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Wang Y, Wang X, Li Q. Aflatoxin B 1 in poultry liver: Toxic mechanism. Toxicon 2023; 233:107262. [PMID: 37619742 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most common carcinogenic toxin in livestock and poultry feed, seriously endangering poultry production and public health. Liver is the most important organ for the metabolism of exogenous and endogenous substances in the body. AFB1 produces toxicity under the biotransformation of cytochrome P450 microparticle oxidase (CYP450). Hepatocytes are the most important cells for synthesizing CYP450 enzymes, so that AFB1 has the most significant effect on the liver. AFB1 can induce liver cell damage in poultry through a variety of molecular mechanisms, and the main of damage mechanisms have been discovered so far include oxidative damage, promoting apoptosis, influencing hepatocyte gene expression, interfering with hepatocyte autophagy, pyroptosis and necroptosis. This article reviewed the molecular mechanism of AFB1 inducing liver injury in poultry, hopefully, to provid a new direction and theoretical basis for the development of a new AFB1 detoxification method.
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- Yuhan Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China.
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- Liaoning Center for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110161, China.
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Vågerö D, Pinger PR, Aronsson V, van den Berg GJ. Paternal grandfather's access to food predicts all-cause and cancer mortality in grandsons. Nat Commun 2018; 9:5124. [PMID: 30538239 PMCID: PMC6290014 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07617-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Studies of animals and plants suggest that nutritional conditions in one generation may affect phenotypic characteristics in subsequent generations. A small number of human studies claim to show that pre-pubertal nutritional experience trigger a sex-specific transgenerational response along the male line. A single historical dataset, the Överkalix cohorts in northern Sweden, is often quoted as evidence. To test this hypothesis on an almost 40 times larger dataset we collect harvest data during the pre-pubertal period of grandparents (G0, n = 9,039) to examine its potential association with mortality in children (G1, n = 7,280) and grandchildren (G2, n = 11,561) in the Uppsala Multigeneration Study. We find support for the main Överkalix finding: paternal grandfather's food access in pre-puberty predicts his male, but not female, grandchildren's all-cause mortality. In our study, cancer mortality contributes strongly to this pattern. We are unable to reproduce previous results for diabetes and cardiovascular mortality.
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- Denny Vågerö
- CHESS, Centre for Health Equity Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences, SE-106 91 Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Economics, University of Bonn, Adenauerallee 24-42, 53113, Bonn, Germany.,briq, Institute on Behavior & Inequality, Bonn, Germany
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- CHESS, Centre for Health Equity Studies, Department of Public Health Sciences, SE-106 91 Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Economics, Priory Rd Complex, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 ITU, United Kingdom.,IFAU, Institute for Evaluation of Labor Market and Education Policy, Uppsala, Sweden
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Chappell G, Pogribny IP, Guyton KZ, Rusyn I. Epigenetic alterations induced by genotoxic occupational and environmental human chemical carcinogens: A systematic literature review. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2016; 768:27-45. [PMID: 27234561 PMCID: PMC4884606 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic alterations play an important role in chemically-induced carcinogenesis. Although the epigenome and genome may be equally important in carcinogenicity, the genotoxicity of chemical agents and exposure-related transcriptomic responses have been more thoroughly studied and characterized. To better understand the evidence for epigenetic alterations of human carcinogens, and the potential association with genotoxic endpoints, we conducted a systematic review of published studies of genotoxic carcinogens that reported epigenetic endpoints. Specifically, we searched for publications reporting epigenetic effects for the 28 agents and occupations included in Monograph Volume 100F of the International Agency for the Research on Cancer (IARC) that were classified as "carcinogenic to humans" (Group 1) with strong evidence of genotoxic mechanisms of carcinogenesis. We identified a total of 158 studies that evaluated epigenetic alterations for 12 of these 28 carcinogenic agents and occupations (1,3-butadiene, 4-aminobiphenyl, aflatoxins, benzene, benzidine, benzo[a]pyrene, coke production, formaldehyde, occupational exposure as a painter, sulfur mustard, and vinyl chloride). Aberrant DNA methylation was most commonly studied, followed by altered expression of non-coding RNAs and histone changes (totaling 85, 59 and 25 studies, respectively). For 3 carcinogens (aflatoxins, benzene and benzo[a]pyrene), 10 or more studies reported epigenetic effects. However, epigenetic studies were sparse for the remaining 9 carcinogens; for 4 agents, only 1 or 2 published reports were identified. While further research is needed to better identify carcinogenesis-associated epigenetic perturbations for many potential carcinogens, published reports on specific epigenetic endpoints can be systematically identified and increasingly incorporated in cancer hazard assessments.
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- Grace Chappell
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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Mohammadi A, Mehrzad J, Mahmoudi M, Schneider M. Environmentally Relevant Level of Aflatoxin B1 Dysregulates Human Dendritic Cells Through Signaling on Key Toll-Like Receptors. Int J Toxicol 2014; 33:175-186. [DOI: 10.1177/1091581814526890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Aflatoxins (AFs) are highly hazardous fungal biometabolites usually present in feeds and foods. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic and a known carcinogen. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), highly expressed by myeloid dendritic cells (DC), are key innate immune-surveillance molecules. Toll-like receptors not only sense pathogen-associated molecular patterns but also contribute to infections and cancer. To assess AFB1–TLR interactions on human myeloid DC, pure CD11c+ DC were generated from monocytes isolated from healthy individuals and then exposed to relevant level of AFB1 for 2 hours. Both quantitative polymerase chain reaction and flow cytometric assays were used to quantify, respectively, expression of TLR2 and TLR4 at the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels in these DC. Levels of interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6, and IL-10 were also analyzed in AFB1- and mock-treated DC. Compared to nontreated CD11c+ DC, expression levels of both TLR2 and TLR4 mRNA and proteins were significantly upregulated in AFB1-treated cells. Further, although IL-10 levels in AFB1-treated DC were similar to those in the mock-treated DC, the AFB1-exposed DC secreted higher amounts of IL-1β and IL-6. Dendritic cells are sensitive to environmentally relevant level of AFB1, and TLR2 and TLR4 are involved in sensing AFB1. Considering the broad roles of TLR2, TLR4, and DC in immunity and infections, our novel findings open a new door to understanding the molecular mechanisms and functional consequences of AFB1 in inducing immunodysregulation, immunotoxicity, and thus (non)infectious diseases in humans.
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- Azam Mohammadi
- Department of Pathobiology, Sections Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Veterinary Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Sections Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Veterinary Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Sektion Experimentelle Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Cruz A, Madruga C, Mallmann C, Moreira E, Botura M, Silva G, Batatinha M. Investigação do gene p53 de frangos expostos às aflatoxinas. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352012000600036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Identificou-se o efeito das aflatoxinas (AFs) sobre o gene p53 de frangos de corte, de linhagem comercial, separados em: grupo experimental, tratado (GT) com ração comercial contendo 2,8ppm de AFs totais durante 21 dias consecutivos, e grupo-controle (GC), sem exposição às AFs. Macroscopicamente, as alterações caracterizaram-se por hepatomegalia e aspecto pálido-amarelado com alguns focos hemorrágicos e, histologicamente, por desarranjo trabecular, pleomorfismo hepatocítico com cariomegalia, degeneração vacuolar intracitoplasmática, necrose com infiltração linfocítica e hiperplasia de ductos biliares. A PCR com os primers GSPT53c-1 com base no gene candidato a p53 (GenBank XM_424937.2) gerou um produto de aproximadamente 350 pares de base. O amplicon sequenciado a partir do DNA dos frangos do GT não apresentou mutação ou deleção, assim como padrão de bandas do PCR-RFLP não foi distinto entre ambos os grupos experimentais e a sequência depositada no banco de genes. Os resultados sugerem que não ocorreu transversão devido à exposição às AFs no fragmento amplificado. Conclui-se que a PCR-RFLP e o sequenciamento do produto da PCR não são ferramentas apropriadas para diagnóstico da exposição de frangos às AFs nas condições experimentais empregadas.
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Mehrzad J, Klein G, Kamphues J, Wolf P, Grabowski N, Schuberth H. In vitro effects of very low levels of aflatoxin B1 on free radicals production and bactericidal activity of bovine blood neutrophils. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2011; 141:16-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Almeida A, Botura M, Abreu R, Bittencourt T, Batatinha M. OCORRÊNCIA DE AFLATOXINAS EM MILHO DESTINADO À ALIMENTAÇÃO DE AVES NO ESTADO DA BAHIA. ARQUIVOS DO INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657v76p3532009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a ocorrência de aflatoxinas (AFs) em milho destinado à alimentação de aves no Estado da Bahia. Oitenta amostras de milho foram coletadas de duas fábricas produtoras de ração durante o período de fevereiro de 2005 a janeiro de 2006. As análises de AFs foram realizadas por meio da técnica de fluorimetria com colunas de imunoafinidade (Aflatest®, Vicam). Os resultados revelaram que oito (10%) amostras estavam contaminadas, com níveis variáveis de 1 a 5 ?g/kg. Estes resultados demonstram a boa qualidade do produto quanto à contaminação por aflatoxinas.
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- Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Brasil
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Paget V, Sichel F, Garon D, Lechevrel M. Aflatoxin B1-induced TP53 mutational pattern in normal human cells using the FASAY (Functional Analysis of Separated Alleles in Yeast). Mutat Res 2008; 656:55-61. [PMID: 18725321 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mutations in the TP53 gene are the most common alterations in human tumours. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) related to exposure to aflatoxin B1, a specific G>T transversion in codon 249 is classically described as a hot spot. However, AFB1 is suspected to be a potent carcinogen in tissues other than the liver. By using the FASAY functional assay in yeast, the present study aimed at depicting the mutational pattern of TP53 in normal human fibroblasts after in vitro exposure to AFB1. Molecular analysis of mutants revealed that codon 245 was the main hot spot, whereas no mutations were found in codon 249. The locations of mutations within GG and GC/CG sequences are well in accordance with AFB1-adduct location data. In our assay with normal human fibroblasts, AFB1 mainly induced G>A transitions, followed by G>T and A>G mutations. This suggests that G>T transversions at codon 249 were likely the result of a selection bias in human HCC rather than a true fingerprint of AFB1 adducts. Indeed, a comparison of the mutation pattern with that found in human HCC excluding codon 249 reveals that the two spectra are quite similar. Furthermore, the similarity between our in vitro spectrum with that identified in AFB1-induced lung tumours in mice suggests that AFB1 may be a potent lung carcinogen in humans.
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- Vincent Paget
- GRECAN EA1772-IFR 146 ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie et Centre François Baclesse, Av. du Général Harris, 14076 Caen-cedex 05, France
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Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Ludwig AH, Kraszewska E, Kupryjańczyk J. Geographical Variations in TP53
Mutational Spectrum in Ovarian Carcinomas. Ann Hum Genet 2006; 70:594-604. [PMID: 16907706 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2006.00257.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The TP53 gene mutational spectrum in human tumours shows variations related to tissue of origin, carcinogen exposure or molecular background. We have compared TP53 mutations in ovarian carcinomas from different geographical regions; this study was based on data extracted and verified from the IARC database (R10, 2005), and on our results from 127 carcinomas. In total 873 mutations were evaluated. Tumours from Japan and Korea had a higher frequency of exon 7 mutations (38%vs 25%, p = 0.011) and lower frequency of exon 8 mutations (11%vs 29%, p = 0.0003) than those from Western countries; they were particularly different from Norwegian tumours which showed the lowest proportion of exon 7 (19%, p = 0.001) and highest proportion of exon 8 (37%, p < 0.0001) mutations. There were also differences in the profile of TP53 hotspots. The third hotspot in tumours from Poland was amino acid (AA) 176 (8.2% of substitutions vs 1.7% in other countries, p < 0.001), while in tumours from the UK it was AA 220 (8.9%vs 2.3%, p < 0.001). Codon 273 was the only apparent hotspot in the Norwegian tumours, while it was rarely mutated in Polish and Asian tumours. In contrast to other data tumours from Norway presented with 273(HIS) codon (82% of mutations at AA 273, p = 0.002), while tumours from the UK shared the 273(CYS) codon (80%, p < 0.001). Further analysis of TP53 gene mutations in ovarian cancer by geography could provide greater insights.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell/pathology
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous/pathology
- Amino Acid Substitution/genetics
- Carcinoma, Endometrioid/genetics
- Carcinoma, Endometrioid/pathology
- Codon/genetics
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/genetics
- Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous/pathology
- Exons/genetics
- Female
- Genes, p53/genetics
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Humans
- Mutation/genetics
- Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics
- Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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- A Dansonka-Mieszkowska
- Department of Molecular Pathology, The Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland
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Reddy L, Odhav B, Bhoola K. Aflatoxin B1-induced toxicity in HepG2 cells inhibited by carotenoids: morphology, apoptosis and DNA damage. Biol Chem 2006; 387:87-93. [PMID: 16497168 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2006.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a fungal toxin that has been associated with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in humans. This study was undertaken to determine the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which the antioxidants beta-carotene and lycopene inhibit AFB1-induced toxic changes in human hepatocytes (HepG2 cells). An in vitro system was optimized to test the chemoprotective effects of lycopene and beta-carotene on HepG2 cells exposed to different concentrations of AFB1. Ultrastructurally, HepG2 cells cultured in the presence of AFB1 showed mitochondrial damage, nuclear condensation and a loss of cell-to-cell contact; the latter was reflected in the observation of dysfunctional gap junctions, resulting in a loss of cell-to-cell communication. At the genomic level, AFB1 formed AFB1-N7-guanine adducts, caused apoptotic cell death and suppressed p53 protein expression. In the presence of the carotenoids, survival of cells exposed to AFB1 was increased, and there was also a significant increase in cellular mitochondrial activity. Our results demonstrate that HepG2 cells pretreated with lycopene and beta-carotene are protected from the toxic effects of AFB1 at both the cellular and molecular levels.
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- Lalini Reddy
- Department of Biotechnology, Durban Institute of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa
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The p53 tumor suppressor protein is a transcription factor that mediates the cell's response to various kinds of stress by preventing cell division and/or inducing apoptosis. p53 gene mutations have been detected in nearly 50% of human cancers. These gene aberrations are mostly missense point mutations located predominantly in the central DNA-binding domain. In addition to the classical inactivating mutations, there are also dominant-negative, gain-of-function, temperature-sensitive, and cold-sensitive, discriminating, superactive p53 mutations, and some mutations that do not inactivate p53 activity. Several approaches have been developed for detection and analyses of p53 mutations: first, immunochemical methods have been developed to detect p53 protein levels; second, molecular analyses targeting changes in DNA structure are utilized; and third, functional assays are used to explore the biological properties of the p53 protein. Functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast targets the transactivation capability of the p53 protein expressed in yeast cells. This method uses p53 mRNA isolated from cells and tissues to produce a p53 product by RT-PCR. This method has undergone continuous improvement and now serves as a powerful tool for distinguishing various functional types of p53 mutations. Understanding the exact impact of p53 mutation on its function is an important prerequisite for establishment of efficient anti-cancer therapies.
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- Jana Smardová
- Department of Pathology and Anatomy, University Hospital Brno, Jihlavská 20, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Dandara C, Ballo R, Parker MI. CYP3A5 genotypes and risk of oesophageal cancer in two South African populations. Cancer Lett 2005; 225:275-82. [PMID: 15978331 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2004] [Revised: 10/30/2004] [Accepted: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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CYP3A5 is the major cytochrome P450 enzyme in the oesophagus and metabolises many potentially carcinogenic compounds. The frequencies of CYP3A5 allelic variants, CYP3A5*2, *3, *6 and *7 which code for enzymes with severely decreased activities were compared between 241 oesophageal cancer patients and 272 controls in Black and Mixed Ancestry South Africans. A significantly higher frequency of CYP3A5*3 was observed in the controls compared to patients amongst the Mixed Ancestry group (P=0.025). Individuals homozygous for defective CYP3A5 had reduced risk of developing oesophageal cancer (P=0.032).
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- Collet Dandara
- MRC/UCT Oesophageal Cancer Research Group, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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Leão M, Pavão A, Espinoza V, Taft C, Bulnes E. A multivariate model of chemical carcinogenesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2004.10.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cachot J, Couteau J, Frébourg T, Leboulenger F, Flaman JM. Functional analysis of chemically-induced mutations at the flounder TP53 locus, the FACIM assay. Mutat Res 2004; 552:51-60. [PMID: 15288541 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2004] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Accepted: 04/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A functional assay was developed in yeast to identify mutations induced by DNA-damaging agents at the flounder TP53 locus. This assay named FACIM for functional analysis of chemically-induced p53 mutations, is based on the assumption that most genotoxin-induced mutations inactivate transcriptional activity of the TP53 protein. The functional status of the protein expressed in yeast was measured using a p53-responsive reporter gene. The FACIM assay was used to evaluate the mutagenesis of the flounder TP53 exposed in vitro to benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE). A dose-dependent increase of p53 mutation rate was observed with increasing concentrations of BPDE and extension of exposure time. Flounder TP53 gene appeared highly sensitive to point mutations since most of those identified targeted different nucleotides. Mutated base-pairs corresponded predominantly to guanines located on the non-transcribed strand of the DNA. The general distribution of mutations along the flounder TP53 protein was different from that identified in the human homologue suggesting species-differences in mutagenesis of the TP53 gene. Most of flounder TP53 mutants were defective for transactivation and cell growth regulation but some maintained a partial wild-type phenotype. This functional assay in yeast could be used for both evaluation of the genotoxic potency of chemicals or environmental samples and screening of p53 mutations in fish tumours.
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- J Cachot
- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, UPRES-EA 3222, IFRMP 23, University of Le Havre, 25 rue P. Lebon, BP 540, 76058 Le Havre Cedex, France.
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