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Zhong Q, Pan X, Chen Y, Lian Q, Gao J, Xu Y, Wang J, Shi Z, Cheng H. Prosthetic Metals: Release, Metabolism and Toxicity. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:5245-5267. [PMID: 38855732 PMCID: PMC11162637 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s459255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024] Open
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The development of metallic joint prostheses has been ongoing for more than a century alongside advancements in hip and knee arthroplasty. Among the materials utilized, the Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum (Co-Cr-Mo) and Titanium-Aluminum-Vanadium (Ti-Al-V) alloys are predominant in joint prosthesis construction, predominantly due to their commendable biocompatibility, mechanical strength, and corrosion resistance. Nonetheless, over time, the physical wear, electrochemical corrosion, and inflammation induced by these alloys that occur post-implantation can cause the release of various metallic components. The released metals can then flow and metabolize in vivo, subsequently causing potential local or systemic harm. This review first details joint prosthesis development and acknowledges the release of prosthetic metals. Second, we outline the metallic concentration, biodistribution, and elimination pathways of the released prosthetic metals. Lastly, we discuss the possible organ, cellular, critical biomolecules, and significant signaling pathway toxicities and adverse effects that arise from exposure to these metals.
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- Qiang Zhong
- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Álvarez-Barrera L, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Mateos-Nava RA, Acosta-San Juan A, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Cytogenetic damage by vanadium(IV) and vanadium(III) on the bone marrow of mice. Drug Chem Toxicol 2023:1-8. [PMID: 37795609 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2023.2263669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Vanadium is a strategic metal that has many important industrial applications and is generated by the use of burning fossil fuels, which inevitably leads to their release into the environment, mainly in the form of oxides. The wastes generated by their use represent a major health hazard. Furthermore, it has attracted attention because several genotoxicity studies have shown that some vanadium compounds can affect DNA; among the most studied compounds is vanadium pentoxide, but studies in vivo with oxidation states IV and III are scarce and controversial. In this study, the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of vanadium oxides was investigated in mouse bone marrow cells using structural chromosomal aberration (SCA) and mitotic index (MI) test systems. Three groups were administered vanadium(IV) tetraoxide (V2O4) intraperitoneally at 4.7, 9.4 or 18.8 mg/kg, and three groups were administered vanadium(III) trioxide (V2O3) at 4.22, 8.46 or 16.93 mg/kg body weight. The control group was treated with sterile water, and the positive control group was treated with cadmium(II) chloride (CdCl2). After 24 h, all doses of vanadium compounds increased the percentage of cells with SCA and decreased the MI. Our results demonstrated that under the present experimental conditions and doses, treatment with V2O4 and V2O3 induces chromosomal aberrations and alters cell division in the bone marrow of mice.
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- Lucila Álvarez-Barrera
- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
- Carrera Médico Cirujano, Ciencias Biomédicas, BQ. FES-Zaragoza UNAM. Campus I, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio 5, primer piso, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIEZ-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, Ciudad de México, CP, Mexico
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Mittal N, Ojanguren A, Niederberger M, Lizundia E. Degradation Behavior, Biocompatibility, Electrochemical Performance, and Circularity Potential of Transient Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2004814. [PMID: 34194934 PMCID: PMC8224425 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Transient technology seeks the development of materials, devices, or systems that undergo controlled degradation processes after a stable operation period, leaving behind harmless residues. To enable externally powered fully transient devices operating for longer periods compared to passive devices, transient batteries are needed. Albeit transient batteries are initially intended for biomedical applications, they represent an effective solution to circumvent the current contaminant leakage into the environment. Transient technology enables a more efficient recycling as it enhances material retrieval rates, limiting both human and environmental exposures to the hazardous pollutants present in conventional batteries. Little efforts are focused to catalog and understand the degradation characteristics of transient batteries. As the energy field is a property-driven science, not only electrochemical performance but also their degradation behavior plays a pivotal role in defining the specific end-use applications. The state-of-the-art transient batteries are critically reviewed with special emphasis on the degradation mechanisms, transiency time, and biocompatibility of the released degradation products. The potential of transient batteries to change the current paradigm that considers batteries as harmful waste is highlighted. Overall, transient batteries are ready for takeoff and hold a promising future to be a frontrunner in the uptake of circular economy concepts.
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- Neeru Mittal
- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZürichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zürich8093Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZürichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zürich8093Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZürichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zürich8093Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Multifunctional MaterialsDepartment of MaterialsETH ZürichVladimir‐Prelog‐Weg 5Zürich8093Switzerland
- Life Cycle Thinking GroupDepartment of Graphic Design and Engineering ProjectsFaculty of Engineering in BilbaoUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Bilbao48013Spain
- BCMaterialsBasque Center for MaterialsApplications and NanostructuresUPV/EHU Science ParkLeioa48940Spain
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The application of metals in biological systems has been a rapidly growing branch of science. Vanadium has been investigated and reported as an anticancer agent. Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, the incidence of which has been increasing annually worldwide. It is of paramount importance to identify novel pharmacological agents for melanoma treatment. Herein, a systematic review of publications including “Melanoma and Vanadium” was performed. Nine vanadium articles in several melanoma cells lines such as human A375, human CN-mel and murine B16F10, as well as in vivo studies, are described. Vanadium-based compounds with anticancer activity against melanoma include: (1) oxidovanadium(IV); (2) XMenes; (3) vanadium pentoxide, (4) oxidovanadium(IV) pyridinonate compounds; (5) vanadate; (6) polysaccharides vanadium(IV/V) complexes; (7) mixed-metal binuclear ruthenium(II)–vanadium(IV) complexes; (8) pyridoxal-based oxidovanadium(IV) complexes and (9) functionalized nanoparticles of yttrium vanadate doped with europium. Vanadium compounds and/or vanadium materials show potential anticancer activities that may be used as a useful approach to treat melanoma.
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Combining vanadyl sulfate with Newcastle disease virus potentiates rapid innate immune-mediated regression with curative potential in murine cancer models. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2021; 20:306-324. [PMID: 33614913 PMCID: PMC7868934 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2021.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The avian paramyxovirus, Newcastle disease virus (NDV), is a promising oncolytic agent that has been shown to be safe and effective in a variety of pre-clinical cancer models and human clinical trials. NDV preferentially replicates in tumor cells due to signaling defects in apoptotic and antiviral pathways acquired during the transformation process and is a potent immunostimulatory agent. However, when used as a monotherapy NDV lacks the ability to consistently generate durable remissions. Here we investigate the use of viral sensitizer-mediated combination therapy to enhance the anti-neoplastic efficacy of NDV. Intratumoral injection of vanadyl sulfate, a pan-inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatases, in combination with NDV significantly increased the number and activation status of natural killer (NK) cells in the tumor microenvironment, concomitant with increased expression of interferon-β, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, leading to rapid tumor regression and long-term cures in mice bearing syngeneic B16-F10 melanomas. The anti-tumor efficacy of this combination therapy was abrogated when NK cells were depleted and when interferon-β expression was transiently suppressed. Tumor-specific CD8+ T cell responses were not detected, nor were mice whose tumors regressed protected from re-challenge. This suggested efficacy of the combination therapy predominantly relied on the innate immune system. Importantly, efficacy was not limited to melanoma; it was also demonstrated in a murine prostate cancer model. Taken together, these results suggest that combining NDV with vanadyl sulfate potentiates an innate immune response that can potentiate rapid clearance of tumors, with type I interferon signaling and NK cells being important mechanisms of action.
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Wang YX, Chen HG, Li XD, Chen YJ, Liu C, Feng W, Zeng Q, Wang P, Pan A, Lu WQ. Concentrations of vanadium in urine and seminal plasma in relation to semen quality parameters, spermatozoa DNA damage and serum hormone levels. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 645:441-448. [PMID: 30025243 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 06/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Widespread human exposure to vanadium has been well documented. Vanadium exposure was reported to induce male reproductive toxicity in toxicological studies, yet human epidemiologic studies are lacking. Here we determined the associations between environmental exposure to vanadium and semen quality, spermatozoa DNA damage and serum reproductive hormones. Concentrations of vanadium in seminal plasma and repeated urine samples were determined among 764 men recruited from a reproductive medicine centre. Associations of vanadium concentrations with semen quality parameters (n = 764), DNA integrity measures (n = 404) and serum reproductive hormones (n = 381) were assessed by logistic or linear regression models with adjustment for potential confounders. Significant positive dose-response relationships were observed between vanadium concentrations in seminal plasma and tail length and serum estradiol, as well as odds ratios for a below-reference-value sperm concentration; whereas inverse relationships between seminal plasma vanadium with total testosterone (T) and free T (all p values for trends <0.05) were observed. These relationships were maintained after adjusting for seminal plasma concentrations of other elements (i.e., arsenic, cadmium, copper, selenium, or tin). No significant associations was revealed between urinary vanadium concentrations and semen quality, spermatozoa DNA integrity and reproductive hormones. Our findings suggested that elevated vanadium exposure may be adversely associated with male reproductive health, and that seminal plasma vanadium may be a more direct exposure biomarker for the male reproductive system than urinary vanadium.
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- Yi-Xin Wang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Southern Medical University, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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Usende IL, Alimba CG, Emikpe BO, Bakare AA, Olopade JO. Intraperitoneal sodium metavanadate exposure induced severe clinicopathological alterations, hepato-renal toxicity and cytogenotoxicity in African giant rats (Cricetomys gambianus, Waterhouse, 1840). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:26383-26393. [PMID: 29981023 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2588-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Pollution of environment due to increased exploitation of minerals has been on the rise, and vanadium, a metal in the first transition series essential for mammalian existence, is a major component of air pollution. This study investigated the clinico-pathological, hepato-renal toxicity, and cytogenotoxicity of intraperitoneal exposure of African giant rats (AGRs), a proposed model for ecotoxicological research to sodium metavanadate. A total of 27 adult male African giant rats weighing 975 ± 54.10 g were distributed into two major groups: sodium metavanadate (SMV) treated and control. They were observed daily for clinical signs of toxicity. Four rats from each group were randomly collected and sacrificed after 3, 7, and 14 days of SMV treatment. Liver, kidney, and bone marrow were analyzed for histopathology and micronucleated normochromated and polychromated erythrocytes (MNNCE and MNPCE), respectively. Clinical signs in treated AGR include sluggish and weak movements, un-groomed fur, and labored breathing. Histology of the kidney revealed severe glomerular atrophy, tubular ectasia, and vacuolar degeneration of tubular epithelium, while liver histology showed sinusoidal congestion and severe hepatocellular necrosis after 14 days SMV exposure. Also, MNNCE and MNPCE significantly increased with a decrease in PCE/NCE ratio in SMV-treated AGR, suggestive of alternations in bone marrow cell proliferation. Hence, SMV treatment to AGR resulted to severe clinicopathologic alterations, kidney, and liver dysfunction and cytogenotoxicity evident by somatic mutation induction which could be severe with prolonged exposure. This suggests African giant rat as an ecotoxicological model to measure major health risks to animals and human populations in highly polluted environment.
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- Ifukibot Levi Usende
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Mateos-Nava RA, Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Premature chromatid separation and altered proliferation of human leukocytes treated with vanadium (III) oxide. Drug Chem Toxicol 2016; 40:457-462. [DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2016.1260582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Rodrigo Anibal Mateos-Nava
- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
- Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, UNAM, Edificio E, Primer Piso, Circuito de Posgrados, Ciudad Universitaria Del. Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, México
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, UNAM, Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN) Laboratorio 5-PA Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Ciudad de México, México and
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Nersesyan A, Hoelzl C, Ferk F, Mišík M, Al-Serori H, Setayesh T, Knasmueller S. Use of Single-cell Gel Electrophoresis Assays in Dietary Intervention Trials. THE COMET ASSAY IN TOXICOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/9781782622895-00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) technique has been frequently used to investigate the impact of consumption of complex foods and individual constituents on DNA stability in humans. Since no division or cultivation of the indicator cells (in most studies lymphocytes) is required, this approach is less costly and time consuming than cytogenetic methods. Apart from single- and double-stand breaks and apurinic sites, which can be detected under standard conditions, it is also possible to assess the formation of oxidized DNA bases and alterations of DNA repair as well as protection of the DNA against chemical carcinogens. In total, 93 studies have been published since the first use of the Comet assay in this field in 1997. The results which emerged from these studies show that human foods contain specific highly protective components (e.g. gallic acid, xanthohumol, isoflavones); promising results were also obtained with beverages (coffee and other drinks), while mixed diets with vegetables and fruits conferred no or moderate protection; however, individual plant foods (e.g. kiwis and specific cruciferous vegetables) were highly protective. It is notable that prevention of DNA damage was rarely detected under standard conditions while evidence for reduced formation of oxidized DNA bases was found in approximately 30% of the trials. In some investigations it was possible to identify the modes of action by which specific compounds prevented damage of the genetic material in additional mechanistic experiments. The currently available data show that SCGE assays are a valuable tool for identifying dietary factors which improve the stability of the genetic material and prevent adverse health effects which are causally related to DNA damage.
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- Armen Nersesyan
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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Wang Z, Zhu W, Qiu Y, Yi X, von dem Bussche A, Kane A, Gao H, Koski K, Hurt R. Biological and environmental interactions of emerging two-dimensional nanomaterials. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:1750-80. [PMID: 26923057 PMCID: PMC4820079 DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00914f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Two-dimensional materials have become a major focus in materials chemistry research worldwide with substantial efforts centered on synthesis, property characterization, and technological application. These high-aspect ratio sheet-like solids come in a wide array of chemical compositions, crystal phases, and physical forms, and are anticipated to enable a host of future technologies in areas that include electronics, sensors, coatings, barriers, energy storage and conversion, and biomedicine. A parallel effort has begun to understand the biological and environmental interactions of synthetic nanosheets, both to enable the biomedical developments and to ensure human health and safety for all application fields. This review covers the most recent literature on the biological responses to 2D materials and also draws from older literature on natural lamellar minerals to provide additional insight into the essential chemical behaviors. The article proposes a framework for more systematic investigation of biological behavior in the future, rooted in fundamental materials chemistry and physics. That framework considers three fundamental interaction modes: (i) chemical interactions and phase transformations, (ii) electronic and surface redox interactions, and (iii) physical and mechanical interactions that are unique to near-atomically-thin, high-aspect-ratio solids. Two-dimensional materials are shown to exhibit a wide range of behaviors, which reflect the diversity in their chemical compositions, and many are expected to undergo reactive dissolution processes that will be key to understanding their behaviors and interpreting biological response data. The review concludes with a series of recommendations for high-priority research subtopics at the "bio-nanosheet" interface that we hope will enable safe and successful development of technologies related to two-dimensional nanomaterials.
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- School of Engineering, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, USA. and Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
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- School of Engineering, USA. and Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, USA
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Kaur K, Kaur A. Fish erythrocytes as biomarkers for the toxicity of sublethal doses of an azo dye, Basic Violet-1 (CI: 42535). MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2015; 21:264-273. [PMID: 25434363 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927614013609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate poikilocytosis in Labeo rohita (an important food fish) as an early indicator of stress due to an azo dye, Basic Violet-1 (CI: 42535). This dye was observed to be very toxic to test fish (96 h LC50 as0.45 mg/L dye). Fish were given short-term (96 h) and subchronic (150 days) exposures to the dye, and poikilocytosis was recorded under light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Light microscopy helped in identification of micronuclei along with irregularities, notches, blebs, lobes, crenation, clumps, chains, spherocytes, vacuolation, and necrosis in erythrocytes. However, SEM indicated shrinkage, oozing of cytoplasm, and several new abnormal shapes including marginal foldings, discocytes, keratocytes, dacrocytes, degmacytes, acanthocytes, echinocytes, protuberances, stomatocytes, drepanocytes, holes in the membrane, stippling/spicules, crescent-shaped cells, triangular cells, and pentagonal cells. Earlier studies speculated changes in the membrane to be responsible for clumping and chaining of erythrocytes, whereas the present SEM study clearly indicates that oozing out of cytoplasm is also responsible for the formation of chains and clumps. This study also shows that erythrocytes exhibit pathological symptoms before the appearance of other external symptoms such as abnormal behavior or mortality of fish. There was a dose- and duration-dependent increase; therefore, poikilocytosis, especially echinocytes, spherocytes, and clumps, can act as a biomarker for the stress caused by azo dyes.
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- Kirandeep Kaur
- Department of Zoology,Guru Nanak Dev University,Amritsar,Punjab 143005,India
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- Department of Zoology,Guru Nanak Dev University,Amritsar,Punjab 143005,India
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Zwolak I. Vanadium carcinogenic, immunotoxic and neurotoxic effects: a review ofin vitrostudies. Toxicol Mech Methods 2013; 24:1-12. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.843110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Sex differences in blood genotoxic and cytotoxic effects as a consequence of vanadium inhalation: micronucleus assay evaluation. J Appl Toxicol 2013; 34:258-64. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.2873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lu Y, Takeshita T, Morimoto K. Single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG)-A review and discussion. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 2:53-8. [PMID: 21432452 DOI: 10.1007/bf02931964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/1997] [Accepted: 03/06/1997] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG) is a simple, sensitive and effective technique. Being able to reflect quantitatively the genotoxicity of many hazardous agents, it is promising for application in environmental genotoxic monitoring and the study of carcinogenesis. In clinics, it can be used to evaluate the DNA repair ability and monitor DNA breaks during cancer therapy. As a biomarker, it has its own merits and limitations, being different from other biomarkers such as sister chromatid exchange (SCE) test and micronuclei (MN) assay. In many studies, it is more sensitive than SCE or MN. Combination studies with other biomarkers like SCE, MN, chromosomal aberration, bcl-2 and genetic polymorphisms have begun to demonstrate its great importance for the understanding of carcinogenesis and the genotoxicities of environmental factors.
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- Y Lu
- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565, Osaka, Japan
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González-Villalva A, Piñón-Zárate G, De la Peña Díaz A, Flores-García M, Bizarro-Nevares P, Rendón-Huerta EP, Colín-Barenque L, Fortoul TI. The effect of vanadium on platelet function. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2011; 32:447-456. [PMID: 22004965 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Vanadium pentoxide (V(2)O(5)) inhalation effect on platelet function in mice was explored, as well as the in vitro effect on human platelets. Mouse blood samples were collected and processed for aggregometry and flow cytometry to assess the presence of P-selectin and monocyte-platelet conjugates. Simultaneously, human platelets were processed for aggregometry(.) The mouse results showed platelet aggregation inhibition in platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) at four-week exposure time, and normality returned at eight weeks of exposure, remaining unchanged after the exposure was discontinued after four weeks. This platelet aggregation inhibition effect was reinforced with the in vitro assay. In addition, P-selectin preserved their values during the exposure, until the exposure was discontinued during four weeks, when this activation marker increased. We conclude that vanadium affects platelet function, but further studies are required to evaluate its effect on other components of the hemostatic system.
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- Adriana González-Villalva
- Departamento de Biología Celular y Tisular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, CP 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Schuler D, Chevalier HJ, Merker M, Morgenthal K, Ravanat JL, Sagelsdorff P, Walter M, Weber K, McGregor D. First Steps Towards an Understanding of a Mode ofCarcinogenic Action for Vanadium Pentoxide. J Toxicol Pathol 2011; 24:149-62. [PMID: 22272055 PMCID: PMC3234591 DOI: 10.1293/tox.24.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Inhalation of vanadium pentoxide clearly increases the incidence of
alveolar/bronchiolar neoplasms in male and female B6C3F1 mice at all
concentrations tested (1, 2 or 4 mg/m3), whereas responses in F344/N
rats was, at most, ambiguous. While vanadium pentoxide is mutagenic in
vitro and possibly in vivo in mice, this does not
explain the species or site specificity of the neoplastic response. A nose-only
inhalation study was conducted in female B6C3F1 mice (0, 0.25, 1 and
4 mg/m3, 6 h/day for 16 days) to explore histopathological,
biochemical (α-tocopherol, glutathione and F2-isoprostane) and genetic (comet
assays and 9 specific DNA-oxo-adducts) changes in the lungs. No treatment
related histopathology was observed at 0.25 mg/m3. At 1 and
4 mg/m3, exposure-dependent increases were observed in lung
weight, alveolar histiocytosis, sub-acute alveolitis and/or granulocytic
infiltration and a generally time-dependent increased cell proliferation rate of
histiocytes. Glutathione was slightly increased, whereas there were no
consistent changes in α-tocopherol or 8-isoprostane F2α. There was no evidence
for DNA strand breakage in lung or BAL cells, but there was an increase in
8-oxodGuo DNA lesions that could have been due to vanadium pentoxide induction
of the lesions or inhibition of repair of spontaneous lesions. Thus, earlier
reports of histopathological changes in the lungs after inhalation of vanadium
pentoxide were confirmed, but no evidence has yet emerged for a genotoxic mode
of action. Evidence is weak for oxidative stress playing any role in lung
carcinogenesis at the lowest effective concentrations of vanadium pentoxide.
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Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Mateos-Nava RA, Altamirano-Lozano MA. DNA damage induction in human cells exposed to vanadium oxides in vitro. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:1996-2002. [PMID: 21803147 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 07/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vanadium and vanadium salts cause genotoxicity and elicit variable biological effects depending on several factors. In the present study, we analyzed and compared the DNA damage and repair processes induced by vanadium in three oxidation states. We used human blood leukocytes in vitro and in a single cell gel electrophoresis assay at two pH values. We observed that vanadium(III) trioxide and vanadium(V) pentoxide produced DNA single-strand breaks at all of the concentrations (1, 2, 4, or 8 μg/ml) and treatment times (2, 4, or 6 h) tested. Vanadium(IV) tetraoxide treatment significantly increased DNA damage at all concentrations for 4 or 6 h of treatment but not for 2 h of treatment. The DNA repair kinetics indicated that most of the cells exposed to vanadium III and V for 4 h recovered within the repair incubation time of 90 min; however, those exposed to vanadium(IV) repaired their DNA within 120 min. The data at pH 9 indicated that vanadium(IV) tetraoxide induced DNA double-strand breaks. Our results show that the genotoxic effect of vanadium can be produced by any of its three oxidation states. However, vanadium(IV) induces double-strand breaks, and it is known that these lesions are linked with forming structural chromosomal aberrations.
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- Juan J Rodríguez-Mercado
- Unidad de Investigación en Genética y Toxicología Ambiental (UNIGEN), Laboratorio L5-PA, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Investigación Experimental (UMIE-Z), Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Zaragoza, Campus II, UNAM, A.P. 9-020, C.P. 15000, México, D.F., Mexico
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Di Virgilio AL, Rivadeneira J, Muglia CI, Reigosa MA, Butenko N, Cavaco I, Etcheverry SB. Cyto- and genotoxicity of a vanadyl(IV) complex with oxodiacetate in human colon adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells: potential use in cancer therapy. Biometals 2011; 24:1153-68. [PMID: 21755303 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-011-9474-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The complex of vanadyl(IV) cation with oxodiacetate, VO(oda) caused an inhibitory effect on the proliferation of the human colon adenocarcinoma cell line Caco-2 in the range of 25-100 μM (P < 0.001). This inhibition was partially reversed by scavengers of free radicals. The difference in cell proliferation in the presence and the absence of scavengers was statistically significant in the range of 50-100 μM (P < 0.05). VO(oda) altered lysosomal and mitochondria metabolisms (neutral red and MTT bioassays) in a dose-response manner from 10 μM (P < 0.001). Morphological studies showed important transformations that correlated with the disassembly of actin filaments and a decrease in the number of cells in a dose response manner. Moreover, VO(oda) caused statistically significant genotoxic effects on Caco-2 cells in the low range of concentration (5-25 μM) (Comet assay). Increment in the oxidative stress and a decrease in the GSH level are the main cytotoxic mechanisms of VO(oda). These effects were partially reversed by scavengers of free radicals in the range of 50-100 μM (P < 0.05). Besides, VO(oda) interacted with plasmidic DNA causing single and double strand cleavage, probably through the action of free radical species. Altogether, these results suggest that VO(oda) is a good candidate to be evaluated for alternative therapeutics in cancer treatment.
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- Ana L Di Virgilio
- Cátedra de Bioquímica Patológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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Rodríguez-Mercado JJ, Álvarez-Barrera L, Altamirano-Lozano MA. Chromosomal damage induced by vanadium oxides in human peripheral lymphocytes. Drug Chem Toxicol 2009; 33:97-102. [DOI: 10.3109/01480540903176602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Nersesyan A, Hoelzl C, Ferk F, Mišík M, Knasmueller S. Comet Assays in Dietary Intervention Trials. THE COMET ASSAY IN TOXICOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.1039/9781847559746-00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Armen Nersesyan
- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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Assem FL, Levy LS. A review of current toxicological concerns on vanadium pentoxide and other vanadium compounds: gaps in knowledge and directions for future research. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2009; 12:289-306. [PMID: 20183524 DOI: 10.1080/10937400903094166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Vanadium pentoxide (V(2)O(5)) and other inorganic vanadium compounds have recently been evaluated by several occupational exposure limit (OEL) setting (occupational exposure limit, OEL) committees and expert groups in response to the publication of several new studies, including the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP, 2002) carcinogenicity study of inhaled V(2)O(5) in rats and mice, which concluded that clear evidence of lung tumors was seen in mice of both genders and that there was some evidence of carcinogenicity in male rats. This study reviews the expert evaluations of several OEL committees and expert groups and attempts to understand the strengths and weaknesses in their scientific arguments. This study also evaluates some key studies relating to potential genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, and respiratory effects of vanadium compounds and discusses how they might elucidate the mechanism(s) by which V(2)O(5) induces lung cancer in mice. All expert groups appear to agree that the lung tumors induced in mice in the NTP (2002) study are a site-specific response and, in general, verify that existing in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that tumors were induced by a secondary mechanism (presumably non-genotoxic), which is supported, though not conclusively, by a mechanistic data set. As some vanadium compounds produce a range of DNA and chromosome damage, there is no consensus on which of these changes is critical for the carcinogenic process for V(2)O(5) or whether the findings for the lung tumors seen in mice exposed to V(2)O(5) can be extrapolated to other inorganic vanadium compounds. As such, the various expert committees used the evidence differently, some to read across, i.e., to predict an endpoint for a substance based on the endpoint information of another with similar characteristics (e.g., physicochemical properties [solubility, bioaccessibility, bioavailability], structure, fate [toxicokinetics], and toxicology) for carcinogenicity from V(2)O(5) to other inorganic vanadium compounds. It is noteworthy that the toxicity of metals does not necessarily relate to carcinogenicity in a direct manner; thus, no assumptions should be made a priori when trying to extrapolate from V(2)O(5) to other inorganic vanadium compounds. Recent studies evaluated in this review provided some further insights into possible mechanisms but do not cover all relevant endpoints, address only a limited number of vanadium compounds, and have not established no-effect thresholds for carcinogenicity or respiratory tract irritation. Thresholds need to be established in order for arguments to be made for setting a health-based OEL for non-genotoxic or secondary genotoxic carcinogens. In conclusion, important knowledge gaps preclude confident classification and risk assessment for all vanadium compounds. Evidence suggests that further research that may address some of these critical gaps is needed.
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- Farida Louise Assem
- Institute of Environment and Health, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Durgo K, Oreščanin V, Lulić S, Kopjar N, elježić DZ, Čolić JF. The assessment of genotoxic effects of wastewater from a fertilizer factory. J Appl Toxicol 2009; 29:42-51. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ehrlich VA, Nersesyan AK, Hoelzl C, Ferk F, Bichler J, Valic E, Schaffer A, Schulte-Hermann R, Fenech M, Wagner KH, Knasmüller S. Inhalative exposure to vanadium pentoxide causes DNA damage in workers: results of a multiple end point study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2008; 116:1689-93. [PMID: 19079721 PMCID: PMC2599764 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 07/31/2008] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inhalative exposure to vanadium pentoxide (V(2)O(5)) causes lung cancer in rodents. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of V(2)O(5) on DNA stability in workers from a V(2)O(5) factory. METHODS We determined DNA strand breaks in leukocytes of 52 workers and controls using the alkaline comet assay. We also investigated different parameters of chromosomal instability in lymphocytes of 23 workers and 24 controls using the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (MN) cytome method. RESULTS Seven of eight biomarkers were increased in blood cells of the workers, and vanadium plasma concentrations in plasma were 7-fold higher than in the controls (0.31 microg/L). We observed no difference in DNA migration under standard conditions, but we found increased tail lengths due to formation of oxidized purines (7%) and pyrimidines (30%) with lesion-specific enzymes (formamidopyrimidine glycosylase and endonuclease III) in the workers. Bleomycin-induced DNA migration was higher in the exposed group (25%), whereas the repair of bleomycin-induced lesions was reduced. Workers had a 2.5-fold higher MN frequency, and nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs) and nuclear buds (Nbuds) were increased 7-fold and 3-fold, respectively. Also, apoptosis and necrosis rates were higher, but only the latter parameter reached statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS V(2)O(5) causes oxidation of DNA bases, affects DNA repair, and induces formation of MNs, NPBs, and Nbuds in blood cells, suggesting that the workers are at increased risk for cancer and other diseases that are related to DNA instability.
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- Veronika A. Ehrlich
- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian Workers Compensation Board, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Human Nutrition, Adelaide, Australia
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Address correspondence to S. Knasmüller, Institute for Cancer Research, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Telephone: 43-1-4277-65142. Fax: 43-1-4277-6519. E-mail:
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Geyikoglu F, Turkez H. Boron compounds reduce vanadium tetraoxide genotoxicity in human lymphocytes. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2008; 26:342-347. [PMID: 21791386 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2008] [Revised: 06/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Vanadium has potential medical and pharmacological uses although it may also show genotoxic effects. Biological effects of boron are defined, but its interaction with vanadium is not known for therapeutic uses. The objective of present study was especially to determine whether boron compounds (boric acid and borax) conferred the protection against vanadium(IV) tetraoxide genotoxicity. After the application of vanadium (5, 10 and 20mg/l) and boron compounds (5 and 10mg/l), blood cultures were assessed by genetic endpoints and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). According to our results, vanadium(IV) tetraoxide induced a reduction in proliferation index (PI). Besides, the frequencies of sister-chromatid exchanges (SCEs), micronuclei (MN) rates and chromosomal aberrations (CAs) in peripheral lymphocytes were significantly increased by vanadium(IV) tetraoxide (10 and 20mg/l) compared to controls. On the other hand, boric acid and borax did not show cytotoxic and genotoxic effects at the concentrations tested. Moreover, these compounds elevated TAC in erythrocytes. The order of anti-genotoxicity efficacy against vanadium was boric acid and borax, respectively. In conclusion, boron compounds have been shown to protect vanadium-induced DNA damage in vitro for the first time.
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- Fatime Geyikoglu
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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Villani P, Cordelli E, Leopardi P, Siniscalchi E, Veschetti E, Fresegna AM, Crebelli R. Evaluation of genotoxicity of oral exposure to tetravalent vanadium in vivo. Toxicol Lett 2007; 170:11-8. [PMID: 17374461 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.07.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2006] [Revised: 07/10/2006] [Accepted: 07/14/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The trace element vanadium interacts with living cells, in which it exerts a variety of biological effects depending on its chemical form and oxidation state. Tetravalent vanadium was shown to affect several genotoxicity end-points in vitro, but its genotoxic potential in vivo is not elucidated. In this study, the genotoxic effects induced in vivo by subacute oral exposure to vanadyl sulphate (VOSO4), a tetravalent vanadium salt, were investigated. To this aim male CD1 mice were administered with VOSO4 in drinking water over the dose range 2-1000 mg/l for 5 weeks. The incidence of micronucleated blood reticulocytes was measured along treatment period. At the end of treatment, micronuclei in both blood reticulocytes and bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes were determined; in addition, DNA lesions detectable by comet assay were assessed in marrow and testicular cells. Tissue distribution of vanadium at sacrifice was determined by atomic absorption spectrometry. Comet assays and the analysis of micronuclei in polychromatic erythrocytes did not reveal treatment related effects. A slight increase in micronucleated reticulocytes, with no relationship with the administered dose, was observed in some treated groups. The determination of vanadium content in kidney, liver, spleen, bone, stomach, small intestine and testis highlighted low internal exposure, especially in soft tissues. Overall, data indicate scarce bioavailability for orally administered tetravalent vanadium, and lack of significant genotoxic potential in vivo.
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- Paola Villani
- Section of Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences, ENEA-CR Casaccia, Rome, Italy
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Li J, Tong Q, Shi X, Costa M, Huang C. ERKs activation and calcium signaling are both required for VEGF induction by vanadium in mouse epidermal Cl41 cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 279:25-33. [PMID: 16283512 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-8212-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The previous studies have demonstrated that vanadium exposure can cause a variety of biological effects. However, the mechanisms involved in the biological effects caused by vanadium are not well understood. Our previous studies have shown that exposure of mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells to vanadate stimulated the phosphorylation of both ERKs and p38K, and calcium signaling leading NFAT activation. In view of the evidence that ERKs and p38 kinase contribute to VEGF induction, we investigated in the present study the potential roles of ERKs, p38K, and calcium signaling in VEGF induction caused by vanadium exposure. Exposure of Cl 41 cells to vanadium led to VEGF induction in both time- and dose-dependent manners. Pre-treatment of Cl 41 cells with PD98059, an inhibitor of MEK1/2-ERKs pathway, but not SB202190, an inhibitor for p38K pathway, resulted in a dramatic inhibition of VEGF induction by vanadium. More interesting, pre-treatment of Cl 41 cells with intracellular calcium chelator, but not calcium channel blocker, resulted in a dramatic decrease in VEGF induction by vanadium. However, both PI-3K inhibitors and overexpression of Deltap85, a dominant negative PI-3K mutant, resulted in only a marginal decrease in VEGF induction by vanadium. Moreover, mTOR, as a downstream molecule of PI-3K, did not attribute to VEGF induction by vanadium because rapamycin pre-treatment did not show any inhibitory effect on VEGF induction. These results indicate that ERKs and intracellular stored calcium release play a critical role in VEGF induction by vanadium. PI-3K is partially involved in VEGF induction by vanadium, while p38K and mTOR are not involved. Those results will help us to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in vanadium-induced biological effects.
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- Jingxia Li
- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, New York 10987, USA
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Veschetti E, Maresca D, Lucentini L, Ferretti E, Citti G, Ottaviani M. Monitoring of V(IV) and V(V) in Etnean drinking-water distribution systems by solid phase extraction and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Microchem J 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2006.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Leopardi P, Villani P, Cordelli E, Siniscalchi E, Veschetti E, Crebelli R. Assessment of the in vivo genotoxicity of vanadate: Analysis of micronuclei and DNA damage induced in mice by oral exposure. Toxicol Lett 2005; 158:39-49. [PMID: 15993742 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2005] [Revised: 02/25/2005] [Accepted: 02/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vanadium compounds are able to interact with living cells exerting a variety of biological effects. The pentavalent form is the most stable and toxic form of the element. In systems in vitro pentavalent vanadium is an effective genotoxic agent, inducing DNA damage and chromosome malsegregation at low doses. On the other hand, no adequate in vivo data are available for the characterization of the genotoxic hazard following oral intake, the most relevant route of human exposure. In this study, the genotoxic effects produced by the oral intake of sodium ortho-vanadate (Na(3)VO(4)) were investigated. Male CD-1 mice were treated for 5 weeks with a range of concentrations of Na(3)VO(4) in drinking water (0.75-1500 mg/l). Both micronuclei and primary DNA lesions as detected by comet assay were assessed in several tissues. Statistically significant increases of micronuclei in bone marrow were observed in mice receiving the two highest concentrations of Na(3)VO(4) (750 and 1500 mg/l). A significant increase of comet tail length was observed in splenocytes of mice receiving Na(3)VO(4) at 1500 mg/l, whereas no effect was observed in bone marrow and testis cells. No treatment-related effect on sperm chromatin structure or on testis cell population was observed. The determination of vanadium content in mouse tissues at the end of treatment highlighted a very low internal exposure, especially in soft tissues. Overall, the results obtained indicate that the genotoxic activity of pentavalent vanadium is expressed in vivo only following high dose exposure, possibly as a consequence of the poor bioavailability of the element.
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- Paola Leopardi
- Genetic Toxicology Unit, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Sugano M, Tsuchida K, Makino N. A protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor accelerates angiogenesis in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2005; 44:460-5. [PMID: 15454854 DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000143275.45289.0a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor-2 (KDR/flk-1) has a tyrosine kinase domain and, once activated, induces the autophosphorylation of the tyrosine residues. The phosphorylated KDR/flk-1 can be a substrate for intracellular protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs). In the present study, we have examined whether the PTP inhibitor sodium orthovanadate (SOV) activates KDR/flk-1 and accelerates angiogenesis in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. The left femoral artery was exposed and excised to induce limb ischemia. The PTP activity in ischemic adductors increased, whereas SOV significantly suppressed the increase in the activity. Tyrosine phosphorylation of KDR/flk-1 and Akt phosphorylation significantly increased in the muscles injected with SOV compared with those injected with saline. The amount of VEGF increased in both the muscles injected with SOV and those injected with the saline but did not differ significantly. At 21 days after the induction of ischemia, immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that muscles injected with SOV showed significantly increased capillary density compared with those injected with saline. In a rat model of hindlimb ischemia, not only VEGF but also PTP, which might impair angiogenesis, increased. SOV activated KDR/flk-1 and accelerated angiogenesis. Thus, a PTP inhibitor can be a new drug for therapeutic angiogenesis in peripheral ischemic diseases.
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- Masahiro Sugano
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular and Clinical Gerontology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita 874-0838, Japan.
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Attia SM, Badary OA, Hamada FM, de Angelis MH, Adler ID. Orthovanadate increased the frequency of aneuploid mouse sperm without micronucleus induction in mouse bone marrow erythrocytes at the same dose level. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2005; 583:158-67. [PMID: 15886051 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2004] [Revised: 02/24/2005] [Accepted: 03/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of the current study was to investigate the ability of orthovanadate to induce aneuploidy in mouse sperm and micronuclei in mouse bone marrow cells at the same dose levels. The BrdU-incorporation assay was performed to test if the chemical treatment altered the duration of the meiotic divisions. It was found that orthovanadate (25mg/kg bw) treatment did not cause meiotic delay. To determine the frequencies of hyperhaploid and diploid sperm, male mice were treated by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection with 5, 15 or 25mg/kg bw orthovanadate and sperm were sampled from the Caudae epididymes 22 days later. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was performed with DNA-probes for chromosomes 8, X or Y. Significant increases in the frequencies of total hyperhaploid sperm (p<0.01) were found with 15 and 25mg/kg bw orthovanadate, indicating induced non-disjunction during male meiosis. The dose-response was described best by a linear equation. Orthovanadate did not significantly increase the frequencies of diploid sperm at any of the three doses tested, indicating that no complete meiotic arrest occurred. Orthovanadate was investigated also by the micronucleus test at i.p. doses of 1, 5, 15 or 25mg/kg bw, followed by bone marrow sampling 24h after treatment. None of the orthovanadate doses caused a significant increase in the rates of micronuclei (MN). Since the results show that orthovanadate induced non-disjunction during male meiosis without an accompanying induction of MN in bone marrow erythrocytes under the present experimental conditions and doses, it is concluded that male germ cells (meiosis) are more sensitive to the aneugenic effects of orthovanadate than somatic cells (mitosis). However, induction of micronuclei was reported in the literature with orthovanadate, vanadylsulfate and ammonium metavanadate, which contradicts the notion that vanadium compounds might be unique germ cell aneugens.
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- S M Attia
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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Nemavarkar PS, Chourasia BK, Pasupathy K. Detection of gamma-irradiation induced DNA damage and radioprotection of compounds in yeast using comet assay. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2004; 45:169-174. [PMID: 15304956 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.45.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The single cell gel electrophoresis assay (SCGE), a very rapid and sensitive method, has been applied to follow gamma-irradiation induced DNA damage in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Spheroplasting the gamma-irradiated yeast cells by enzyme glusulase, before subjecting them to electrophoresis, resulted in a well-defined appearance of comets. Yeast comets look quite different from mammalian comets. A linear relationship was observed between the doses of irradiation and the tail moments of comets. These studies were extended to follow the action of known radio-protectors, i.e., caffeine and disulfiram. The results revealed the usefulness SCGE as applied to yeast in studies of the gamma-irradiation-induced DNA breaks and also radio-protection by chemicals at doses that are not feasible with other eukaryotes.
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- P S Nemavarkar
- Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic products, nutrition and allergies [NDA] related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vanadium. EFSA J 2004. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2004.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Gao N, Ding M, Zheng JZ, Zhang Z, Leonard SS, Liu KJ, Shi X, Jiang BH. Vanadate-induced expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway and reactive oxygen species. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:31963-71. [PMID: 12070140 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m200082200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a heterodimeric basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor composed of HIF-1 alpha and HIF-1 beta/aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator subunits. HIF-1 expression is induced by hypoxia, growth factors, and activation of oncogenes. In response to hypoxia, HIF-1 activates the expression of many genes including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and erythropoietin. HIF-1 and VEGF play an important role in angiogenesis and tumor progression. Vanadate is widely used in industry, and is a potent inducer of tumors in humans and animals. In this study, we demonstrate that vanadate induces HIF-1 activity through the expression of HIF-1alpha but not HIF-1 beta subunit, and increases VEGF expression in DU145 human prostate carcinoma cells. We also studied the signaling pathway involved in vanadate-induced HIF-1 alpha and VEGF expression and found that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling was required for HIF-1 and VEGF expression induced by vanadate, whereas mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway was not required. We also found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) were involved in vanadate-induced expression of HIF-1 and VEGF in DU145 cells. The major species of ROS responsible for the induction of HIF-1 and VEGF expression was H(2)O(2). These results suggest that the expression of HIF-1 and VEGF induced by vanadate through PI3K/Akt may be an important signaling pathway in the vanadate-induced carcinogenesis, and ROS may play an important role.
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- Ning Gao
- Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9300, USA
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Ivancsits S, Pilger A, Diem E, Schaffer A, Rüdiger HW. Vanadate induces DNA strand breaks in cultured human fibroblasts at doses relevant to occupational exposure. Mutat Res 2002; 519:25-35. [PMID: 12160889 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(02)00138-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To study possible genotoxic effects of occupational exposure to vanadium pentoxide, we determined DNA strand breaks (with alkaline comet assay), 8-hydroxy-2'deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and the frequency of sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in whole blood leukocytes or lymphocytes of 49 male workers employed in a vanadium factory in comparison to 12 non-exposed controls. In addition, vanadate has been tested in vitro to induce DNA strand breaks in whole blood cells, isolated lymphocytes and cultured human fibroblasts of healthy donors at concentrations comparable to the observed levels of vanadium in vivo. To investigate the impact of vanadate on the repair of damaged DNA, co-exposure to UV or bleomycin was used in fibroblasts, and DNA migration in the alkaline and neutral comet assay was determined. Although, exposed workers showed a significant vanadium uptake (serum: median 5.38microg/l, range 2.18-46.35microg/l) no increase in cytogenetic effects or oxidative DNA damage in leukocytes could be demonstrated. This was consistent with the observation that in vitro exposure of whole blood leukocytes and lymphocytes to vanadate caused no significant changes in DNA strand breaks below concentrations of 1microM (50microg/l). In contrast, vanadate clearly induced DNA fragmentation in cultured fibroblasts at relevant concentrations. Combined exposure of fibroblasts to vanadate/UV or vanadate/bleomycin resulted in non-repairable DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) as seen in the neutral comet assay. We conclude that exposure of human fibroblasts to vanadate effectively causes DNA strand breaks, and co-exposure of cells to other genotoxic agents may result in persistent DNA damage.
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- Sabine Ivancsits
- Division of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital/AKH, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Austria.
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Vanadium compounds exert preventive effects against chemical carcinogenesis on animals, by modifying, mainly, various xenobiotic enzymes, inhibiting, thus, carcinogen-derived active metabolites. Studies on various cell lines reveal that vanadium exerts its antitumor effects through inhibition of cellular tyrosine phosphatases and/or activation of tyrosine phosphorylases. Both effects activate signal transduction pathways leading either to apoptosis and/or to activation of tumor suppressor genes. Furthermore, vanadium compounds may induce cell-cycle arrest and/or cytotoxic effects through DNA cleavage and fragmentation and plasma membrane lipoperoxidation. Reactive oxygen species generated by Fenton-like reactions and/or during the intracellular reduction of V(V) to V(IV) by, mainly, NADPH, participate to the majority of the vanadium-induced intracellular events. Vanadium may also exert inhibitory effects on cancer cell metastatic potential through modulation of cellular adhesive molecules, and reverse antineoplastic drug resistance. It also possesses low toxicity that, in combination with the synthesis of new, more potent and better tolerated complexes, may establish vanadium as an effective non-platinum, metal antitumor agent.
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- Angelos M Evangelou
- Faculty of Medicine, Laboratory of Physiology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
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Morillas MJ, Guillamet E, Surrallés J, Creus A, Marcos R. Spontaneous and induced genetic damage in T lymphocyte subsets evaluated by the Comet assay. Mutat Res 2002; 514:39-48. [PMID: 11815243 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(01)00319-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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High inter- and intra-individual variability was reported in the level of DNA damage, both spontaneous and induced, when peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes were used to perform the Comet assay. In order to find out the underlying causes for such variability, different subsets of T lymphocytes were isolated by immunomagnetic cell sorting. The level of DNA damage was evaluated with the alkaline version of the Comet assay by using three different parameters: tail moment, tail length and amount of DNA in the tail (%). Helper T cells (CD4+), cytotoxic T cells (CD8+), their negative fraction and the mixed cell population were evaluated both in untreated cells and after 10 and 20 microM H(2)O(2) treatments. Differences between cell subsets were only observed after H(2)O(2) treatment. The results indicate that, although CD4+ is the fraction with the highest induced level of genetic damage, this value is not high enough to explain the large inter- and intra-individual variability found.
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- M J Morillas
- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Edifici Cn, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Stea S, Visentin M, Granchi D, Savarino L, Dallari D, Gualtieri G, Rollo G, Toni A, Pizzoferrato A, Montanaro L. Sister chromatid exchange in patients with joint prostheses. J Arthroplasty 2000; 15:772-7. [PMID: 11021454 DOI: 10.1054/arth.2000.7108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The evaluation of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) is used to establish the cytogenic damage in subjects exposed to toxic substances. The test is considered to be 1 of the most sensitive and accurate indicators of damage and responds to toxic chemicals at low doses. We evaluated the incidence of SCE in peripheral lymphocytes of patients with articular prostheses. Subjects with prostheses made of titanium-aluminium-vanadium alloys presented a significantly higher SCE number than the control population (6.3+/-2.3 vs 4.4+/-1.3; P = .0128), whereas subjects with prostheses made of chrome-cobalt alloy or mixed prostheses presented a higher SCE value than the controls but not significantly different. The presence of high-frequency cells was alarming only in 5 patients, 4 of whom had titanium alloy prostheses, whereas none belonged to the control group. The number of SCE was not affected by the presence of bone-cement used in prosthesis fixation or by the implant duration. The indication of possible cytogenic damage in patients with titanium alloy prostheses that emerged from this study should be considered carefully, even though the sample population was small.
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- S Stea
- Laboratory for Medical Technology, Istituti Orthopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Muller-Pillet V, Joyeux M, Ambroise D, Hartemann P. Genotoxic activity of five haloacetonitriles: comparative investigations in the single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay and the ames-fluctuation test. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2000; 36:52-58. [PMID: 10918360 DOI: 10.1002/1098-2280(2000)36:1<52::aid-em8>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Halogenated acetonitriles (HANs) are known to be water disinfectant by-products. Their mutagenicity and carcinogenicity have been shown in different test systems in vivo and in vitro. They also have clastogenic properties. In this study, the ability of HAN to induce single-strand breaks on the DNA of HeLa S3 cells was investigated using the single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay, which could be a good tool with which to evaluate the genotoxicity of chlorinated water. The results were compared to those obtained in the Ames fluctuation test using the Salmonella typhimurium TA 100 strain without activation. With the Ames fluctuation test, a mutagenic effect was observed for chloroacetonitrile (MCAN), dichloroacetonitrile (DCAN), and trichloroacetonitrile (TCAN). No mutagenic effect was found with bromoacetonitrile (MBAN) or dibromoacetonitrile (DBAN). In the SCGE assay, all five HANs induced DNA damage in HeLa S3 cells, increasing the mean tail moment significantly. For each compound, a dose-effect relation was observed. This study shows that the SCGE assay has greater sensitivity for assessing the genotoxicity of HAN than does the Ames-fluctuation test. Brominated acetonitriles were more genotoxic than chlorinated acetonitriles in the SCGE assay, and the genotoxicity increased with the number of halogenated atoms of the compound. This behavior had already been found with other genotoxicity tests.
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- V Muller-Pillet
- INSERM U420, Département Environnement et Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Altamirano-Lozano M, Valverde M, Alvarez-Barrera L, Molina B, Rojas E. Genotoxic studies of vanadium pentoxide (V(2)O(5)) in male mice. II. Effects in several mouse tissues. TERATOGENESIS, CARCINOGENESIS, AND MUTAGENESIS 1999; 19:243-55. [PMID: 10406888 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6866(1999)19:4<243::aid-tcm1>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) was tested for its ability to induce genotoxic damage in six different organs (liver, kidney, lung, spleen, heart, and bone marrow) of mice by using the alkaline Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) assay. Animals were sacrificed 24 h after i.p. administration of the vanadium pentoxide of 23.0, 11.5, or 5.75 microg/g (corresponding to the LD50, 1/2 LD50 and 1/4 LD50, respectively). In all tissues and organs evaluated (except for bone marrow), V2O5 increased the number of cells with damage. Our results showed that i.p. injection of V2O5 induced DNA damage in different organs and tissues, and that this kind of damage can be observed even 24 h after treatment. The analysis of DNA migration and the distribution of DNA damage showed that there are differences in sensitivity between organs and tissues to this compound. In addition the sensitivity of SCGE assay allows the detection of long term DNA damage and the possibility to compare it in various tissues and target organs.
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Humans have been in contact with metals almost since the beginning of our existence. In fact, one cannot even think on human evolution without considering the great role played by metals in mankind's development. Metals are common moieties of molecules involved in a wide variety of biological processes, and hence are found in virtually all living organisms. Some metals are essential for human nutrition; others are found as contaminants in foodstuffs. One feature of the normal human diet which is frequently found is the simultaneous presence of both essential and toxic metals. Other factors important in the risk-evaluation analysis of metals are their pharmacokinetics, interactions among them and with other major components of the diet, and, especially, the great differences in the dietary habits of different populations and in the regional distribution of metals. In attempting to understand the role which dietary metals could play in human carcinogenesis, we found that the many factors involved and the lack of specific information made it difficult to reach firm conclusions on the hazards of dietary metals. We hope that this paper will raise the interest of genetic toxicologists in the subject and will consequently facilitate a risk analysis of the carcinogenic potential of dietary metals.
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- E Rojas
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, P.O. Box 70228, C.P. 04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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Vanadium is a steel-grey, corrosion-resistant metal, which exists in oxidation states ranging from -1 to +5. Metallic vanadium does not occur in nature, and the most common valence states are +3, +4, and +5. The pentavalent form (VO3-) predominates in extracellular body fluids whereas the quadrivalent form (VO+2) is the most common intracellular form. Because of its hardness and its ability to form alloys, vanadium (i.e., ferrovanadium) is a common component of hard steel alloys used in machines and tools. Although most foods contain low concentrations of vanadium (< 1 ng/g), food is the major source of exposure to vanadium for the general population. High air concentrations of vanadium occur in the occupation setting during boiler-cleaning operations as a result of the presence of vanadium oxides in the dust. The lungs absorb soluble vanadium compounds (V2O5) well, but the absorption of vanadium salts from the gastrointestinal tract is poor. The excretion of vanadium by the kidneys is rapid with a biological half-life of 20-40 hours in the urine. Vanadium is probably an essential trace element, but a vanadium-deficiency disease has not been identified in humans. The estimated daily intake of the US population ranges from 10-60 micrograms V. Vanadyl sulfate is a common supplement used to enhance weight training in athletes at doses up to 60 mg/d. In vitro and animal studies indicate that vanadate and other vanadium compounds increase glucose transport activity and improve glucose metabolism. In general, the toxicity of vanadium compounds is low. Pentavalent compounds are the most toxic and the toxicity of vanadium compounds usually increases as the valence increases. Most of the toxic effects of vanadium compounds result from local irritation of the eyes and upper respiratory tract rather than systemic toxicity. The only clearly documented effect of exposure to vanadium dust is upper respiratory tract irritation characterized by rhinitis, wheezing, nasal hemorrhage, conjunctivitis, cough, sore throat, and chest pain. Case studies have described the onset of asthma after heavy exposure to vanadium compounds, but clinical studies to date have not detected an increased prevalence of asthma in workers exposed to vanadium.
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López-Ortal P, Souza V, Bucio L, González E, Gutiérrez-Ruiz MC. DNA damage produced by cadmium in a human fetal hepatic cell line. Mutat Res 1999; 439:301-6. [PMID: 10023089 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most important heavy metal environmental toxicants. It alters a wide variety of cellular and biochemical processes. The objective of this work was to study DNA damage and recovery after acute and chronic CdCl2 treatment in a human fetal hepatic cell line (WRL-68 cells). Using the alkaline microgel electrophoresis assay that detects DNA single-strand breaks and/or alkali-labile sites in individual cells, we evaluated for levels of DNA damage. The mean migration length in control cells was 35.37+/-1. 43 microm (8% damaged cells), whereas the mean migration in cells treated with 0.005 microM CdCl2 for 3 h (acute low dose) was 65. 87+/-2.07 microm (88% damaged cells). Treatment with 0.01 microM CdCl2 for the same time (acute high dose) increased the mean migration length to 125.79+/-2.91 microm (92% damaged cells). However, a 0.005 microM CdCl2 treatment for 7 days (chronic treatment) only increased 65% DNA migration to 58.38+/-2.59 microm (88% damaged nucleus). Lipoperoxidative damage expressed as malondialdehyde (MDA) production per milligram of protein was 15. 7+/-2.6 for control cells, whereas in Cd-treated cells the values were 20.2+/-2.4 (acute low dose), 22.9+/-2.2 (acute high dose), and 22.6+/-2.1 (chronic treatment). To study the repair of DNA damage, cells were washed with 0.01 microM meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), and fresh Dulbecco's modified essential medium (DMEM) added. The percentage of damaged cells diminished after 90 min, with DNA migration returning to control values by 120 min. Cd treatment produced DNA single-strand breaks and the damage was greater in acute high dose treated cells. Lipid peroxidation values did not correlate with DNA single-strand breaks.
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- P López-Ortal
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Celular, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Apdo Postal 55-535, Mexico, D.F. 09340, Mexico
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Rojas E, Lopez MC, Valverde M. Single cell gel electrophoresis assay: methodology and applications. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 1999; 722:225-54. [PMID: 10068143 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(98)00313-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The single cell gel electrophoresis or Comet assay is a sensitive, reliable, and rapid method for DNA double- and single-strand breaks, alkali-labile sites and delayed repair site detection, in eukaryotic individual cells. Given its overall characteristics, this method has been widely used over the past few years in several different areas. In this paper we review the studies published to date about the principles, the basic methodology with currently used variations. We also explore the applications of this assay in: genotoxicology, clinical area, DNA repair studies, environmental biomonitoring and human monitoring.
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- E Rojas
- Departamento de Genética y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, UNAM, Mexico DF, Mexico
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Gutiérrez S, Carbonell E, Galofré P, Creus A, Marcos R. The alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay applied to the analysis of radiation-induced DNA damage in thyroid cancer patients treated with 131I. Mutat Res 1998; 413:111-9. [PMID: 9639687 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE or Comet) assay appears to be a promising tool for measuring DNA damage at the individual cell level in both in vitro and in vivo studies. To provide further data on the possible applicability of this assay in human biomonitoring studies, we have evaluated the eventual genetic damage induced by therapeutic exposure to 131I, by measuring the Comet length and the amount of DNA damage in peripheral blood leukocytes from a group of 28 thyroid cancer patients who received 131I sodium iodide via oral administration. Blood samples were taken just before the treatment and 1 week after it. From the results obtained after radioiodine therapy, a small increase in the Comet length and in the grade of DNA damage is observed; however, this increase is not statistically significant because of inter-individual variability and the variable responses before and after 131I treatment. Considering our previous studies showing significant increases in the frequency of cytogenetic damage (when measured as micronuclei) in patients treated with relatively low doses of 131I, the results obtained in the present work by using the Comet assay could indicate that 1 week after the exposure most of the radioiodine-induced DNA lesions, that can be detected with this assay, have already been repaired.
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- S Gutiérrez
- Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Edifici Cn, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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