| The base analogue 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) used for therapy in chronic resistant and advanced lymphoproliferative disorders, is cytotoxic for both dividing and non-dividing lymphocytes. The present work evaluated the clastogenic potential of this drug in vitro in human lymphocytes in culture and in vivo in BALB/c mice bone marrow cells. In human lymphocytes, the clastogenic effect of 2-CdA was studied in G1, S and G2 phases of the cell cycle, using three different concentrations (10, 20 and 40 mug/mL). The endpoints analyzed included mitotic index (MI), proliferation index (PI), sister chromatid exchange (SCE), and chromosomal aberration (CA). Statistical analysis by a variance (ANOVA) test showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) in CA... |
