Influence of lighting conditions on toxicity and genotoxicity of various PAH in the newt in vivo
| Autor: | J. L'Haridon, Maria Fernandez |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Ultraviolet Rays
9 10-Dimethyl-1 2-benzanthracene DMBA Anthraquinones Toxicology medicine.disease_cause chemistry.chemical_compound Clastogen Genetics medicine Benz(a)Anthracenes Animals Polycyclic Compounds Carcinogen Anthracenes Anthracene Micronucleus Tests Dose-Response Relationship Drug Salamandridae Dose–response relationship chemistry Micronucleus test Toxicity Genotoxicity Nuclear chemistry Mutagens |
| Zdroj: | Mutation research. 298(1) |
| ISSN: | 0027-5107 |
| Popis: | We evaluated the influence of near-ultraviolet light (UVA) on the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of 7 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in larvae of the amphibian Pleurodeles waltl. Benz[a]anthracene (BA), 7,12-benz[a]anthraquinone (BAQ) and anthracene (Ac) proved to be lethal at low doses (some ppb), and the following order of genotoxicity was observed: BA approximately BAQ > DMBA > DMA (9,10-dimethylanthracene). Ac, AQ (9,10-anthraquinone) and DBA (dibenz[a,h]anthracene) were not found to be clastogenic. In the larvae reared in normal conditions (subdued natural daylight/darkness alternation) or in continuous darkness, the BA derivatives were shown to be more genotoxic than BA itself: DMBA > BAQ > BA; BA (> or = 187.5 ppb) slightly increased the level of micronuclei in circulating erythrocytes, while DMBA was strongly clastogenic, in line with their reported carcinogenicity. In other experiments, rearing media alone (i.e., water containing BA, BAQ or DMBA) were UVA-irradiated for 24 h, and then tested on larvae in the dark ('IR-UV/dark' conditions). Photodegradation of BA (50 and 100 ppb) gave rise to clastogenic products. By contrast, DMBA (12.5, 25 or 50 ppb) was destroyed by UVA, and we suggested that any potentially mutagenic photoproducts formed were not in sufficient amounts to yield a positive response in the newt micronucleus test. |
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