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Adedeji AO, Zhong F, Corpuz J, Hu F, Zhao X, Sangaraju D, Ruff CF, Dybdal N. Comparative Impact of Various Fasting Periods on the Welfare of Sprague-Dawley Rats With or Without Supplementation. Toxicol Pathol 2024; 52:21-34. [PMID: 38379371 DOI: 10.1177/01926233241230536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
Abstract
In nonclinical toxicology studies, lab animals are fasted typically overnight, to reduce variability in some clinical pathology parameters. However, fasting adds undue stress, and this is particularly concerning in rodents given their fast metabolic rates. Furthermore, as rodents are nocturnal animals, an overnight fasting may cause a protracted negative metabolic state even when the fasting has technically ended, given their minimal activity and food consumption during the day. Therefore, to evaluate the impacts of different fasting durations (±DietGel supplementation) on rats' welfare, we assessed the traditional and ancillary clinical pathology parameters in Sprague-Dawley rats, along with body weight, organ weight, and histopathology. Although most endpoints were comparable between the different fasting durations (±DietGel supplementation), the long fasting times (≥8 hr) without DietGel supplementation caused significant decreases in body weight, liver weight, liver glycogen content, serum glucose, triglyceride, and creatinine concentrations-all findings suggestive of a negative energy balance that could impact animal welfare and consequently, data quality; while the short fasting time (4 hr) and DietGel supplementation were associated with higher triglycerides variability. Hence, we propose that short fasting time should be adequate for most toxicology studies in rats, and long fasting times should only be accommodated with scientific justification.
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- Adeyemi O Adedeji
- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, California, USA
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Hu W, He Z, Du L, Zhang L, Li J, Ma Y, Bi S. Biomarkers of oxidative stress in broiler chickens attacked by lipopolysaccharide: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 266:115606. [PMID: 37866038 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Oxidative stress (OS) constitutes a pivotal factor in the initiation and progression of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenges in broiler chickens. Increasing studies have demonstrated that Alleviation of oxidative stress seems to be a reasonable strategy to alleviate LPS-mediated afflictions in broilers. Nonetheless, the relationship between OS-related indicators and exposure to LPS remains a topic of debate. The aim of this investigation was to precisely and holistically evaluate the effect of LPS exposure on OS-associated markers. We conducted a systematic search of four electronic databases-PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane for relevant studies, and a total of 31 studies were included. The overall results showed that the LPS treatment significantly increased the levels of oxygen radicals and their products, such as malondialdehydes (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), while significantly reduced the levels of antioxidants, such as total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC), total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and glutathione (GSH), in the chickens. Intriguingly, though the observed trends in alterations were not strictly correlated with LPS concentrations, the enzyme activity levels were indeed influenced by the concentration of LPS. This observation highlights the complex relationship between LPS exposure and the body's antioxidant response. Despite some limitations, all the included studies were deemed credible. Subgroup evaluations revealed that the jejunum and duodenum has demonstrated stronger antioxidant capability compared to other tissues. Overall, our study presents compelling evidence that exposure to LPS induces significant OS in chickens. And we also found that the extent of OS was related to LPS doses, target tissues, and dietary ingredients.
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- Weidong Hu
- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine,Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China; Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine,Southwest University, Rongchang, Chongqing 402460, PR China.
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Adedeji AO, Pourmohamad T, Tripathi N, Zhong S, Degner KR, Zhong F, Sangaraju D, Williams K, Dybdal N. Reduced Fasting Duration in Cynomolgus Monkeys Enhances Animal Welfare During Toxicology Studies. Toxicol Pathol 2023; 51:264-277. [PMID: 37702042 PMCID: PMC10696910 DOI: 10.1177/01926233231193395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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During toxicology studies, fasting animals prior to clinical pathology blood collection is believed to reduce variability in some clinical chemistry analytes. However, fasting adds stress to animals that are already stressed from the administration of potentially toxic doses of the test article. The purpose of this study was to assess the impacts of different fasting durations on cynomolgus monkeys' welfare during toxicology studies. To this end, we assessed the cynomolgus monkeys traditional and ancillary clinical pathology endpoints at different fasting times. We showed that most clinical pathology endpoints were largely comparable between different fasting times suggesting that cynomolgus monkeys could be fasted for as little as 4 hours for toxicology studies, as longer fasting times (up to 20 hours) resulted in stress, dehydration, and significant decreases in blood glucose- changes that impacts animal welfare. Shorter fasting times were associated with higher triglycerides variability among individual animals. Therefore, we propose that shorter fasting time (i.e., 4 hours) should be adequate for most toxicology studies except when: (1) parameters that could be affected by non-fasting conditions are important for safety and pharmacodynamic assessments (i.e., glucose and lipids) and (2) fasting would be needed for the bioavailability of an orally administered test article.
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- Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Labcorp Early Development Laboratories Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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Hofer T. Oxidative Stress in Human Toxicology. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10081159. [PMID: 34439406 PMCID: PMC8388969 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Tim Hofer
- Department of Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 222 Skøyen, N-0213 Oslo, Norway
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Hofer T, Perry G. Nucleic acid oxidative damage in Alzheimer's disease-explained by the hepcidin-ferroportin neuronal iron overload hypothesis? J Trace Elem Med Biol 2016; 38:1-9. [PMID: 27329321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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There is strong literature support for brain metal dysregulation, oxidative stress and oxidative damage to neurons in Alzheimer's disease (AD); these processes begin early and continue throughout the disease. Here, we review current knowledge on metal dysregulation and nucleic acid oxidative damage in AD (we also include new data demonstrating increased RNA and DNA oxidative damage in hippocampus from individuals having suffered from degenerative (e.g. AD) and psychological diseases: 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine (8-oxoGua) levels as determined by HPLC-EC-UV were particularly elevated in RNA and heterogeneously distributed among adjacent regions versus the control). Whereas neuronal iron accumulation occurs in aging, neuronal iron levels further increase in AD accompanied by oxidative damage, decreased copper levels, amyloid plaque formation and brain inflammation. The 'hepcidin-ferroportin iron overload' AD hypothesis links these processes together and is discussed here. Moreover, we find that most existing transgenic animal AD models only partly involve these processes, rather they are often limited to expression of mutated amyloid beta protein precursor (AbetaPP), presenilin, tau or apolipoprotein E proteins although a few models appear more relevant than others. Relevant models are likely to be crucial for refining and testing this hypothesis as well as developing new drugs.
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- Tim Hofer
- Department of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Infection Control and Environmental Health, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
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- UTSA Neurosciences Institute and Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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Summers FA, Mason RP, Ehrenshaft M. Development of immunoblotting techniques for DNA radical detection. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 56:64-71. [PMID: 23142572 PMCID: PMC3577963 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.10.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Radical damage to DNA has been implicated in cell death, cellular dysfunction, and cancer. A recently developed method for detecting DNA radicals uses the nitrone spin trap DMPO (5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide) to trap radicals. The trapped radicals then decay into stable nitrone adducts detectable with anti-DMPO antibodies and quantifiable by ELISA or dot-blot assay. However, the sequences of DNA that are damaged are likely to be as important as the total level of damage. Therefore, we have developed immunoblotting methods for detection of DNA nitrone adducts on electrophoretically separated DNA, comparable to Western blotting for proteins. These new techniques not only allow the assessment of relative radical adduct levels, but can reveal specific DNA fragments, and ultimately nucleotides, as radical targets. Moreover, we have determined that denaturation of samples into single-stranded DNA enhances the detection of DNA-DMPO adducts in our new blotting methods and also in ELISA.
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- Fiona A Summers
- Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Paini A, Scholz G, Marin-Kuan M, Schilter B, O'Brien J, van Bladeren PJ, Rietjens IMCM. Quantitative comparison between in vivo DNA adduct formation from exposure to selected DNA-reactive carcinogens, natural background levels of DNA adduct formation and tumour incidence in rodent bioassays. Mutagenesis 2011; 26:605-18. [PMID: 21642616 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ger022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed at quantitatively comparing the occurrence/formation of DNA adducts with the carcinogenicity induced by a selection of DNA-reactive genotoxic carcinogens. Contrary to previous efforts, we used a very uniform set of data, limited to in vivo rat liver studies in order to investigate whether a correlation can be obtained, using a benchmark dose (BMD) approach. Dose-response data on both carcinogenicity and in vivo DNA adduct formation were available for six compounds, i.e. 2-acetylaminofluorene, aflatoxin B1, methyleugenol, safrole, 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline and tamoxifen. BMD(10) values for liver carcinogenicity were calculated using the US Environmental Protection Agency BMD software. DNA adduct levels at this dose were extrapolated assuming linearity of the DNA adduct dose response. In addition, the levels of DNA adducts at the BMD(10) were compared to available data on endogenous background DNA damage in the target organ. Although for an individual carcinogen the tumour response increases when adduct levels increase, our results demonstrate that when comparing different carcinogens, no quantitative correlation exists between the level of DNA adduct formation and carcinogenicity. These data confirm that the quantity of DNA adducts formed by a DNA-reactive compound is not a carcinogenicity predictor but that other factors such as type of adduct and mutagenic potential may be equally relevant. Moreover, comparison to background DNA damage supports the notion that the mere occurrence of DNA adducts above or below the level of endogenous DNA damage is neither correlated to development of cancer. These data strongly emphasise the need to apply the mode of action framework to understand the contribution of other biological effect markers playing a role in carcinogenicity.
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- Alicia Paini
- Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Tuinlaan 5, 6703 HE Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Hofer T, Karlsson HL, Möller L. DNA oxidative damage and strand breaks in young healthy individuals: A gender difference and the role of life style factors. Free Radic Res 2009; 40:707-14. [PMID: 16983997 DOI: 10.1080/10715760500525807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyze background levels of DNA damage in young (19-31 years) non-smoking individuals and to correlate damage to gender and life style. DNA single strand breaks (SSB) and alkali labile sites (ALS) were measured in 99 subjects living in Stockholm, Sweden. Further, oxidative DNA damage was analyzed using the DNA repair glycosylase FPG as well as HPLC-ECD for specific analysis of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG). We found that males had higher (P < 0.001) levels of SSB + ALS than females, but no difference was seen for oxidative lesions. There was no correlation between FPG sites and 8-oxodG. For females, there was a positive correlation between FPG levels and body mass index and a negative correlation between SSB + ALS and fruit intake. We conclude that the background level of oxidative DNA damage, analyzed with improved methods, is low and that gender, fruit intake and BMI can affect DNA damage.
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- Tim Hofer
- Department of Biosciences at Novum, Karolinska Institute, S-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
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Kato I, Ren J, Heilbrun LK, Djuric Z. Intra- and inter-individual variability in measurements of biomarkers for oxidative damagein vivo: Nutrition and Breast Health Study. Biomarkers 2008; 11:143-52. [PMID: 16766390 DOI: 10.1080/13547500600565693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and inflammatory conditions, as well as in ageing. Although a number of markers are now available, little is known about the reliability of single measurements of such markers in healthy individuals. The study examined the distribution of variance for three oxidative stress markers, 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), 5-hydroxymethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (5-OHmdU) and total 8-isoprostane-F2alpha, which were measured every 3-6 months over 1 year in blood and breast nipple aspirate fluid (NAF) for 103 premenopausal women. For both plasma and NAF, the between-subject variances of 8-isoprostane-F2alpha were consistently greater than the within-subject variances. Consequently, their reliability coefficients were close to the level of those for cholesterol. On the other hand, the within-subject variances were much greater than the between-subjects variances for blood 5-OHmdU, resulting in low reliability coefficients, i.e. <0.3. Overall, the reliability coefficients for blood 8-oxodG were between those of 8-isoprostane-F2alpha and 5-OHmdU, but closer to those of 8-isoprostane-F2alpha. The results suggest that the reliability of oxidative stress markers may vary considerably depending on the type of marker. Caution should be exercised in selecting markers as well as in determining the number of study subjects or the number of samples per subject in a study. There also may be ample room to optimize laboratory techniques to quantify markers of oxidative DNA damage.
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- I Kato
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Choi SW, Benzie IFF, Ma SW, Strain JJ, Hannigan BM. Acute hyperglycemia and oxidative stress: direct cause and effect? Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:1217-31. [PMID: 18226604 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2007] [Revised: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 12/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Oxidative stress is increased in Type 2 diabetes and this appears to underlie the development of diabetic complications. Increased oxidative stress is claimed to be triggered directly by acute (sudden-onset) hyperglycemia, but published data do not clearly support a direct cause and effect relationship. In this article, published evidence of a direct prooxidant effect of acute hyperglycemia is presented and discussed in some detail, and conflicts, controversies, and problems are highlighted. Evidence for glucose variability as a possible important trigger of oxidative stress in diabetes is reviewed, with some speculation as to how the field would be advanced if there were more widespread recognition about the role that wide fluctuations in glucose concentration play in diabetic complications. Possible direct or indirect antioxidative effects of various drugs used in the treatment of diabetic subjects are discussed because these may have influenced current understanding of the link between hyperglycemia and oxidative stress. The aims are to reveal the divergence between the available evidence and the accepted view that acute hyperglycemia is a direct trigger of oxidative stress and to suggest areas of research that will help resolve current controversies in this important and challenging area.
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- Siu-Wai Choi
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Chao MR, Yen CC, Hu CW. Prevention of artifactual oxidation in determination of cellular 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine by isotope-dilution LC-MS/MS with automated solid-phase extraction. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:464-73. [PMID: 17983606 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Revised: 10/04/2007] [Accepted: 10/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A highly sensitive quantitative method based on LC-MS/MS was developed to directly measure 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) and 2'-deoxyguanosine (dG) in crude DNA hydrolysates. With the use of isotopic internal standards and online solid-phase extraction (SPE), this method has overcome the artifactual response often observed during electrospray ionization by optimizing the washing conditions of online SPE to remove excess dG and allows 8-oxodG and dG to be accurately and simultaneously monitored by mass spectrometry. The detection limit of this method was estimated as 1.8 fmol for 8-oxodG. With this method, we further investigated the artifactual oxidation that occurred during concentration and purification of the DNA hydrolysates, commonly used before sample analysis. Our results demonstrated that drying under vacuum or purification with C18 cartridges led to a significant increase in the measured 8-oxodG by 6.8-30 8-oxodG/10(6) dG. The artifactual formation of 8-oxodG can be reduced only by adding desferrioxamine (DFO) and not 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO). However, DFO still failed to offer complete protection against oxidation during DNA hydrolysate concentration and purification. Therefore, to effectively prevent the artifacts formed during workup, the simplest approach is to use a direct measurement method involving an online enrichment/purification technique as proposed in this study.
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- Mu-Rong Chao
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Pilger A, Rüdiger HW. 8-Hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine as a marker of oxidative DNA damage related to occupational and environmental exposures. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2006; 80:1-15. [PMID: 16685565 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0106-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2005] [Accepted: 03/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Oxidative DNA damage is considered to play an important role in pathophysiological processes, ageing and cancer. So far major interest has been on measuring 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), the preferred methods relying on HPLC or GC-mass spectrometry. The high biological relevance of 8-OHdG is due to its ability to induce G-->T transversions, which are among the most frequent somatic mutations found in human cancers. Effects of workplace exposures on the level of white blood cell 8-OHdG or urinary 8-OHdG have been reported with controversial results. Exposures examined include asbestos, azo-dyes, benzene, fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), glassworks, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), rubber manufacturing, silica, metals, styrene, toluene and xylenes. The available data indicate that there is still a lack of well established dose-response relations between occupational or environmental exposures and the induction of 8-OHdG. Smoking has been most consistently identified as a confounder for 8-OHdG, but various occupational studies did not reveal higher levels of 8-OHdG in smokers. Despite the conflicting results, the reported studies show promise for 8-OHdG as a biomarker of oxidative stress associated with chemical exposure. However, there are critical aspects related to the analytical challenge, artifactual production of 8-OHdG, inter- and intra-individual variation, confounding factors and inter-laboratory differences, implying that further work is needed to reach a consensus on the background level of 8-OHdG.
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- A Pilger
- Division of Occupational Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Weiss JM, Goode EL, Ladiges WC, Ulrich CM. Polymorphic variation in hOGG1 and risk of cancer: a review of the functional and epidemiologic literature. Mol Carcinog 2005; 42:127-41. [PMID: 15584022 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The gene encoding human 8-oxoguanine glycosylase 1 (hOGG1) is involved in DNA base excision repair. The encoded DNA glycosylase excises 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (8-OHdG), a highly mutagenic base produced in DNA as a result of exposure to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Polymorphisms in this gene may alter glycosylase function and an individual's ability to repair damaged DNA, possibly resulting in genetic instability that can foster carcinogenesis. In order to elucidate the possible impact of polymorphisms in hOGG1, we performed a literature review of both functional and epidemiologic studies that assessed the effects of these polymorphisms on repair function, levels of oxidative DNA damage, or associations with cancer risk. Fourteen functional studies and 19 epidemiologic studies of breast, colon, esophageal, head and neck, lung, nasopharyngeal, orolaryngeal, prostate, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), and stomach cancers were identified. Although the larger functional studies suggest reduced repair function with variant alleles in hOGG1, the evidence is generally inconclusive. There is some epidemiologic evidence that risk for esophageal, lung, nasopharyngeal, orolaryngeal, and prostate is related to hOGG1 genotype, whereas risk of breast cancer does not appear related. In studies that explored potential interactions with environmental factors, cancer risk for hOGG1 genotypes differed depending on exposure, especially for colon cancer. In summary, there is limited evidence that polymorphisms in hOGG1 affect repair function and carcinogenesis. Larger, well-designed functional and epidemiologic studies are needed to clarify these relationships, especially with respect to interactions with other DNA repair enzymes and interactions with environmental factors that increase carcinogenic load.
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- J M Weiss
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, USA
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Rebelo IA, Piedade JAP, Oliveira-Brett AM. Development of an HPLC method with electrochemical detection of femtomoles of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine in the presence of uric acid. Talanta 2004; 63:323-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2003.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2003] [Revised: 10/18/2003] [Accepted: 10/31/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Frank RA, Galasko D, Hampel H, Hardy J, de Leon MJ, Mehta PD, Rogers J, Siemers E, Trojanowski JQ. Biological markers for therapeutic trials in Alzheimer's disease. Proceedings of the biological markers working group; NIA initiative on neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2003; 24:521-36. [PMID: 12714109 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(03)00002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Richard A Frank
- Pharmacia Corporation, Mailstop 134, Peapack, NJ 07977, USA.
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Pong K. Oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases: therapeutic implications for superoxide dismutase mimetics. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2003; 3:127-39. [PMID: 12718737 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.3.1.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Evidence of oxidative stress is apparent in both acute and chronic neurodegenerative diseases, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Increased generation of reactive oxygen species simply overwhelm endogenous antioxidant defences, leading to subsequent oxidative damage and cell death. Tissue culture and animal models have been developed to mimic some of the biochemical changes and neuropathology found in these diseases. In doing so, it has been experimentally demonstrated that oxidative stress plays a critical role in neuronal cell death. Antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) have demonstrated therapeutic efficacy in models of neurodegeneration. However, delivery and stability issues have reduced the enthusiasm to clinically develop these proteins. Most recently, SOD mimetics, small molecules which mimic the activity of endogenous superoxide dismutase, have come to the forefront of antioxidant therapeutics. This review will examine the experimental evidence supporting the use of scavengers of superoxide anions in treating some neurodegenerative diseases, such as stroke, PD and ALS, but also the pitfalls that have met antioxidant molecules in clinical trials.
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- Kevin Pong
- Department of Neuroscience, Wyeth Research, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA.
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Guetens G, De Boeck G, Highley M, van Oosterom AT, de Bruijn EA. Oxidative DNA damage: biological significance and methods of analysis. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2002; 39:331-457. [PMID: 12385502 DOI: 10.1080/10408360290795547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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All forms of aerobic life are subjected constantly to oxidant pressure from molecular oxygen and also reactive oxygen species (ROS), produced during the biochemical utilization of O2 and prooxidant stimulation of O2 metabolism. ROS are thought to influence the development of human cancer and more than 50 other human diseases. To prevent oxidative DNA damage (protection) or to reverse damage, thereby preventing mutagenesis and cancer (repair), the aerobic cell possesses antioxidant defense systems and DNA repair mechanisms. During the last 20 years, many analytical techniques have been developed to monitor oxidative DNA base damage. High-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry are the two pioneering contributions to the field. Currently, the arsenal of methods available include the promising high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry technique, capillary electrophoresis, 32P-postlabeling, fluorescence postlabeling, 3H-postlabeling, antibody-base immunoassays, and assays involving the use of DNA repair glycosylases such as the comet assay, the alkaline elution assay, and the alkaline unwinding method. Recently, the use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry has been introduced for the measurement of a number of modified nucleosides in oxidatively damaged DNA. The bulk of available chromatographic methods aimed at measuring individual DNA base lesions require either chemical hydrolysis or enzymatic digestion of oxidized DNA, following extraction from cells or tissues. The effect of experimental conditions (DNA isolation, hydrolysis, and/or derivatization) on the levels of oxidatively modified bases in DNA is enormous and has been studied intensively in the last 10 years.
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Swenberg JA, Ham AJL, Koc H, La DK, Morinello EJ, Pachkowski BF, Ranasinghe A, Upton PB. Methods for measuring DNA adducts and abasic sites II: methods for measurement of DNA adducts. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN TOXICOLOGY 2002; Chapter 3:Unit3.9. [PMID: 23045080 DOI: 10.1002/0471140856.tx0309s12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This unit contains protocols for analyzing DNA adducts separated from the DNA backbone. HPLC is used to quantify total guanine or ribo- or deoxynucleotides as well as methods for analyzing specific adducts. These methods include HPLC with electrochemical detection, immunoaffininty chromatography to enrich for specific adducts, and gas and liquid chromatography in combination with HPLC and mass spectrometry.
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Huang X, Powell J, Mooney LA, Li C, Frenkel K. Importance of complete DNA digestion in minimizing variability of 8-oxo-dG analyses. Free Radic Biol Med 2001; 31:1341-51. [PMID: 11728805 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(01)00681-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Estimates of 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG) in DNA vary at least one order of magnitude using different quantitative methods or even the same method. Our hypothesis is that an incomplete DNA hydrolysis to nucleosides by the conventional nuclease P1 (NP1) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) digestion system plays an important role in contributing to the variability of measurements using HPLC coupled with UV and electrochemical (EC) detection. We show here that factors, such as the amount of DNA, choice of enzymes, their activities, and incubation time, can affect DNA digestion and, thus, cause variability in 8-oxo-dG levels. The addition of DNase I and phosphodiesterases I and II to the NP1 + AP system improves the DNA digestion by completely releasing normal nucleosides and 8-oxo-dG, thereby reducing the interday variations of 8-oxo-dG levels. Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA), an iron chelator, prevented background increases of 8-oxo-dG during DNA digestion, as well as during the waiting period in the autosampler when a batch of DNA samples is analyzed by HPLC. After optimization of the DNA digestion conditions, the interday variability of 8-oxo-dG measurements using commercially available salmon testes DNA (ST DNA) were 26% over a period of 2 years. Under these optimal conditions, our laboratory variability may contribute as little as 13% to the overall variability as shown by assessment of oxidative DNA damage in a population of smokers. Based on our results, we believe that the modified DNA digestion conditions will provide much more accurate 8-oxo-dG determinations and, thus, more reliable estimates of cancer risk.
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- X Huang
- Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Sattler U, Calsou P, Boiteux S, Salles B. Detection of oxidative base DNA damage by a new biochemical assay. Arch Biochem Biophys 2000; 376:26-33. [PMID: 10729187 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2000.1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage DNA which appears to represent the major target involved in mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, and aging cell responses. Various DNA modifications are generated by ROS, but 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxoG) has retained a lot of attention in the last few years. Therefore, numerous methods have been developed to detect and quantify the extent of 8-oxoG in DNA, most of them requiring a significant amount of DNA that might be limiting in the case of biological samples. 8-oxoG is repaired in Escherichia coli by a specific glycosylase, the Fpg (formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase) protein, in a reaction that requires a covalent intermediate favored under reducing conditions. We set up a new assay based on the capture of plasmid DNA into sensitized microplate wells. DNA damaged by photoactivation of methylene blue was adsorbed on a polylysine-treated plastic well. Then the Fpg protein was added, allowed to fix on the damage by taking advantage of minimized glycosylase activity at low temperature and the reductive trapping of the covalent intermediate, yielding to a stable DNA-protein interaction. The trapped protein was subsequently recognized by a specific antibody. A secondary antibody coupled with horseradish peroxidase was used to detect the complex and the measurement was carried out by chemiluminescence. This new assay offers various potentialities, specifically in the field of technology of ROS producers.
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- U Sattler
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, CNRS UPR 9062, 205 route de Narbonne, Toulouse Cedex, 31077, France
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Shen H, Ong C. Detection of oxidative DNA damage in human sperm and its association with sperm function and male infertility. Free Radic Biol Med 2000; 28:529-36. [PMID: 10719234 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(99)00234-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The expanding research interest in the last two decades on reactive oxygen species (ROS), oxidative stress, and male infertility has led to the development of various techniques for evaluating oxidative DNA damage in human spermatozoa. Measurement of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) offers a specific and quantitative biomarker on the extent of oxidative DNA damage caused by ROS in human sperm. The close correlations of 8-OHdG level with male fertility, sperm function and routine seminal parameters indicate the potential diagnostic value of this technique in clinical applications. On the other hand, single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE or comet assay) and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay have also been demonstrated to be sensitive, and reliable methods for measuring DNA strand breaks in human spermatozoa. As certain technical limitations were inherent in each of these tests, it is believed that a combination of these assays will offer more comprehensive information for a better understanding of oxidative DNA damage and its biological significance in sperm function and male infertility.
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- H Shen
- Department of Community, National University of Singapore, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore, Singapore
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The use of molecular biomarkers in epidemiological investigations brings clear advantages of economy, speed and precision. Epidemiology--the study of the factors that control the patterns of incidence of disease--normally requires large numbers of subjects and/or long periods of time, because what is measured (the occurrence of disease) is a rare event. Biomarkers are measurable biological parameters that reflect, in some way, an individual's risk of disease-because they indicate exposure to a causative (or protective) agent, or because they represent an early stage in development of the disease, or because they allow an assessment of individual susceptibility. Biomarkers must be usable on one of the few materials available for biomonitoring of humans, i.e. blood, urine, exfoliated epithelial cells and, with some difficulty, biopsies. The approach of molecular epidemiology has a great potential is several areas of cancer research: investigating the aetiology of the disease; monitoring cancer risk in people exposed to occupational or environmental carcinogens; studying factors that protect from cancer; and assessing intrinsic factors that might predispose to cancer. The biomarkers most commonly employed in cancer epidemiology include: measurements of DNA damage--DNA breaks, altered bases, bulky adducts--in lymphocytes; the surrogate marker of chemical modifications to blood proteins, caused by agents that also damage DNA; the presence of metabolites of DNA-damaging agents (or the products of DNA damage themselves) in urine; chromosome alterations, including translocations, micronuclei and sister chromatid exchange, resulting from DNA damage; mutations in marker genes; DNA repair; and the differential expression of a variety of enzymes, involved in both activation and detoxification of carcinogens, that help to determine individual susceptibility. The molecular approach has been enthusiastically employed in several studies of occupational/environmental exposure to carcinogens. While the estimation of biological markers of exposure has certainly shown the expected effects in terms of DNA damage and adducts, the detection of the biological effects of exposure (e.g. at the level of chromosome alterations) has not been so clear-cut. This is true also when smokers are examined as a group compared with non-smokers. Several markers (especially of chromosome damage and mutation) show a strong correlation with age-indicating either an increasing susceptibility to damage with age, or an accumulation of long-lived changes. DNA repair--a crucial player in the removal of damage before it can cause mutation--may vary between individuals, and may be modulated by intrinsic or extrinsic factors, but limited data are available because of the lack of a reliable assay. Information on other enzymes determining individual susceptibility does exist, and some significant effects of phenotypic or genotypic polymorphisms have emerged, although the interactions between various enzymes make the situation very complex. The important question of whether oxidative DNA damage in normal cells is decreased by dietary antioxidants (vitamin C, carotenoids etc., from fruit and vegetables) has been tackled in antioxidant supplementation experiments. The use of poorly validated assays for base oxidation has not helped us to reach a definitive answer; it seems that, in any case, the level of oxidative damage has been greatly exaggerated. DNA-damaging agents lead to characteristic kinds of base changes (transitions, transversions, deletions). The investigation of the spectrum of mutations in cancer-related genes studied in tumour tissue should lead to a better understanding of the agents ultimately responsible for inducing the tumour. Similarly, studying mutations in a neutral marker gene (not involved in tumorigenesis) can tell us about the origins of the 'background' level of mutations. So far, interpretation of the growing databases is largely speculative. (ABSTRACT
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- A R Collins
- Rowett Research Institute, DNA Instability Group, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, UK.
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