Comparative evaluation of the genotoxic properties of potassium bromate and potassium superoxide in V79 Chinese hamster cells.
Mutat Res
; 439(2): 213-21, 1999 Feb 19.
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| ID: mdl-10023063
ABSTRACT
The genotoxic potential of two oxidizing compounds, potassium bromate and potassium superoxide, was comparatively tested in various genotoxicity tests with V79 Chinese hamster cells. Both substances clearly induced cytotoxicity, chromosome aberrations and increased DNA migration in the alkaline comet assay. Using a modified comet assay protocol with FPG protein, a DNA repair enzyme which specifically nicks DNA at sites of 8-oxoguanines and formamidopyrimidines, we detected oxidative DNA base damage only after potassium bromate treatment. HPLC analysis also revealed significantly increased levels of 8-oxodeoxyguanosine after potassium bromate treatment but not after potassium superoxide treatment. Furthermore, potassium bromate clearly induced gene mutations at the HPRT locus while potassium superoxide only had a small effect on HPRT mutant frequencies. Molecular analysis of potassium bromate-induced mutations indicated a high portion of deletion mutations. Three out of four point mutations were G to T transversions which typically arise after replication of 8-oxoguanine. Our results suggest that the two oxidizing compounds induce specific patterns of genotoxic effects that reflect the types of DNA alterations induced by different reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bromates
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Superoxides
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Mutagens
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Mutat Res
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany