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Atrazine exposure leads to altered growth of HepG2 cells.
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PMID:  21232595     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Atrazine is one of the most commonly used herbicides in the United States. While effective on target plants, it has been associated with harmful health effects in non-target organisms such as fish, amphibians and mammals. In this study, growth effects on human liver cells were determined after exposure to increasing concentrations of this herbicide. Growth of immortalized human hepatoma HepG2 cells was inhibited by atrazine concentrations of 625ppb after 72h exposure and flow cytometry analysis demonstrated HepG2 cells exposed to 100ppb atrazine accumulated in S phase after 48h compared to untreated cells. Expression of cell cycle specific cyclin proteins was altered after atrazine exposure with cyclin E levels significantly decreased after a 24h exposure and cyclin B levels decreased after 48h. This study demonstrates that relatively low levels of atrazine exposure can affect growth and lead to disruptions in the cell cycle regulation of immortalized human liver cells.
Authors:
Erin R Powell; Noha Faldladdin; April D Rand; Daniel Pelzer; Erin M Schrunk; Kavita R Dhanwada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1879-3177     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-31     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  8712158     Medline TA:  Toxicol In Vitro     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0421, United States.
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