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Dragnev KH, Lubet RA, Miller MS, Sei S, Fox JT, You M. Primary Prevention and Interception Studies in RAS-Mutated Tumor Models Employing Small Molecules or Vaccines. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2023; 16:549-560. [PMID: 37468135 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-23-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Therapeutic targeting of RAS-mutated cancers is difficult, whereas prevention or interception (treatment before or in the presence of preinvasive lesions) preclinically has proven easier. In the A/J mouse lung model, where different carcinogens induce tumors with different KRAS mutations, glucocorticoids and retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists are effective agents in prevention and interception studies, irrespective of specific KRAS mutations. In rat azoxymethane-induced colon tumors (45% KRAS mutations), cyclooxygenase 1/2 inhibitors and difluoromethylornithine are effective in preventing or intercepting KRAS-mutated or wild-type tumors. In two KRAS-mutant pancreatic models multiple COX 1/2 inhibitors are effective. Furthermore, combining a COX and an EGFR inhibitor prevented the development of virtually all pancreatic tumors in transgenic mice. In the N-nitroso-N-methylurea-induced estrogen receptor-positive rat breast model (50% HRAS mutations) various selective estrogen receptor modulators, aromatase inhibitors, EGFR inhibitors, and RXR agonists are profoundly effective in prevention and interception of tumors with wild-type or mutant HRAS, while the farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib preferentially inhibits HRAS-mutant breast tumors. Thus, many agents not known to specifically inhibit the RAS pathway, are effective in an organ specific manner in preventing or intercepting RAS-mutated tumors. Finally, we discuss an alternative prevention and interception approach, employing vaccines to target KRAS.
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- Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland
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- Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Buculei I, Dobrin ME, Matei D, Onu I, Cioroiu IB, Caba B, Postelnicu MG, Buhociu DH, Musat CL, Crisan-Dabija R, Cernomaz AT, Trofor AC. HPLC Analysis and Risk Assessment of 15 Priority PAHs in Human Blood Serum of COPD Patient from Urban and Rural Areas, Iasi (Romania). J Pers Med 2023; 13:1290. [PMID: 37763058 PMCID: PMC10532781 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13091290] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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One of the leading risk factors for environmental health problems is air pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that this risk factor is associated with one of every nine deaths worldwide. Epidemiological studies conducted in this field have shown a solid connection between respiratory pathology and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure. COPD and asthma are respiratory diseases that were shown to have a strong association with exposure to PAHs. The purpose of the present study was to assess the serum levels of 15 PAHs in 102 COPD patients and to evaluate the results according to the residence environment of the investigated subjects. Analyses were carried out using a high-performance liquid chromatograph Nexera X2-Shimadzu Japan, which was equipped with an LC-30AD pump and an SIL-30AC autosampler. Spiked matrices, procedure blanks, spiked controls, and calibration standards in the acetonitrile were used as quality-assurance samples. Benzo(a)pyrene is the main representative of PAHs and was determined in higher concentrations in subjects with COPD versus the control group from the urban area (0.90/0.47 ng/mL) and rural area (0.73/0.44 ng/mL). The values obtained for the Benzo(a)pyrene-equivalent factor indicate a higher carcinogenic potential for patients diagnosed with COPD in urban areas compared to those in rural areas. These results could be due to traffic and vehicle emissions. This research identifies the need for legislative action to decrease semi-volatile organic compounds, especially PAHs, mainly in urban cities, in order to improve environmental management and health conditions.
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- Ioana Buculei
- Doctoral School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Doctoral School of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection “Cristofor Simionescu”, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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- Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, Research Center for Oenology, 700505 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Sports Games and Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați, 800008 Galati, Romania
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- Doctoral School of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu’ University of Architecture and Urban Planning, 010014 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Morphological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Pulmonology Department, Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Pulmonology Department, Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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Buculei I, Dobrin ME, Matei D, Onu I, Vicol C, Cioroiu IB, Niculaua M, Iordan DA, Cernomaz A, Trofor AC. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Induced by Smoking and Air Pollution: Correlation with Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10110681. [PMID: 36422889 PMCID: PMC9699204 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10110681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Oxidative stress is induced by tobacco smoking and is also associated with exposure to air pollution, which are two of the most important risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to correlate tobacco use and exposure to air pollution with oxidative stress markers useful in clinical practice in patients with COPD. A total of 102 patients were included and the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), malondialdehyde, uric acid and number of packs-years (PY) were determined. Also, six different ratios were used to assess the source of exposure. The results obtained in this study show an admission of pollutants according to smoking status (former smokers/smoker/non-smokers) quantified in average total concentrations for the group of patients with COPD of 4.12 ng/mL, 6.76 ng/mL, 6.04 ng/mL. The six ratios used show that in COPD, the content of PAHs in the blood could be a result of diesel emissions and fuel combustion. Uric acid levels were lower in the smoker group of COPD patients (mean = 5.21 mg/dL), which indicates that oxidative stress is intensified with each cigarette smoked. Additionally, high concentrations of malondialdehyde were quantified for smoking patients diagnosed with COPD (mean = 2.72 µmol/L) compared to former smokers (mean = 2.43 µmol/L) and non-smoking (mean = 2.32 µmol/L) patients, which is another indicator of the implication of smoking in oxidative stress in COPD patients.
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- Ioana Buculei
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Doctoral School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Medical Science Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iuliu Hațieganu, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Clinical Hospital of Pulmonary Diseases, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Doctoral School of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection “Cristofor Simionescu”, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Doctoral School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Research Center for Oenology, 700505 Iasi, Romania
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- Romanian Academy, Iași Branch, Research Center for Oenology, 700505 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Individual Sports and Kinetotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
- Center of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Clinical Hospital of Pulmonary Diseases, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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Yu Z, Wang H, Zhang X, Gong S, Liu Z, Zhao N, Zhang C, Xie X, Wang K, Liu Z, Wang JS, Zhao X, Zhou J. Long-term environmental surveillance of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Jinan, China (2014-2020): Health risk assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127766. [PMID: 34916105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We established long-term surveillance sites in Jinan city to monitor PM2.5 particles (PM2.5) and PM2.5-bound PAHs (2014-2020). The range of PM2.5 was 15-230 µg/m3. The average annual ƩPAH16 were 433 ± 271 ng/m3 (industrial area) and 299 ± 171.8 ng/m3 (downtown). PAHs captured in winter accounted for 61.5% (industrial area) and 59.1% (downtown) of total PAHs. A hazardous seasonal benzo[a]pyrene level was detected in 2015-2016 winter as 14.03 ng/m3 (14 folds of EU standard). The dominant PM2.5-bound PAHs were benzo[b]fluoranthene (24-26%), chrysene (19-20%), benzo[g,h,i]perylene (15%), Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (12%) and Benzo[a]pyrene (10%). Toxic equivalent quotients of PAHs were 4.93 ng/m3 (industrial area) and 3.13 ng/m3 (downtown). Excess cancer risks (ECRs) were 4.3 × 10-4 ng/m3 and 2.7 × 10-4 ng/m3, respectively. The ECRs exceeded EPA regulatory limit of 1 × 10-6 ng/m3 largely. Non-negligible excess lifetime cancer risks were found as 36 and 26 related cancer incidences per 1,000,000 people. Consistently, local prevalence of lung cancer raise from 56.97/100,000 to 72.38/100,000; the prevalence of thyroid cancer raise from 10.12/100,000 to 45.26/100,000 from 2014 to 2020. Our findings suggest an urgent need to investigate the adverse health effects of PAHs on local population and we call for more strictly restriction on coal consumption and traffic tail gas emission.
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- Zhigang Yu
- Institute of Physical and Chemical Analysis, Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 250021, China.
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- Clinical Laboratory, Jinan Hospital, 250013, China.
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- Institute of Physical and Chemical Analysis, Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 250021, China.
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- Institute of Chronic and Non-communicable Disease, Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 250021, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Equipment for Biological Diagnosis and Therapy in Universities of Shandong, Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research, University of Jinan, 250022, China.
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- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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- School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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- Institute of Physical and Chemical Analysis, Jinan Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 250021, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program and Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Toxicology and Nutrition, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China; School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Nutrition, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China; School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 250012, China.
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da Silva Junior FC, Felipe MBMC, Castro DEFD, Araújo SCDS, Sisenando HCN, Batistuzzo de Medeiros SR. A look beyond the priority: A systematic review of the genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic endpoints of non-priority PAHs. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116838. [PMID: 33714059 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Knowledge of the toxic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has increased over time. Much of this knowledge is about the 16 United States - Environmental Protection Agency (US - EPA) priority PAHs; however, there are other US - EPA non-priority PAHs in the environment, whose toxic potential is underestimated. We conducted a systematic review of in vitro, in vivo, and in silico studies to assess the genotoxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of 13 US - EPA non-priority parental PAHs present in the environment. Electronic databases, such as Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, were used to search for research with selected terms without time restrictions. After analysis, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol, 249 articles, published between 1946 and 2020, were selected and the quality assessment of these studies was performed. The results showed that 5-methylchrysene (5-MC), 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (7,12-DMBA), cyclopenta[cd]pyrene (CPP), and dibenzo[al]pyrene (Db[al]P) were the most studied PAHs. Moreover, 5-MC, 7,12-DMBA, benz[j]aceanthrylene (B[j]A), CPP, anthanthrene (ANT), dibenzo[ae]pyrene (Db[ae]P), and Db[al]P have been reported to cause mutagenic effects and have been being associated with a risk of carcinogenicity. Retene (RET) and benzo[c]fluorene (B[c]F), the least studied compounds, showed evidence of a strong influence on the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity endpoints. Overall, this systematic review provided evidence of the genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic endpoints of US - EPA non-priority PAHs. However, further studies are needed to improve the future protocols of environmental analysis and risk assessment in severely exposed populations.
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- Francisco Carlos da Silva Junior
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil; Graduate Program in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Goedtke L, John A, Lampen A, Seidel A, Braeuning A, Hessel-Pras S. Mixture effects of food-relevant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the activation of nuclear receptors and gene expression, benzo[a]pyrene metabolite profile and DNA damage in HepaRG cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 147:111884. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Goedtke L, Sprenger H, Hofmann U, Schmidt FF, Hammer HS, Zanger UM, Poetz O, Seidel A, Braeuning A, Hessel-Pras S. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Activate the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and the Constitutive Androstane Receptor to Regulate Xenobiotic Metabolism in Human Liver Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010372. [PMID: 33396476 PMCID: PMC7796163 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of organic matter. They induce their own metabolism by upregulating xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes such as cytochrome P450 monooxygenase 1A1 (CYP1A1) by activating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). However, previous studies showed that individual PAHs may also interact with the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). Here, we studied ten PAHs, different in carcinogenicity classification, for their potential to activate AHR- and CAR-dependent luciferase reporter genes in human liver cells. The majority of investigated PAHs activated AHR, while non-carcinogenic PAHs tended to activate CAR. We further characterized gene expression, protein abundancies and activities of the AHR targets CYP1A1 and 1A2, and the CAR target CYP2B6 in human HepaRG hepatoma cells. Enzyme induction patterns strongly resembled the profiles obtained at the receptor level, with AHR-activating PAHs inducing CYP1A1/1A2 and CAR-activating PAHs inducing CYP2B6. In summary, this study provides evidence that beside well-known activation of AHR, some PAHs also activate CAR, followed by subsequent expression of respective target genes. Furthermore, we found that an increased PAH ring number is associated with AHR activation as well as the induction of DNA double-strand breaks, whereas smaller PAHs activated CAR but showed no DNA-damaging potential.
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- Lisa Goedtke
- Department Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (L.G.); (H.S.); (A.B.)
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- Department Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (L.G.); (H.S.); (A.B.)
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Auerbachstr. 112, 70376 Stuttgart, and University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (U.H.); (U.M.Z.)
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- SIGNATOPE GmbH, Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.F.S.); (H.S.H.); (O.P.)
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- SIGNATOPE GmbH, Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.F.S.); (H.S.H.); (O.P.)
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Auerbachstr. 112, 70376 Stuttgart, and University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; (U.H.); (U.M.Z.)
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- SIGNATOPE GmbH, Markwiesenstraße 55, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany; (F.F.S.); (H.S.H.); (O.P.)
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- Biochemical Institute for Environmental Carcinogens, Prof. Dr. Gernot Grimmer Foundation, Lurup 4, 22927 Grosshansdorf, Germany;
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- Department Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (L.G.); (H.S.); (A.B.)
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- Department Food Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (L.G.); (H.S.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-30-18412-25203
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Khariwala SS, Ma B, Ruszczak C, Carmella SG, Lindgren B, Hatsukami DK, Hecht SS, Stepanov I. High Level of Tobacco Carcinogen-Derived DNA Damage in Oral Cells Is an Independent Predictor of Oral/Head and Neck Cancer Risk in Smokers. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2017; 10:507-513. [PMID: 28679497 PMCID: PMC5712492 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-17-0140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exposure to tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is recognized to play an important role in the development of oral/head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). We recently reported higher levels of TSNA-associated DNA adducts in the oral cells of smokers with HNSCC as compared with cancer-free smokers. In this study, we further investigated the tobacco constituent exposures in the same smokers to better understand the potential causes for the elevated oral DNA damage in smokers with HNSCC. Subjects included cigarette smokers with HNSCC (cases, n = 30) and cancer-free smokers (controls, n = 35). At recruitment, tobacco/alcohol use questionnaires were completed, and urine and oral cell samples were obtained. Analysis of urinary 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) and N'-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN; TSNA biomarkers), 1-hydroxypyrene (1-HOP, a PAH), cotinine, 3'-hydroxycotinine, and the nicotine metabolite ratio (NMR) were performed. Cases and controls differed in mean age, male preponderance, and frequency of alcohol consumption (but not total alcoholic drinks). Univariate analysis revealed similar levels of NNN, 1-HOP, and cotinine between groups but, as reported previously, significantly higher DNA adduct formation in the cases. Multiple regression adjusting for potential confounders showed persistent significant difference in DNA adduct levels between cases and controls [ratio of geometric means, 20.0; 95% CI, 2.7-148.6). Our cohort of smokers with HNSCC demonstrates higher levels of TSNA-derived oral DNA damage in the setting of similar exposure to nicotine and tobacco carcinogens. Among smokers, DNA adduct formation may act as a predictor of eventual development of HNSCC that is independent of carcinogen exposure indicators. Cancer Prev Res; 10(9); 507-13. ©2017 AACRSee related editorial by Johnson and Bauman, p. 489.
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- Samir S Khariwala
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The eukaryotic global genomic nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER) pathway is the major mechanism that removes most bulky and some nonbulky lesions from cellular DNA. There is growing evidence that certain DNA lesions are repaired slowly or are entirely resistant to repair in cells, tissues, and in cell extract model assay systems. It is well established that the eukaryotic DNA lesion-sensing proteins do not detect the damaged nucleotide, but recognize the distortions/destabilizations in the native DNA structure caused by the damaged nucleotides. In this article, the nature of the structural features of certain bulky DNA lesions that render them resistant to NER, or cause them to be repaired slowly, is compared to that of those that are good-to-excellent NER substrates. Understanding the structural features that distinguish NER-resistant DNA lesions from good NER substrates may be useful for interpreting the biological significance of biomarkers of exposure of human populations to genotoxic environmental chemicals. NER-resistant lesions can survive to replication and cause mutations that can initiate cancer and other diseases. Furthermore, NER diminishes the efficacy of certain chemotherapeutic drugs, and the design of more potent pharmaceuticals that resist repair can be advanced through a better understanding of the structural properties of DNA lesions that engender repair-resistance.
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- Nicholas E. Geacintov
- Chemistry and Biology Departments, New York University, New York, New York 10003-5180, United States
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- Chemistry and Biology Departments, New York University, New York, New York 10003-5180, United States
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Zheng D, Wang R, Zhang Y, Pan Y, Cheng X, Cheng C, Zheng S, Li H, Gong R, Li Y, Shen X, Sun Y, Chen H. The prevalence and prognostic significance of KRAS mutation subtypes in lung adenocarcinomas from Chinese populations. Onco Targets Ther 2016; 9:833-43. [PMID: 26955281 PMCID: PMC4768896 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s96834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We performed this retrospective study to identify the prevalence of KRAS mutation in Chinese populations and make a comprehensive investigation of the clinicopathological features of KRAS mutation in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients from 2007 to 2013 diagnosed with primary lung adeno-carcinoma who received a radical resection were examined for KRAS, EGFR, HER2, BRAF mutations, and ALK, RET, and ROS1 fusions. Clinicopathological features, including sex, age, tumor-lymph node-metastasis stage, tumor differentiation, smoking status, histological subtypes, and survival information were analyzed. RESULT KRAS mutation was detected in 113 of 1,368 patients. Nine different subtypes of KRAS mutation were identified in codon 12, codon 13, and codon 61. KRAS mutation was more frequently found in male patients and former/current smoker patients. Tumors with KRAS mutation had poorer differentiation. Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma predominant and solid predominant subtypes were more frequent in KRAS mutant patients. No statistical significance was found in relapse-free survival or overall survival between patients with KRAS mutation and patients with other mutations. CONCLUSION In Chinese populations, we identified KRAS mutation in 8.3% (113/1,368) of the patients with lung adenocarcinoma. KRAS mutation defines a molecular subset of lung adenocarcinoma with unique clinicopathological features.
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- Difan Zheng
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Cioroiu BI, Tarcau D, Cucu-Man S, Chisalita I, Cioroiu M. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lung tissue of patients with pulmonary cancer from Romania. Influence according as demographic status and ABO phenotypes. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 92:504-511. [PMID: 23541146 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The lung is a target organ for the toxic effects of several chemical agents, including natural products, industrial chemicals, environmental agents, and occasionally, drugs. The assessment of PAHs in the lungs of patients with pulmonary cancer is important because these pollutants have mutagenic, carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting properties. This study included 31 histological confirmed lung cancer cases diagnosed consecutively at the Clinical Hospital of Pneumology (Iasi, Romania) from 2008 to 2009. Analyses were carried out using an accelerated solvent extraction technique and HPLC with a fluorescence detector. Fifteen PAHs were detected in all analyzed samples with non-carcinogenic compounds significantly elevated (45.57 ng g(-1) wet tissue) against carcinogenic compounds (6.12 ng g(-1) wet tissue). The mean ± SD lung tissue level of benzo(a)anthracene (3.57 ± 4.64 ng g(-1) wet tissue), a carcinogenic PAH, was found to be significantly higher (p<0.05) in patients from urban areas compared with the level (1.22 ± 1.45 ng g(-1) wet tissue) in patients from rural areas. Similarly, the levels of non-carcinogenic acenaphtene (8.95 ± 13.32 ng g(-1) wet tissue), fluoranthrene (5.31 ± 5.40 ng g(-1) wet tissue) and anthracene (4.83 ± 7.57 ng g(-1) wet tissue) were also detected to be higher (p<0.05) in the urban group compared to the levels for the rural group (1.46 ± 2.34, 1.83 ± 2.50 and 1.89 ± 3.79 ng g(-1) wet tissue, respectively). High concentrations of PAHs, especially carcinogenic PAHs, such as benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthrene, and benzo(k)fluoranthrene, were observed in lung tissue samples collected from subjects with A and O blood types.
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- Bogdan Ionel Cioroiu
- Department for Quality of Drugs, "Gr.T.Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Str., Universitatii 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania.
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Kropachev K, Kolbanovskiy M, Liu Z, Cai Y, Zhang L, Schwaid AG, Kolbanovskiy A, Ding S, Amin S, Broyde S, Geacintov NE. Adenine-DNA adducts derived from the highly tumorigenic Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene are resistant to nucleotide excision repair while guanine adducts are not. Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 26:783-93. [PMID: 23570232 DOI: 10.1021/tx400080k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The structural origins of differences in susceptibilities of various DNA lesions to nucleotide excision repair (NER) are poorly understood. Here we compared, in the same sequence context, the relative NER dual incision efficiencies elicited by two stereochemically distinct pairs of guanine (N(2)-dG) and adenine (N(6)-dA) DNA lesions, derived from enantiomeric genotoxic diol epoxides of the highly tumorigenic fjord region polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P). Remarkably, in cell-free HeLa cell extracts, the guanine adduct with R absolute chemistry at the N(2)-dG linkage site is ∼35 times more susceptible to NER dual incisions than the stereochemically identical N(6)-dA adduct. For the guanine and adenine adducts with S stereochemistry, a similar but somewhat smaller effect (factor of ∼15) is observed. The striking resistance of the bulky N(6)-dA in contrast to the modest to good susceptibilities of the N(2)-dG adducts to NER is interpreted in terms of the balance between lesion-induced DNA distorting and DNA stabilizing van der Waals interactions in their structures, that are partly reflected in the overall thermal stabilities of the modified duplexes. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that the high genotoxic activity of DB[a,l]P is related to the formation of NER-resistant and persistent DB[a,l]P-derived adenine adducts in cellular DNA.
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- Konstantin Kropachev
- Department of Chemistry, New York University , New York, New York 10003, United States
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DeMarini DM, Hanley NM, Warren SH, Adams LD, King LC. Association between mutation spectra and stable and unstable DNA adduct profiles in Salmonella for benzo[a]pyrene and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene. Mutat Res 2011; 714:17-25. [PMID: 21689667 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BP) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DBP) are two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that exhibit distinctly different mutagenicity and carcinogenicity profiles. Although some studies show that these PAHs produce unstable DNA adducts, conflicting data and arguments have been presented regarding the relative roles of these unstable adducts versus stable adducts, as well as oxidative damage, in the mutagenesis and tumor-mutation spectra of these PAHs. However, no study has determined the mutation spectra along with the stable and unstable DNA adducts in the same system with both PAHs. Thus, we determined the mutagenic potencies and mutation spectra of BP and DBP in strains TA98, TA100 and TA104 of Salmonella, and we also measured the levels of abasic sites (aldehydic-site assay) and characterized the stable DNA adducts ((32)P-postlabeling/HPLC) induced by these PAHs in TA104. Our results for the mutation spectra and site specificity of stable adducts were consistent with those from other systems, showing that DBP was more mutagenic than BP in TA98 and TA100. The mutation spectra of DBP and BP were significantly different in TA98 and TA104, with 24% of the mutations induced by BP in TA98 being complex frameshifts, whereas DBP produced hardly any of these mutations. In TA104, BP produced primarily GC to TA transversions, whereas DBP produced primarily AT to TA transversions. The majority (96%) of stable adducts induced by BP were at guanine, whereas the majority (80%) induced by DBP were at adenine. Although BP induced abasic sites, DBP did not. Most importantly, the proportion of mutations induced by DBP at adenine and guanine paralleled the proportion of stable DNA adducts induced by DBP at adenine and guanine; however, this was not the case for BP. Our results leave open a possible role for unstable DNA adducts in the mutational specificity of BP but not for DBP.
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- David M DeMarini
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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Hang B. Formation and repair of tobacco carcinogen-derived bulky DNA adducts. J Nucleic Acids 2010; 2010:709521. [PMID: 21234336 PMCID: PMC3017938 DOI: 10.4061/2010/709521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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DNA adducts play a central role in chemical carcinogenesis. The analysis of formation and repair of smoking-related DNA adducts remains particularly challenging as both smokers and nonsmokers exposed to smoke are repetitively under attack from complex mixtures of carcinogens such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and N-nitrosamines. The bulky DNA adducts, which usually have complex structure, are particularly important because of their biological relevance. Several known cellular DNA repair pathways have been known to operate in human cells on specific types of bulky DNA adducts, for example, nucleotide excision repair, base excision repair, and direct reversal involving O6-alkylguanine DNA alkyltransferase or AlkB homologs. Understanding the mechanisms of adduct formation and repair processes is critical for the assessment of cancer risk resulting from exposure to cigarette smoke, and ultimately for developing strategies of cancer prevention. This paper highlights the recent progress made in the areas concerning formation and repair of bulky DNA adducts in the context of tobacco carcinogen-associated genotoxic and carcinogenic effects.
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- Bo Hang
- Life Sciences Division, Department of Cancer and DNA Damage Responses, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Jarabek AM, Pottenger LH, Andrews LS, Casciano D, Embry MR, Kim JH, Preston RJ, Reddy MV, Schoeny R, Shuker D, Skare J, Swenberg J, Williams GM, Zeiger E. Creating context for the use of DNA adduct data in cancer risk assessment: I. Data organization. Crit Rev Toxicol 2010; 39:659-78. [PMID: 19743944 DOI: 10.1080/10408440903164155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The assessment of human cancer risk from chemical exposure requires the integration of diverse types of data. Such data involve effects at the cell and tissue levels. This report focuses on the specific utility of one type of data, namely DNA adducts. Emphasis is placed on the appreciation that such DNA adduct data cannot be used in isolation in the risk assessment process but must be used in an integrated fashion with other information. As emerging technologies provide even more sensitive quantitative measurements of DNA adducts, integration that establishes links between DNA adducts and accepted outcome measures becomes critical for risk assessment. The present report proposes an organizational approach for the assessment of DNA adduct data (e.g., type of adduct, frequency, persistence, type of repair process) in concert with other relevant data, such as dosimetry, toxicity, mutagenicity, genotoxicity, and tumor incidence, to inform characterization of the mode of action. DNA adducts are considered biomarkers of exposure, whereas gene mutations and chromosomal alterations are often biomarkers of early biological effects and also can be bioindicators of the carcinogenic process.
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- Annie M Jarabek
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, on detail from National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Sciacca S, Conti GO. Mutagens and carcinogens in drinking water. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12349-009-0052-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cancer is as a highly complex and multifactorial disease responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of people in the western countries every year. Since cancer is clonal and due to changes at the level of the genetic material, viruses, chemical mutagens and other exogenous factors such as short-waved electromagnetic radiation that alter the structure of DNA are among the principal causes. The focus of this present review lies on the influence of the molecular structure of two well-investigated chemical carcinogens from the group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzo[a]pyrene (BP) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DBP). Although there is only one additional benzo ring present in the latter compound, DBP exerts much stronger genotoxic and carcinogenic effects in certain tumor models as compared to BP. Actually, DBP has been identified as the most potent tumorigen among all carcinogenic PAHs tested to date. The genotoxic effects of both compounds investigated in mammalian cells in culture or in animal models are described. Comparison of enzymatic activation, DNA binding levels of reactive diol-epoxide metabolites, efficiency of DNA adduct repair and mutagenicity provides some clues on why this compound is about 100-fold more potent in inducing tumors than BP. The data published during the past 20 years support and strengthen the idea that compound-inherent physicochemical parameters, along with inefficient repair of certain kinds of DNA lesions formed upon metabolic activation, can be considered as strong determinants for high carcinogenic potency of a chemical.
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Leavitt SA, George MH, Moore T, Ross JA. Mutations induced by benzo[a]pyrene and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene in lacI transgenic B6C3F1 mouse lung result from stable DNA adducts. Mutagenesis 2008; 23:445-50. [PMID: 18573814 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gen033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) are carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are each capable of forming a variety of covalent adducts with DNA. Some of the DNA adducts formed by these PAHs have been demonstrated to spontaneously depurinate, producing apurinic (AP) sites. The significance of the formation of AP sites as a key event in the production of mutations and tumours by PAHs has been a subject of ongoing investigations. Because cells have efficient and accurate mechanisms for repairing background levels of AP sites, the contribution of PAH-induced AP site mutagenesis is expected to be maximal in conditions where those induced AP sites are produced in significant excess of the endogenous AP sites. In this study, we investigated the effect of two dosing regimens on the mutagenicity of DB[a,l]P and B[a]P in vivo using the Big Blue(R) transgenic mouse system. We compared administration of a single highly tumorigenic dose of each PAH with a fractionated delivery of the same total dose administered over 5 days, with the expectation that PAH-induced AP sites would be produced at a greater margin above background levels in animals receiving the high single dose than in the animals receiving the fractionated doses. Treatment with DB[a,l]P yielded a 2.5-fold (single dose) to 3-fold (fractionated dose) increase in mutant frequencies relative to controls. Both single-dose and fractionated dose treatment regimens with B[a]P produced about a 15-fold increase in mutant frequencies compared to controls. The mutations induced by B[a]P and DB[a,l]P correlated with the stable covalent DNA adducts produced by each. These mutation results are consistent with the previously identified stable covalent DNA adducts being the promutagenic lesions produced by these two PAHs and do not support a major role for depurinating adducts, contributing to PAH-induced mutagenesis in mouse lung in vivo.
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- Sharon A Leavitt
- Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research, US Environmental Protection Agency, MD B143-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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Chakravarti D, Venugopal D, Mailander PC, Meza JL, Higginbotham S, Cavalieri EL, Rogan EG. The role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-DNA adducts in inducing mutations in mouse skin. Mutat Res 2007; 649:161-78. [PMID: 17931959 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2007] [Revised: 08/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) form stable and depurinating DNA adducts in mouse skin to induce preneoplastic mutations. Some mutations transform cells, which then clonally expand to establish tumors. Strong clues about the mutagenic mechanism can be obtained if the PAH-DNA adducts can be correlated with both preneoplastic and tumor mutations. To this end, we studied mutagenesis in PAH-treated early preneoplastic skin (1 day after exposure) and in the induced papillomas in SENCAR mice. Papillomas were studied by PCR amplification of the H-ras gene and sequencing. For benzo[a]pyrene (BP), BP-7,8-dihydrodiol (BPDHD), 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P), the codon 13 (GGC to GTC) and codon 61 (CAA to CTA) mutations in papillomas corresponded to the relative levels of Gua and Ade-depurinating adducts, despite BP and BPDHD forming significant amounts of stable DNA adducts. Such a relationship was expected for DMBA and DB[a,l]P, as they formed primarily depurinating adducts. These results suggest that depurinating adducts play a major role in forming the tumorigenic mutations. To validate this correlation, preneoplastic skin mutations were studied by cloning H-ras PCR products and sequencing individual clones. DMBA- and DB[a,l]P-treated skin showed primarily A.T to G.C mutations, which correlated with the high ratio of the Ade/Gua-depurinating adducts. Incubation of skin DNA with T.G-DNA glycosylase eliminated most of these A.T to G.C mutations, indicating that they existed as G.T heteroduplexes, as would be expected if they were formed by errors in the repair of abasic sites generated by the depurinating adducts. BP and its metabolites induced mainly G.C to T.A mutations in preneoplastic skin. However, PCR over unrepaired anti-BPDE-N(2)dG adducts can generate similar mutations as artifacts of the study protocol, making it difficult to establish an adduct-mutation correlation for determining which BP-DNA adducts induce the early preneoplastic mutations. In conclusion, this study suggests that depurinating adducts play a major role in PAH mutagenesis.
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Matsumoto Y, Ide F, Kishi R, Akutagawa T, Sakai S, Nakamura M, Ishikawa T, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Nakatsuru Y. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor plays a significant role in mediating airborne particulate-induced carcinogenesis in mice. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:3775-80. [PMID: 17547212 DOI: 10.1021/es062793g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Urban particulate air pollution is associated with an increased incidence of cancers, and especially lung cancer. Organic extracts of airborne particulate matter (APM) cause cancer in mice, and PAHs adsorbed to APM are associated with particle-induced carcinogenesis. PAHs are agonists for AhR and are predominantly responsible for lung cancer through induction of highly carcinogenic metabolites. PAH metabolization requires CYP1A1 induction through activation of AhR, and therefore we hypothesized that carcinogenesis due to PAHs in APM would be reduced in AhR-/- mice. To examine this hypothesis, we performed a long-term continuous-application study of carcinogenesis in AhR-/- mice using airborne particulate extract (APE) of APM collected in Sapporo. Tumor development (squamous cell carcinoma) occurred in 8 of 17 AhR+/+ mice (47%), but no tumors were found in AhR-/-mice, and CYP1A1 was induced in AhR+/+ mice but not in AhR-/- mice. These results demonstrate that AhR plays a significant role in APE-induced carcinogenesis in AhR+/+ mice and CYP1A1 activation of carcinogenic PAHs is also of importance. Therefore, measurement of CYP1A1 induction in vitro may be useful for assessment of APM-induced carcinogenesis in humans. We also show that PAH-like compounds are major contributors to AhR-mediated carcinogenesis, whereas TCDD and related compounds make a smaller contribution.
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- Yutaka Matsumoto
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Misaki K, Matsui S, Matsuda T. Metabolic Enzyme Induction by HepG2 Cells Exposed to Oxygenated and Nonoxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Chem Res Toxicol 2007; 20:277-83. [PMID: 17253728 DOI: 10.1021/tx060197u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (oxy-PAHs) such as polycyclic aromatic quinones and polycyclic aromatic ketones as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are abundant in the atmospheric environment. In this study, mRNA induction of six metabolic enzymes including P4501A1, 1A2, and 1B1, aldo-keto reductase 1C1 (AKR1C1), NAD(P)H-dependent quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) were examined in detail in human hepatoma (HepG2) cells exposed to environmentally relevant 13 PAHs and seven oxy-PAHs. Most PAHs such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) showed significant induction of P4501A1 and 1A2 mRNA, while induction by oxy-PAHs such as 5,12-naphthacenequinone (NCQ) and 11H-benzo[b]fluoren-11-one (B[b]FO) occurred less strongly. AKR1C1 mRNA was significantly induced by oxy-PAHs, 11H-benzo[a]fluoren-11-one (B[a]FO), NCQ, cyclopenta[cd]pyren-3(4H)-one (CPPO), and B[b]FO and also by P450s-inducing PAHs such as B[a]P, benzo[k]fluoranthene (B[k]FA), and dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DB[a,h]A). Both chemical-dependent and time-dependent induction patterns of NQO1 mRNA were of the mixed types of P4501A1 and AKR1C1. The tendency for the decrease of GSTM1 mRNA was observed when exposed to PAHs B[a]P and B[k]FA.
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- Kentaro Misaki
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshidahonmachi, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Ding J, Zhang R, Li J, Xue C, Huang C. Involvement of nuclear factor of activated T cells 3 (NFAT3) in cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE and ionizing radiation in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 287:117-25. [PMID: 16645724 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-9087-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The results from animal studies have shown that mouse skin is highly susceptible to both ionizing radiation and benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide (B[a]PDE). Previous studies have also indicated that cyclin D1 plays a crucial role in controlling cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. We, therefore, investigated here the effect of ionizing radiation and B[a]PDE on cyclin D1 transcription and potential involvement of NFAT3 in regulation of cyclin D1 transcription in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells. We found that B[a]PDE exposure induced a high level of NFAT activation and cyclin D1 transcription in mouse epidermal Cl 41 cells. Ionizing radiation exhibited an enhancement for NFAT activation and cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE, even though ionizing radiation by itself had only a marginal effect. By stably knockdown of NFAT3 protein expression using specific NFAT3 small interfering RNA (siRNA), we found that cyclin D1 induction by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE plus ionizing radiation was dramatically impaired. These results indicate that ionizing radiation is able to enhance cyclin D1 transcription induced by B[a]PDE, and NFAT3 is involved in the regulation of cyclin D1 transcription by B[a]PDE or B[a]PDE plus ionizing radiation.
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- Jin Ding
- Department of Etiology, Fourth Military Medical University, 17 Chunglexi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 770032, China
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Bottin MC, Gate L, Rihn B, Micillino JC, Nathalie M, Martin A, Nunge H, Morel G, Wrobel R, Ayi-Fanou L, Champmartin C, Keith G, Binet S. Genotoxic effects of bitumen fumes in Big Blue transgenic rat lung. Mutat Res 2006; 596:91-105. [PMID: 16457858 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Revised: 12/15/2005] [Accepted: 12/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Road paving workers are exposed to bitumen fumes (CAS No. 8052-42-4), a complex mixture of volatile compounds and particles containing carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. However, epidemiological and experimental animal studies failed to draw unambiguous conclusions concerning their toxicity. In order to gain better insights on their genotoxic potential, we used an experimental design able to generate bitumen fumes at road paving temperature (temperature: 170 degrees C, total particulate matter: 100mg/m3) and perform a nose-only exposure of Big Blue transgenic rodents 6h/day for five consecutive days. The mutagenic properties of bitumen fumes were determined by analyzing the mutation frequency and spectrum of the neutral reporter gene cII inserted into the rodent genome. We previously observed in mouse lung, that bitumen fumes did not induce an increase of cII mutants, a modification of the mutation spectrum, nor the formation of DNA adducts. Since DNA adducts were found in the lungs of rats exposed to asphalt fumes in similar conditions, we decided to carry out an analogous experiment with Big Blue rats. A DNA adduct was detected 3 and 30 days after the end of treatment suggesting that these genetic alterations were quite steady. Thirty days after exposure, the cII mutant frequency was similar in control and exposed rats. In addition, a slight but not significant modification of the mutation spectrum associated with an increase of G:C to T:A and A:T to C:G transversions was noticeable in the treated animals. Then, these data failed to demonstrate a pulmonary mutagenic potential for bitumen fumes generated at road paving temperature in our experimental conditions despite the presence of a DNA adduct. These results may provide information concerning the pulmonary mechanism of action of this aerosol and may contribute to the occupational health hazard assessment.
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- Marie Claire Bottin
- Institut National de Recherche et Sécurité Avenue de Bourgogne, BP 27 54501, Vandoeuvre, Cedex, France
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Venier P, Zampieron C. Evidence of genetic damage in grass gobies and mussels from the Venice lagoon. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2005; 31:1053-64. [PMID: 15979716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The presence of genetic damage has been investigated in two native species of the Venice lagoon: the common mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus. Two sampling campaigns were performed in summer 1998 and 1999. Aromatic-like DNA adducts were analysed in selected tissues of gobies and mussels by using the 32P-postlabelling assay. In 1999, micronuclei and other nuclear abnormalities were additionally scored on gill cells and haemocytes of individual mussels whereas inorganic (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sn) as well as organic contaminants (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and other chlorinated compounds) were measured in the total mussel pulp. Compared to the lagoon inlet area, gobies and mussels from the industrial district (Marghera) showed significant DNA adduct levels and increased frequencies of cytogenetic alterations (evidence of genetic damage was absent or inconsistent in other sites). The substantial levels of aromatic and chlorinated contaminants detected in mussels from Marghera also support the exposure of native organisms to genotoxic agents.
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- Paola Venier
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Bassi 58/B, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Okona-Mensah KB, Battershill J, Boobis A, Fielder R. An approach to investigating the importance of high potency polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the induction of lung cancer by air pollution. Food Chem Toxicol 2005; 43:1103-16. [PMID: 15833386 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2005] [Accepted: 03/01/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Evidence suggests that people living in urban areas have an increased risk of lung cancer due to higher levels of air pollution in these areas. Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is currently used as the main indicator of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air pollution, but there is concern that B[a]P may not be the ideal surrogate of choice for PAH mixtures since higher potency PAHs have recently been identified which could potentially contribute more and variably to the overall carcinogenicity. Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (DBA) and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) are estimated to have carcinogenic potencies 10 or more times greater than B[a]P but data on their presence and formation in the environment are limited. Several occupational and environmental PAH biomonitoring studies are reviewed here, with particular focus on the specific exposure groups, study design, sample tissue, in particular the use of nasal tissues, and biomarkers used in each study. Consideration of these data is then used to propose a novel biomonitoring approach to evaluate exposure, uptake and the role of high potency PAHs in air pollution-related lung cancer. This is based upon an occupational study examining specific DNA adducts for DBA and DB[a,l]P in nasal cells to evaluate the extent to which these high potency PAHs might contribute to the increased risk of developing lung cancer from air pollution.
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- K B Okona-Mensah
- Department of Health Toxicology Unit, Section of Experimental Medicine and Toxicology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.
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Pufulete M, Battershill J, Boobis A, Fielder R. Approaches to carcinogenic risk assessment for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a UK perspective. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2004; 40:54-66. [PMID: 15265606 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2004.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This paper reviews the approaches to carcinogenic risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air pollution with emphasis on high potency PAHs such as dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P). The potency of DB[a,l]P may be 100-fold greater than benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P); thus the B[a]P surrogate approach currently used to monitor for compliance with UK air pollution standards may not be appropriate. It is suggested that an approach based on potency equivalency factors (PEFs) could be developed to include highly potent PAHs provided an appropriate reference data set for relevant PAHs using a route acceptable for inhalation risk assessment is selected. Available data suggest that intratracheal administration of low doses of PAHs to rats is likely to simulate the kinetics of inhalation exposure to PAHs in a feasible manner. The use of a measure of total DNA adducts as an endpoint, which correlates well with lung tumourigenicity, would provide surrogate data for setting PEFs without the need for long-term bioassays in rodents. Further, dose-response studies using intratracheal administration of a range of PAHs singly and in combination to assess additivity are required to develop a PEF system for inhalation PEFs derived from DNA adduct measurements.
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- M Pufulete
- Nutrition, Food and Health Research Centre, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NN, UK
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Mahadevan B, Dashwood WM, Luch A, Pecaj A, Doehmer J, Seidel A, Pereira C, Baird WM. Mutations induced by (-)-anti-11R,12S-dihydrodiol 13S,14R-epoxide of dibenzo[a,l]pyrene in the coding region of the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (Hprt) gene in Chinese hamster V79 cells. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2003; 41:131-139. [PMID: 12605383 DOI: 10.1002/em.10136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) is an exceptionally potent carcinogen. Its direct DNA-reactive metabolite, the fjord region (-)-anti-11R,12S-dihydrodiol 13S,14R-epoxide [(-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE], was used to investigate induction of mutations in the coding region of the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (Hprt) gene in Chinese hamster V79 cells. Cells exposed to 1-10 nM (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE exhibited a close dose-responsive increase in the frequency of mutant clones resistant to 6-thioguanine. RNA was isolated from mutant clones and cDNAs were prepared by reverse transcription. The coding region of the cDNA of the Hprt gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. Analysis of the DNA base sequence changes induced by (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE indicated that base substitutions were the most prevalent mutations, followed by exon deletions. Among the groups of V79 cells treated with low concentrations of (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE, most displayed high selectivity for both A:T-->T:A transversions and A:T-->G:C transitions, while cells exposed to a higher dose (10 nM) formed predominantly G:C-->T:A transversions. Also, the number of base substitutions per mutant clone increased with dose. In general, the mutation profiles induced by (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE exhibited a wide spectrum; in addition to base substitutions, deletions, insertions, frameshift mutations, as well as tandem mutations were detected. Analysis of the DNA adduct levels induced by (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE revealed that a concentration-dependent increase in the level of adduct formation preceded the concentration-dependent increase in mutational events in these cells and that an increasing proportion of DNA adducts at deoxyadenosine were formed with dose. The results of this study demonstrate a correspondence between the concentration and types of DNA adducts and the frequency and types of mutations induced by (-)-anti-DB[a,l]PDE in V79 cells.
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- Brinda Mahadevan
- Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Agricultural and Life Sciences 1007, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-7302, USA
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Bogen KT, Witschi H. Lung tumors in A/J mice exposed to environmental tobacco smoke: estimated potency and implied human risk. Carcinogenesis 2002; 23:511-9. [PMID: 11895867 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/23.3.511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Directly inhaled tobacco smoke is a recognized human lung carcinogen, and epidemiological studies suggest relative risks of about 1.2-1.4 for nonsmoking spouses of smokers typically exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). While many individual ETS components have been shown experimentally to induce lung tumors, ETS itself was only recently shown to induce lung tumors in a series of studies in which strain A/J mice were exposed to well-defined ETS atmospheres. Data from these studies indicate that ETS exposure clearly can increase combined malignant and benign lung tumors in multiple experiments involving male and female A/J mice, and thus provide convincing evidence that ETS is a positive mouse carcinogen. Tumorigenic potencies estimated from these A/J mouse bioassay data predict a corresponding range of increased human risk (0.2-0.5%) that overlaps that implied by case-control studies showing increased lung cancer risks in lifelong nonsmokers married to smokers. In A/J mice exposed to a significantly tumorigenic ETS concentration, lung tumors were found to be significantly smaller than those in corresponding control mice, and mice so exposed for 9 months had significantly fewer tumors/animal than mice exposed for 5 months followed by 4 months in filtered ETS-free air. These findings support hypotheses that ETS does not promote growth of spontaneous neoplastic foci in A/J mice, and that ETS-induced lung-tumor risk in A/J mice occurs predominantly by genotoxic effects that can be suppressed by reduced cell proliferation associated with chronic, high-level ETS exposure. The results obtained add to evidence that A/J mouse lung tumors induced by ETS provide a relevant biological model of ETS-induced human lung tumors.
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- Kenneth T Bogen
- Health and Ecology Assessment Division L-396, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, 7000 E. Ave., Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
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Airoldi L, Pastorelli R, Magagnotti C, Fanelli R. Carcinogen-DNA adducts as tools in risk assessment. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2000; 472:231-40. [PMID: 10736630 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3230-6_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Genotoxic chemicals are known to react with DNA either directly or after metabolic activation to form adducts, a step thought to be relevant with respect to chemical carcinogenesis. Evaluation of cancer risk due to exposure to chemicals requires information about the internal dose which depends on individual variation in rates of metabolic activation and detoxification. The presence and the amount of specific DNA adducts provide a good indication of chemical exposure and genetic damage resulting from exposure to carcinogens and account for some of the factors affecting individual susceptibility to cancer. Analysis of DNA adducts requires that the sensitivity of the methods be sufficiently high to allow the detection of about 1 adduct/109 normal nucleotides. Most suitable methods are based on 32P-postlabelling, immunoassays or physico-chemical techniques such as HPLC coupled to synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. These methods have been used to assess human exposure to a variety of chemical carcinogens including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines, heterocyclic aromatic amines or aflatoxins. In some instances, the use of DNA-adducts has given accurate estimates of risk.
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- L Airoldi
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologische Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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The complexity of tobacco smoke leads to some confusion about the mechanisms by which it causes lung cancer. Among the multiple components of tobacco smoke, 20 carcinogens convincingly cause lung tumors in laboratory animals or humans and are, therefore, likely to be involved in lung cancer induction. Of these, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone are likely to play major roles. This review focuses on carcinogens in tobacco smoke as a means of simplifying and clarifying the relevant information that provides a mechanistic framework linking nicotine addiction with lung cancer through exposure to such compounds. Included is a discussion of the mechanisms by which tobacco smoke carcinogens interact with DNA and cause genetic changes--mechanisms that are reasonably well understood--and the less well defined relationship between exposure to specific tobacco smoke carcinogens and mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Molecular epidemiologic studies of gene-carcinogen interactions and lung cancer--an approach that has not yet reached its full potential--are also discussed, as are inhalation studies of tobacco smoke in laboratory animals and the potential role of free radicals and oxidative damage in tobacco-associated carcinogenesis. By focusing in this review on several important carcinogens in tobacco smoke, the complexities in understanding tobacco-induced cancer can be reduced, and new approaches for lung cancer prevention can be envisioned.
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- S S Hecht
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
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