An improved assay for radiation-induced chromatid breaks using a colcemid block and calyculin-induced PCC combination.

abstract：:Black tea theafulvins, a fraction of thearubigins isolated from black tea aqueous infusions, potentiated the mutagenic activity of the mycotoxin aflatoxin B(1) in the Ames test, in the presence of a hepatic S9 activation system derived from Aroclor 1254-treated rats. In contrast, when the S9 activation system was repl...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Catterall F,Copeland E,Clifford MN,Ioannides C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment as used therapeutically has been shown to induce DNA damage in the alkaline comet assay with leukocytes from test subjects. Using formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase, a DNA repair enzyme which specifically nicks DNA at sites of 8-oxoguanines and formamidopyrimidines, we have detected ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Speit G,Dennog C,Lampl L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the genetic damage induced by tuberculosis infection and also by a combination of therapeutic exposure to anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs (isoniazid + rifampicin + pyrazinamide + ethambutol or streptomycin) we have considered chromosome aberrations (CA) and micronuclei (MN) in binucleate peripheral blood...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Masjedi MR,Heidary A,Mohammadi F,Velayati AA,Dokouhaki P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of deficiency in the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) protein Pms2 were investigated using the endogenous mouse Hprt and Tk genes as reporters of intragenic mutation and loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Pms2(-/-)Tk(+/-), Pms2(+/+)Tk(+/-), Pms2(+/-)Tk(+/-) and Pms2(-/-)Tk(-/-) mice were bred from Pms2(+/-)Tk(+/-) mic...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Dobrovolsky VN,McKinzie PB,Shaddock JG,Mittelstaedt RA,Heflich RH,Parsons BL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox-2, a rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostanoids) has been implicated in several physiological and pathological processes, and it has been reported that polymorphisms in the regulatory region of Cox-2 might influence its expression, contributing to the interindividua...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Tang Z,Nie ZL,Pan Y,Zhang L,Gao L,Zhang Q,Qu L,He B,Song G,Zhang Y,Shukui Wang

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaulden reported a novel and unexpected mitomycin C (MMC) effect, namely a pronounced retardation of very late prophase and loss of chromosome orientation in neuroblasts of the grasshopper Chortophaga viridifasciate. Because this effect may be due to interactions of MMC with non-DNA targets, MMC was tested for its int...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Albertini S,Friederich U,Würgler FE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are mutagenic and carcinogenic environmental pollutants found in diesel exhaust and on urban air pollution particles. In the present study, human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells were exposed to 2-nitrobenzanthrone (2-NBA) and 3-nitrobenzanthrone (3-NBA). DNA damag...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Oya E,Ovrevik J,Arlt VM,Nagy E,Phillips DH,Holme JA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a well-known differentiation inducer in several myeloid cells, also induces a reversible G(1) arrest in many cell lines. We recently showed that DMSO induces a G(1) phase arrest in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, by restoring contact inhibition and preventing high density-dependent apopto...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Fiore M,Zanier R,Degrassi F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human JC virus (JCV) is potentially carcinogenic to humans as a Group 2B carcinogen, and it is ubiquitous in human populations. To investigate whether the small tumour (ST) antigen of the JCV contributes to genomic instability, we established cell lines stably expressing the JCV ST and examined its role in DNA rep...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Huang JL,Lin CS,Chang CC,Lu YN,Hsu YL,Wong TY,Wang YF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toxicological relevance of the micronucleus (MN) test is well defined: it is a multi-target genotoxic endpoint, assessing not only clastogenic and aneugenic events but also some epigenetic effects, which is simple to score, accurate, applicable in different cell types. In addition, it is predictive for cancer, ame...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Kirsch-Volders M,Decordier I,Elhajouji A,Plas G,Aardema MJ,Fenech M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamins with antioxidant properties have the ability to act as pro-oxidants, inducing oxidative damage and oxidative stress as opposed to preventing it. While vitamin supplements are commonly consumed, the scientific evidence for their health beneficial effects is inconclusive. In fact, even harmful effects have been...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Bergström T,Ersson C,Bergman J,Möller L

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five selectively methylated analogs of the flame retardant tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (Tris-BP) and of the nematocide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) were synthesized and their relative mutagenicities determined in Salmonella typhimurium TA100 in the presence of rat liver microsomes. In all cases, methylation...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Omichinski JG,Søderlund EJ,Bausano JA,Dybing E,Nelson SD

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of topoisomerase II inhibitor, teniposide, to induce aneuploidy and meiotic delay in somatic and germinal cells of male mice was investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) assay using labelled DNA probes and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay, respectively. Colchicine and mit...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Attia SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of an adaptive response to low doses of alkylating chemicals in the phototrophic bacteria Rhodobacter sphaeroides and R.capsulatus has been studied. Results obtained show that both strains display this repair response against the challenge doses of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), when they ar...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Vericat JA,Barbé J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An established human hepatoma cell strain (Hep G2) was used in micronuclei (MN) and sister chromatid exchange (SCE) assays to evaluate the clastogenic potential of several indirectly-acting mutagenic carcinogens. Benzo[a]pyrene, cyclophosphamide, dimethyl nitrosamine, hexamethylphosphoramide, pyrene and safrole were s...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Natarajan AT,Darroudi F

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 beta-Hydroxy-13 alpha-amino-13,17-seco-5 alpha-androstan-17-oic-13,17-lactam-p-bis(2-chloroethyl) aminophenoxyacetate (NSC 294859) is a new modified steroidal alkylating agent. This compound was given by i.p. administration to mice bearing different types of tumour. It was found to exhibit good activity in L1210 and...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Tselepi MR,Demopoulos NA,Catsoulacos P

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are stable pollutants, which can be found in almost every compartment of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. They are very lipophilic and therefore have the potency of accumulating in the fat stores of animals. The mechanisms by which PCBs exert their adverse effects are still unclear....

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Belpaeme K,Delbeke K,Zhu L,Kirsch-Volders M

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wood dust is recognised as a human carcinogen, based on the strong association of wood dust exposure and the elevated risk of malignant tumours of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses [sino-nasal cancer (SNC)]. The study aimed to assess genetic damage in workers exposed to wood dust using biomarkers in both buccal a...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Bruschweiler ED,Hopf NB,Wild P,Huynh CK,Fenech M,Thomas P,Hor M,Charriere N,Savova-Bianchi D,Danuser B

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal miners are exposed to coal dust, containing mineral particles, inorganic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and to ionizing radiation. These factors can induce oxidative stress and promote inflammation that leads to DNA damage. The aim of this investigation is to analyse the degree of DNA damage in m...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Sinitsky MY,Minina VI,Gafarov NI,Asanov MA,Larionov AV,Ponasenko AV,Volobaev VP,Druzhinin VG

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to ambient air particles is associated with elevated levels of DNA strand breaks (SBs) and endonuclease III, formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (FPG) and oxoguanine DNA glycosylase-sensitive sites in cell cultures, animals and humans. In both animals and cell cultures, increases in SB and in oxidatively dama...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Møller P,Hemmingsen JG,Jensen DM,Danielsen PH,Karottki DG,Jantzen K,Roursgaard M,Cao Y,Kermanizadeh A,Klingberg H,Christophersen DV,Hersoug LG,Loft S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by blepharophimosis, ptosis and epicanthus inversus. Based on the presence and absence of premature ovarian failure, two clinical types have been distinguished. Both types of BPES have been mapped to chromosome ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Tang S,Wang X,Lin L,Sun Y,Wang Y,Yu H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotoxic stress causes a reduced stability of the plant genome and has a detrimental effect on plant growth and productivity. Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most harmful of all DNA lesions because they cause the loss of genetic information on both strands of the DNA helix. In the presented study the coding and g...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Stolarek M,Gruszka D,Braszewska-Zalewska A,Maluszynski M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in mono-culture of cells have shown that diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress-related damage to DNA. However, the level of particle-generated genotoxicity may depend on interplay between different cell types, e.g. lung epithelium and immu...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Jantzen K,Roursgaard M,Desler C,Loft S,Rasmussen LJ,Møller P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli K12ND-160 possesses characteristics which make it highly suitable for studies on mutagenic/antimutagenic specificity and has been used to investigate such effects for several agents. Nitrofurazone (NFZ) was used as a mutagen at non-lethal concentrations; it causes mutation from fucose sensitivity to r...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Clarke CH,Shankel DM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic B6C3F1 and C57BL/6 mice containing a lambda shuttle vector that carries a lacI target and an alpha lacZ reporter gene have been constructed for use in in vivo mutagenesis assays. After chemical treatment of mice carrying the lacI target gene, genomic DNA is isolated and the shuttle vector is recovered by ex...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Mirsalis JC,Provost GS,Matthews CD,Hamner RT,Schindler JE,O'Loughlin KG,MacGregor JT,Short JM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical carcinogenesis can be induced by genotoxic (GTX) or non-genotoxic (NGTX) carcinogens. GTX carcinogens have a well-described mode of action. However, the complex mechanisms by which NGTX carcinogens act are less clear and may result in conflicting results between species [e.g. Wy-14,643 (Wy)]. We hypothesise t...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Rieswijk L,Brauers KJ,Coonen ML,van Breda SG,Jennen DG,Kleinjans JC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each of the Escherichia coli tester strains in the WP3101P-WP3106P series contains an F' plasmid with a different base substitution mutation within the lacZ gene. Each of the six possible base substitution mutations, therefore, can be assayed with these strains by Lac(+) reversion. We used the strains to characterize ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Ohta T,Watanabe-Akanuma M,Yamagata H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P) is a common birth defect caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The possible role of genome instability on NSCL/P patient needs more investigation, since DNA metabolism is an essential cellular function to keep cells with normal genotypes and ge...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Xavier LA,Bezerra JF,de Rezende AA,Oliveira RA,Dalmolin RJ,do Amaral VS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco farming is an important economic income in Brazil, although it has been challenged as regard the occupational exposure to both pesticides and nicotine endured by farmers. Chronic occupational exposure to complex mixtures can lead to health hazardous. We examined genomic instability and epigenetic changes in to...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Kahl VFS,Dhillon VS,Simon D,da Silva FR,Salvador M,Branco CDS,Cappetta M,Martínez-López W,Thiesen FV,Dias JF,Souza CT,Fenech M,da Silva J

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DB[a,h]A) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that is a by-product of combustion and a potent carcinogen. Few studies have investigated the effects of DB[a,h]A on mRNA and microRNA expression to dissect the mechanisms involved in carcinogenesis. In this study, mature male mice (Muta(™)Mouse) we...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Malik AI,Rowan-Carroll A,Williams A,Lemieux CL,Long AS,Arlt VM,Phillips DH,White PA,Yauk CL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00