixtures did not show any response for almost all concentrations. No significant difference in the number of revertants could be observed between the cysteine and glutathione mixtures, the fructose mixtures increased revertants number to a higher extent than the glucose mixtures only in the 4 h 20 min heated mixtures for the highest concentration (11%). The highest activity was always observed in the +S9 tests. Antioxidative effects expressed as Trolox equivalents were higher in the 4 h 20 min heated samples. When detectable, HMF concentration was found to be higher in the 14 h MRP samples. In order to use the tested mixtures as antibrowning agents for technological purpose, the concentration should not be higher than 1% and the longer heated reaction mixtures were preferred since the brown pigments seemed to be less reactive than the intermediate products.
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- Karl-Heinz Wagner
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Bulmer AC, Ried K, Coombes JS, Blanchfield JT, Toth I, Wagner KH. The anti-mutagenic and antioxidant effects of bile pigments in the Ames Salmonella test. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2007; 629:122-32. [PMID: 17350329 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the potential pro- and anti-mutagenic effects of endogenous bile pigments unconjugated bilirubin (BR), biliverdin (BV) and a synthetic, water soluble conjugate, bilirubin ditaurate (BRT) in the Ames Salmonella test. The bile pigments were tested over a wide concentration range (0.01-2 micromol/plate) in the presence of three bacterial strains (TA98, TA100, TA102). A variety of mutagens including benzo[alpha]pyrene (B[alpha]P), 2,4,7 trinitrofluorenone (TNFone), 2-aminofluorene (2-AF), sodium azide (NaN(3)) and tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH), were used to promote the formation of mutant revertants. Tests were conducted with (B[alpha]P, 2-AF, t-BuOOH) and without (TNFone, NaN(3), t-BuOOH) metabolic activation incorporating the addition of the microsomal liver preparation, S9. The bile pigments alone did not induce mutagenicity in any of the strains tested (p>0.05). Anti-mutagenic effects of the bile pigments were observed in the presence of all mutagens except for NaN(3) and the anti-mutagenic effects appeared independent of the strain tested. For TNFone induced genotoxicity, the order of effectiveness was BR> or =BRT>BV. However, the order was BV> or =BRT> or =BR for 2-AF. Antioxidant testing in the TA102 strain revealed bile pigments could effectively inhibit the genotoxic effect of t-BuOOH induced oxidative stress. The apparent antioxidant and anti-mutagenic behaviour of bile pigments further suggests their presence in biological systems is of possible physiological importance.
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- A C Bulmer
- School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia.
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Stagos D, Kazantzoglou G, Theofanidou D, Kakalopoulou G, Magiatis P, Mitaku S, Kouretas D. Activity of grape extracts from Greek varieties of Vitis vinifera against mutagenicity induced by bleomycin and hydrogen peroxide in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA102. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2006; 609:165-75. [PMID: 16935024 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2005] [Revised: 02/14/2006] [Accepted: 06/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Several in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that grape extracts could prevent certain steps in carcinogenesis and a few mechanisms have been proposed for this activity. In this study, the potential antimutagenic activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts from two Greek grape varieties of Vitis vinifera against DNA damage induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS) was assessed as a potential novel chemopreventive mechanism, using Salmonella typhimurium strain TA102. The two grape varieties were Assyrtiko (white grapes) and Mandilaria (red grapes), while the oxidant mutagens used were bleomycin (BLM) and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Since it has been considered that polyphenols present in grapes are their most potent biologically active compounds, we also tested the effects of polyphenol-rich fractions as well as some of the more common grape polyphenols on the activity of the two test mutagens. These polyphenols were quercetin, (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, trans-resveratrol, gallic acid and protocatechuic acid. Almost all extracts showed inhibitory activity against both mutagens. On the other hand, polyphenol-rich fractions as well as individual polyphenols at concentrations found in the extracts either did not diminish or did enhance the activity of the mutagens. These results suggest that the protection of DNA from mutations induced by ROS may be one of the mechanisms accounting for the chemopreventive activity of grape extracts. However, it seems that this protective activity may not be attributed to polyphenols but rather to a synergism of many compounds in the grapes.
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- Demetrios Stagos
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Ploutonos 26 & Aiolou, GR-41221 Larissa, Greece
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VATTEM D, JANG HD, LEVIN R, SHETTY K. SYNERGISM OF CRANBERRY PHENOLICS WITH ELLAGIC ACID AND ROSMARINIC ACID FOR ANTIMUTAGENIC AND DNA PROTECTION FUNCTIONS. J Food Biochem 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2005.00063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Horita M, Wang DH, Tsutsui K, Sano K, Masuoka N, Kira S. Involvement of oxidative stress in hydroquinone-induced cytotoxicity in catalase-deficient Escherichia coli mutants. Free Radic Res 2006; 39:1035-41. [PMID: 16298729 DOI: 10.1080/10715760500232008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hydroquinone is a benzene-derived metabolite. To clarify whether the reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in hydroquinone-induced cytotoxicity, we constructed transformants of Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains that express mammalian catalase gene derived from catalase mutant mice (Cs(b), Cs(c)) and the wild-type (Cs(a)) using a catalase-deficient E. coli UM255 as a recipient. Specific catalase activities of these tester strains were in order of Cs(a) > Cs(c) > Cs(b) > UM255, and their susceptibility to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) showed UM255 > Cs(b) > Cs(c) > Cs(a). We found that hydroquinone exposure reduced the survival of catalase-deficient E. coli mutants in a dose-dependent manner significantly, especially in the strains with lower catalase activities. Hydroquinone toxicity was also confirmed using zone of inhibition test, in which UM255 was the most susceptible, showing the largest zone of growth inhibition, followed by Cs(b), Cs(c) and Cs(a). Furthermore, we found that hydroquinone-induced cell damage was inhibited by the pretreatment of catalase, ascorbic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and augmented by superoxide dismutase (both CuZnSOD and MnSOD). The present results suggest that H2O2 is probably involved in hydroquinone-induced cytotoxicity in catalase-deficient E. coli mutants and catalase plays an important role in protection of the cells against hydroquinone toxicity.
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- Masako Horita
- Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Public Health, Okayama, Japan
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Stopper H, Schmitt E, Kobras K. Genotoxicity of phytoestrogens. Mutat Res 2005; 574:139-55. [PMID: 15914213 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2004] [Revised: 12/15/2004] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant extracts containing phytohormones are very popular as 'alternative' medicine for many kinds of diseases. They are especially favored by women who enter menopause and are concerned about the side effects of hormone replacement therapy. However, adverse health effects of phytoestrogens have often been ignored. This review examines the literature on genotoxicity and apoptotic effects of phytohormones. Genistein, coumestrol, quercetin, zearalenone, and resveratrol exerted genotoxic effects in in vitro test systems. Other phytoestrogens such as lignans, the isoflavones daidzein and glycetein, anthocyanidins, and the flavonol fisetin exhibited only weak or no effects in vitro. However, some metabolites of daidzein showed a genotoxic activity in vitro. Practically all of the phytoestrogens exhibit pro-apoptotic effects in some cell systems. Further investigations regarding dose-response-relationships and other aspects relevant for extrapolation to human exposure seem necessary. Until then, care may be advised in taking concentrated phytohormones. Nevertheless, the intake of substantial amounts of plant-food in a normal diet constitutes an important, individual contribution to cancer prevention.
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- H Stopper
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Wuerzburg, Versbacherstr. 9, D-97078 Würzburg, Germany.
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Vartazarmian R, Malik S, Baker GB, Boksa P. Long-term effects of fluoxetine or vehicle administration during pregnancy on behavioral outcomes in guinea pig offspring. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2005; 178:328-38. [PMID: 15365684 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-2003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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RATIONALE Assessment of the benefits versus risks associated with antidepressant use during pregnancy must include an analysis of possible drug effects on fetal development. Human studies indicate that prenatal fluoxetine exposure is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. Animal modeling may provide useful information concerning possible long-term effects of prenatal fluoxetine exposure. Limitations in previous such studies using rat models may be overcome using a guinea pig model in which fluoxetine is delivered by osmotic pump throughout pregnancy. METHODS Initial experiments measured the half-life of fluoxetine and dosing required to achieve human therapeutic blood levels in the guinea pig. In subsequent experiments, guinea pigs received fluoxetine or vehicle via osmotic pump or no treatment throughout pregnancy. Outcome measures included: pregnancy characteristics, weight gain, and, in offspring as adults, pain threshold, acoustic startle responses and prepulse inhibition. RESULTS There was no effect of treatment group on gestation length, number of live-births or still-births, maternal or offspring weight gain, and acoustic startle responses. In adult offspring, pain threshold was decreased by vehicle treatment during gestation. Prenatal fluoxetine increased pain threshold, relative to vehicle controls. Prepulse inhibition of startle was increased in adult offspring treated prenatally with either vehicle or fluoxetine compared to no treatment. CONCLUSIONS The guinea pig provides a practicable and clinically relevant model of prenatal fluoxetine exposure. Adult guinea pigs exposed to fluoxetine prenatally showed increased thermal pain thresholds but no change in prepulse inhibition, indicating selective long-term effects of prenatal fluoxetine on serotonin-modulated behaviors. Further studies on long-term effects of prenatal fluoxetine on nociception are warranted.
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- Raphael Vartazarmian
- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Center, McGill University, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, QC, Canada, H4H 1R3
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Nikaidou S, Ishizuka M, Maeda Y, Hara Y, Kazusaka A, Fujita S. Effect of Catechins on Mutagenesis of Salmonella Typhimurium TA 102 Elicited by tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH). J Vet Med Sci 2005; 67:137-8. [PMID: 15699613 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Green tea, one of the most popular beverages consumed in Asian countries, has been reported to possess anticarcinogenic and antimutagenic properties. The aim in this study is to test the radical scavenging effect of catechins and caffeine, which were major components of green tea, and if they really prevent oxygen radical-induced mutagenesis. We used TA102 strain of Salmonella typhimurium which is sensitive to hydroxyl radical in the Ames mutation assay. We found that caffeine did not show any effects on mutagenesis in this system, but catechin significantly reduced mutagenesis or genotoxicity caused by hydroxyl radical. This radical-scavenging action of catechins may indeed contribute to the anticarcinogenic activity of green tea as has been proposed.
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- Satoshi Nikaidou
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Geetha T, Garg A, Chopra K, Pal Kaur I. Delineation of antimutagenic activity of catechin, epicatechin and green tea extract. Mutat Res 2004; 556:65-74. [PMID: 15491633 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2004] [Revised: 06/30/2004] [Accepted: 07/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Tea is consumed worldwide as second largest to water in popularity as a beverage. It has been reported that tea extracts have antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidative, antitumor and antimutagenic activities. The protective effect of green tea has been assumed to be due to the powerful scavenging and antioxidative property of high concentrations of unpolymerised catechins and their gallates. In the present proposal green tea extract (GT), (+)-catechin (C) and (-)-epicatechin (EC) were investigated for their antioxidant activity by different in vitro methods like (i) DPPH assay (ii) superoxide anion scavenging and (iii) hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity. Further these agents were also tested against mutagenesis using the well-standardized Ames microsomal test system. The Ames tester strain Salmonella typhimurium TA102, which readily responds to reactive oxygen species, was used and the antimutagenic activity was evaluated against oxidative mutagens tertiary butyl hydroperoxide (ID50-24.41, 29.63 and 113.23 microg for EC, C and GT, respectively) and hydrogen peroxide (ID50-17.3, 18.4 and 88.1 microg for EC, C and GT, respectively). Ascorbic acid was used as a standard antioxidant in all the experiments. Results indicate that all the three agents possess excellent DPPH free radical scavenging activity (IC50-1.5 microg for EC, 3.45 microg for C and 3.8 microg for GT), good hydrogen peroxide (IC50-11.18 microg for EC, 13.5 microg for C and 11.78 microg for GT) and superoxide anion scavenging (IC50-1.64 microg for EC, 1.74 microg for C and 3.52 microg for GT) activities. Further, they also show antimutagenic activity in the above-mentioned test systems establishing their antioxidant nature to be responsible for such activity. The in vitro antioxidant activity correlates well with the antimutagenic action. (-)-Epicatechin is indicated to be a better agent in comparison to the other two agents (ID50-1.2 times more than C and 5 times more than GT in antimutagenicity studies against t-BOOH and hydrogen peroxide induced mutagenesis). Ascorbic acid however showed a much less activity (ID50-12.1 mg against t-BOOH and 7.2 mg with hydrogen peroxide induced mutagenesis).
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- Thiraviam Geetha
- University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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Kusakabe H, Kamiguchi Y. Ability to activate oocytes and chromosome integrity of mouse spermatozoa preserved in EGTA Tris–HCl buffered solution supplemented with antioxidants. Theriogenology 2004; 62:897-905. [PMID: 15251241 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2003] [Accepted: 12/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Potential methods for cryopreservation of mouse spermatozoa are freeze-drying, desiccation, and suspension in EGTA Tris-HCl buffered solution (ETBS: 50 mM NaCl, 50 mM EGTA, and 10 mM Tris-HCl). To determine the duration that mouse spermatozoa suspended in ETBS-based solutions could retain their normal characteristics without freezing, spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis were suspended in ETBS or in ETBS supplemented with the antioxidants, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), or DL-alpha-tocopherol acetate (Vitamin E acetate; VEA) diluted in DMSO, then held at ambient temperature (22-24 degrees C) for up to 9 days. When oocytes were injected with spermatozoa preserved in ETBS alone, activation rates of oocytes and chromosome integrity at the first cleavage metaphase decreased at 1 day (P < 0.001) and 2-4 days (P < 0.01) following treatment. When oocytes were injected with spermatozoa preserved in ETBS supplemented with DMSO or VEA/DMSO, chromosome integrity did not decrease significantly (through 9 days of preservation). Although DMSO maintained sperm chromosome integrity more effectively than VEA/DMSO up to 2-4 days (91 and 67%, normal karyotypes in DMSO and VEA/DMSO, respectively), VEA/DMSO helped to maintain the ability of spermatozoa to activate oocytes, but did not enhance the maintenance of sperm chromosome integrity. These results suggested that deterioration of spermatozoa preserved in ETBS alone was delayed by supplementation with antioxidants.
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- Hirokazu Kusakabe
- Department of Biological Sciences, Asahikawa Medical College, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka-higashi, 078-8510, Japan.
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Glösl S, Wagner KH, Draxler A, Kaniak M, Lichtenecker S, Sonnleitner A, Somoza V, Erbersdobler H, Elmadfa I. Genotoxicity and mutagenicity of melanoidins isolated from a roasted glucose–glycine model in human lymphocyte cultures, intestinal Caco-2 cells and in the Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA102 applying the AMES test. Food Chem Toxicol 2004; 42:1487-95. [PMID: 15234079 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2004] [Accepted: 04/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Melanoidins are formed during household cooking procedures and are part of our daily diet, but data on their toxicological potential are still scarce. Therefore, the mutagenic, cytotoxic and genotoxic activity of the water soluble total fraction (sol A), the water soluble high molecular weight fraction (HMW; Molecular weight>12,400 Da) and the remaining water soluble low molecular weight fraction (LMW) isolated from a glucose-glycine model system roasted at 125 degrees C was comprehensively studied in human lymphocytes (genetic end point: sister chromatid exchange (SCE)), Caco-2 cells (SCE, cell viability, cell proliferation) and in the Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA102 (Ames test). Tests were performed in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The results indicate a significant increase in SCE formation in human lymphocytes after the exposure to 0.05% and 0.1% of the melanoidin fractions. In Caco-2 cells, only the exposure to LMW increased the SCE formation as a matter of concentration. Cell's proliferation and viability decreased significantly after exposure to melanoidins. In the AMES test, melanoidins did not show a mutagenic potential, neither using the TA98 nor the TA102 strain. These results show that melanoidins isolated from the glucose-glycine mixture exhibited modest but significant genotoxic effects in human lymphocytes and, in particular the LMW, in Caco-2 cells, but they induce neither in low nor in very high concentrations mutagenicity in bacteria strains.
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- Sigrid Glösl
- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Anti/pro-oxidative properties of selected standard chemicals and tea extracts investigated by DNA-based electrochemical biosensor. Eur Food Res Technol 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-004-1001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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