Haemoglobin adducts as biomarkers of occupational exposure to 1,3-butadiene.

abstract：:In order to validate the in vivo micronucleus test in mouse splenocytes using the cytokinesis block method, 14 compounds with various mechanisms of action were tested: three direct alkylating agents (mitomycin C, ethylnitrosourea, beta-propiolactone), seven indirect alkylating agents (cyclophosphamide, benzo[a]pyrene,...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Benning V,Brault D,Duvinage C,Thybaud V,Melcion C

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：: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：: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：:Recombinant lambda phage DNA containing segments of human O6-methylguanine-DNA transferase gene was employed to localize this gene among the human chromosomes using non-radioactive in situ hybridization technique. This gene was found to be present at the telomeric end, 26q, of the long arm of the chromosome 10. ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Natarajan AT,Vermeulen S,Darroudi F,Valentine MB,Brent TP,Mitra S,Tano K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-cytotoxic concentrations (1.5, 3 and 6 microM) of sodium arsenite (SA) were used to study its cytogenetic effects with special reference to the frequency and nature of chromosomal aberrations on the X chromosome at Xq21 and at centromeric regions in CHO9, EM-C11, V79, V-H4 and CHE cell lines using Giemsa and FISH ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Radha S,Natarajan AT

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Implementation of the seventh amendment to the EU Cosmetics Directive has driven much research into suitable in vitro alternative assays to support satisfactory risk assessments. One such assay is the reconstructed skin micronucleus (RSMN) assay. First reported in 2006, further development occurred and a standard prot...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Kidd D,Phillips S,Chirom T,Mason N,Smith R,Saul J,Whitwell J,Clements J

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Nature is an attractive source of therapeutic compounds. In comparison to the artificial drugs, natural compounds cause less adverse side effects and are suitable for current molecularly oriented approaches to drug development and their mutual combining. Medicinal plants represent one of the most available remedy agai...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Horváthová E,Srančíková A,Regendová-Sedláčková E,Melušová M,Meluš V,Netriová J,Krajčovičová Z,Slameňová D,Pastorek M,Kozics K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, a number of case-control studies have been carried out to investigate the relationship between the HHEX polymorphism and type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the results have been inconclusive. To investigate this inconsistency, we performed a meta-analysis of all available studies dealing with the rela...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Cai Y,Yi J,Ma Y,Fu D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several years, we have been evaluating the mutagenicity and clastogenicity of compounds capable of Michael-type reactions. These compounds, including acrylamide, several acrylate and methacrylate esters, vinyl sulfones, and phorone, have been evaluated using TK+/- -3.7.2C mouse lymphoma cells. Mutagenic ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Dearfield KL,Harrington-Brock K,Doerr CL,Rabinowitz JR,Moore MM

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal hydroxy-metabolites of benzene--hydroquinone, catechol and phenol--were assayed in tests for mitotic segregation induction in Aspergillus nidulans diploid strain 19. Hydroquinone was the most effective chemical, increasing the frequency of mitotic segregants up to 10-fold at 1-3 mM. Catechol was similarl...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Crebelli R,Conti G,Carere A

更新日期：1987-05-01 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：: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：:The aim of the present study was to develop and standardize a cytogenetic approach for evaluation of the mutagenic potential of chemicals that induce cell cycle arrest in the G2 phase. Even though cytogenetic end-points such as sister chromatid exchange (SCE) have been extensively used to indirectly assess the DNA-dam...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Terzoudi GI,Malik SI,Pantelias GE,Margaritis K,Manola K,Makropoulos W

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the in vivo micronucleus-inducing potential of five chemicals were studied using flow cytometric enumeration of micronucleated polychromatic peripheral blood erythrocytes in mice. The chemicals were hydroquinone, vinblastine sulphate, chloral hydrate (tested in two different mou...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Grawé J,Nüsse M,Adler ID

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic extracts isolated from lamb meat treated at various temperatures were tested for mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA98 in the presence of S9 mix. Samples of ground lamb patties were cooked for 10 min per side at 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 degrees C. Low cooking temperatures resulted in products with...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Sflomos C,Papadopoulou R,Athanasiou K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the clastogenic and cell-transforming potential of ultrafine particulate matter fraction PM0.056 of urban ambient aerosol using mammalian cells. PM1.0, PM0.56 and PM0.056 fractions were sampled from roadside atmosphere of an urban area using the cascade impactor MOUDI-NR-110. The potential to induce cytoto...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Verma MK,Poojan S,Sultana S,Kumar S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are fibrous carbon-based nanomaterials with a potential to cause carcinogenesis in humans. Alterations in DNA methylation on cytosine-phosphate-guanidine (CpG) sites are potential markers of exposure-induced carcinogenesis. This study examined cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and DNA methylation alte...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Öner D,Moisse M,Ghosh M,Duca RC,Poels K,Luyts K,Putzeys E,Cokic SM,Van Landuyt K,Vanoirbeek J,Lambrechts D,Godderis L,Hoet PH

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:The development and use of chromosome-specific DNA probes to label entire human chromosomes has been an important advance in molecular cytogenetics. Fluorescence in situ hybridization using whole chromosome-specific DNA probes has been used to study both numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations in many human c...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Blakey DH,Bayley JM,Huang KC

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from lean pork heated at 200 degrees C have a strong mutagenic activity in the Ames Salmonella assay (strain TA98 +S9). The formation of mutagenicity is highly temperature dependent, thus an extract heated at 100 degrees C is not mutagenic in this system. This paper shows that the 200 degrees C extract also c...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Kolman A,Kleman M,Bohusová T,Gustafsson JA,Overvik E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a two dose/single-sample protocol for the in vivo/in vitro rat hepatocyte unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) assay. In order to enhance the effectiveness of grain detection by image analysis we found minor technical modifications to be beneficial. These included the use of 3% acetic acid in ethanol (or ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Amphlett NW,Mitchell ID,Rees RW,Haynes GA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRAF alterations represent a novel indicator of the progression and aggressiveness of thyroid carcinogenesis. So, the main aim of the study was to elucidate the involvement of BRAF gene mutations and its expression in Kashmiri (North India) patients and investigate their association with clinico-pathological character...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Khan MS,Pandith AA,Azad N,Hussain MU,Masoodi SR,Wani KA,Andrabi KI,Mudassar S

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:The thymidine kinase-deficient subclone, 707BUF, of the Friend murine leukaemia cell line exhibits increased sensitivity to the induction of cytogenetic aberrations by mitomycin C (MMC) relative to wild-type clone 707. It has been suggested that thymidine kinase-deficient cells may be highly mutagen-sensitive through ...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： McKelvey VJ,McKenna PG

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pronase digestion procedure for the isolation of gastric mucosal cells was evaluated for its usefulness in measuring unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS). The method has been claimed to be suited for assessing the genotoxicity potential of compounds. Compounds were given orally to rats. After 13 h [3H]thymidine was injec...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Larsson H,Fryklund J,Helander HF,Wallmark B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of salts of 27 elements on recombination and on the production of disomic and/or diploid spores during meiosis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been investigated. Be(NO3)2, MgSO4, FeSO4, CuSO4, AgNO3, Na2HAsO4 were inactive on the events studied during meiotic cell division. AuCl4, CdCl2, C4H6O4Pb, SnCl2, K...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Sora S,Agostoni Carbone ML,Pacciarini M,Magni GE

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:A modified method for the 32P-postlabeling assay that permits standardized quantitation for specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-DNA adducts is described. This method has been designed to test the components of the 32P-postlabeling assay for use in the chemically specific detection of individual adducts with...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Shields PG,Harris CC,Petruzzelli S,Bowman ED,Weston A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight widely used halogenated benzenes, including bromobenzene (BB), chlorobenzene (CB), three isomers of dichlorobenzene (DCB) and three isomers of trichlorobenzene (TCB) were tested for acute toxicity (LD50) and clastogenicity in 8-week-old NMRI mice by intraperitoneal administration. Four doses of each chemical (up...

journal_title：Mutagenesis

authors： Mohtashamipur E,Triebel R,Straeter H,Norpoth K

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00