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The mechanism of cytogenetic genotoxicity of exogenous glutathione in V-79 cells in vitro--implication of hydrogen peroxide and general traits of oxidative chromosome damage.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3233533     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The mechanism of cytogenetic genotoxicity (clastogenicity, induction, cell cycle delay) of 10(-3) M glutathione in V79-E cells, as described by Thust and Bach (1985), was studied in detail by using different treatment conditions. It was found that 1-cystine is the essential cofactor in the incubation system. Catalase, but not superoxide dismutase, abolished the genotoxic effect, and the iron chelator desferoxamine, as well as the hydroxyl radical scavenger mannitol, diminished the activity. It is suggested that glutathione, in combination with V79-E cells and cystine, forms a hydrogen peroxide-generating system which provokes the adverse effects. Glutathione as well as 1-cysteine and 2-mercaptopropionylglycine, which were checked for comparison, show a "paradoxic genotoxicity," i.e., at 10(-2) M the effects return almost to the level of controls. Concentration dependence and other criteria of cytogenetic genotoxicity observed with glutathione show obvious similarities to those of other oxidatively acting agents and reveal striking differences to the cytogenetic effects of "typical" genotoxins.
Authors:
R Thust
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell biology and toxicology     Volume:  4     ISSN:  0742-2091     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Biol. Toxicol.     Publication Date:  1988 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-05-03     Completed Date:  1989-05-03     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8506639     Medline TA:  Cell Biol Toxicol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathological Anatomy, Medical Academy of Erfurt, German Democratic Republic.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Chromosome Aberrations / drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Glutathione / toxicity*
Guinea Pigs
Mutagenicity Tests
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
70-18-8/Glutathione

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