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ALVES,JODEL S.; SILVA,FERNANDA R. DA; SILVA,GABRIELI F. DA; SALVADOR,MIRIAN; KVITKO,KÁTIA; ROHR,PAULA; SANTOS,CARLA E.I. DOS; DIAS,JOHNNY F.; HENRIQUES,JOÃO A.P.; SILVA,JULIANA DA. |
ABSTRACT Agricultural workers involved in the harvest of tobacco crops are regularly exposed to large quantities of pesticides. In order to determine how this exposure to pesticides induces genetic alterations in these workers, blood samples were obtained from 77 exposed individuals, as well as from 60 unexposed subjects. DNA damage was analyzed by the Comet assay and by the micronucleus (MN) test. The antioxidant profile was evaluated by activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and the polymorphism of gene PON1 was used as a susceptibility biomarker. The content of inorganic elements in the blood samples was determined by PIXE analysis. Our results demonstrated that the damage frequency, damage index, the MN frequency, and the SOD activity were... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pesticides; Comet assay; Micronucleus test; Superoxide dismutase activity; PON1 gene. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000100349 |
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VILELA,THAIS C.; LEFFA,DANIELA D.; DAMIANI,ADRIANI P.; DAMAZIO,DAIANE DAL COL; MANENTI,ALINE V.; CARVALHO,TIAGO JOSÉ G.; RAMLOV,FERNANDA; AMARAL,PATRICIA A.; ANDRADE,VANESSA M. DE. |
Abstract Hibiscus acetosella was shown to exert beneficial effects in humans and animal models however, the effects of this plant on DNA are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the antigenotoxic and antimutagenic effects of H. acetosella extracts on alkylating agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) in vivo in mice. Initially, we performed analysis of phenolic compounds in extracts of H. acetosella by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Next, mice were divided into 8 groups and treated with distilled water or plant extract (0.1 ml/10 g) by gavage for 15 days, followed by intraperitoneal (ip) administration of saline solution or MMS (40 mg/Kg b.w) on day 16. Caffeic acid, following by gallic acid, gallocatechin, coumaric acid, and... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hibiscus acetosella; Antigenotoxicity; Comet assay; Antimutagenicity; Micronucleus test. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018000603165 |
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FRANKE,SILVIA I.R.; MOLZ,PATRÍCIA; MAI,CAMILA; ELLWANGER,JOEL H.; ZENKNER,FERNANDA F.; HORTA,JORGE A.; PRÁ,DANIEL. |
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the high consumption of sucrose on the levels of DNA damage in blood, hippocampus and bone marrow of rats. Male Wistar rats were treated for 4 months with sucrose (10% for 60 initial days and 34% for the following 60 days) in drinking water, and then, glycemia and glycated hemoglobin (A1C) were measured. Levels of DNA damage in blood and hippocampus were evaluated by the comet assay. The micronucleus test was used to evaluate chromosomal damages in the bone marrow. The sucrose treatment significantly increased (p<0.01) the serum glucose levels (~20%) and A1C (~60%). The level of primary DNA damage was significantly increased (p<0.05) in hippocampal cells (~60%) but not in peripheral... |
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Palavras-chave: Comet assay; Diabetes; DNA damage; Glycated hemoglobin; Micronucleus; Sucrose. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000602657 |
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Kliemann,Mariele; Prá,Daniel; Müller,Luiza L.; Hermes,Liziane; Horta,Jorge A.; Reckziegel,Miriam B.; Burgos,Miria S.; Maluf,Sharbel W.; Franke,Silvia I.R.; Silva,Juliana da. |
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) is related to lifestyle (e.g. diet, physical activity and smoking) as well as to genetic factors. This study aimed at evaluating the association between CVD risk factors and DNA damage levels in children and adolescents. Anthropometry, diet and serum CVD risk factors were evaluated by standard procedures. DNA damage levels were accessed by the comet assay (Single cell gel electrophoresis; SCGE) and cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) assays in leukocytes. A total of 34 children and adolescents selected from a population sample were divided into three groups according to their level of CVD risk. Moderate and high CVD risk subjects showed significantly higher body fat and serum CVD risk markers than low... |
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Palavras-chave: Cardiovascular diseases; Micronucleus test; Comet assay; Diet; Anthropometry; Child; Adolescent. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652012000300025 |
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SCHNEIDER,MARCIA R.; SILVA,ANDRÉA L.G. DA; GOULART,CÁSSIA L.; SCHNEIDERS,PALOMA B.; WEBER,AUGUSTO F.; POSSUELO,LIA G.; VALIM,ANDREIA R.M.. |
Abstract: This study evaluated 24 patients with lung cancer (CA) and 23 individuals with no smoking history or cancer in the family and without respiratory disease in childhood (CO). Peripheral blood lymphocytes was used to perform alkaline comet assay and to assess DNA damage as well as to evaluate methyl methane sulfonate (MMS) DNA repair after one hour and three hours at 37 ºC. The percentage of residual damage (RD) after three hours of MMS treatment, for each patient was assessed. The majority of patients were in the CA group, male patients, former smokers, with a history of smoking for 15 years and without associated comorbidities. Alkaline and residual damages were higher in the CA group when compared to controls (alkaline damage P = 0.015 and RD P =... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Comet assay; DNA damage; DNA repair; Lung cancer. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000500806 |
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Alves dos Santos,Raquel; Cabral,Teresinha Rosa; Cabral,Isabel Rosa; Greggi Antunes,Lusânia Maria; Pontes Andrade,Cristiane; Cerqueira dos Santos Cardoso,Plínio; de Oliveira Bahia,Marcelo; Pessoa,Claudia; Martins do Nascimento,José Luis; Rodríguez Burbano,Rommel; Satie Takahashi,Catarina. |
Physalis angulata L (Solanaceae) is a medicinal plant from North of Brazil, whose different extracts and infusions are commonly used in the popular medicine for the treatment of malaria, asthma, hepatitis, dermatitis and rheumatism. However, the genotoxic effects of P. angulata on human cells is not well known. The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro genotoxic effects of aqueous extract of P. angulata using the comet assay and the micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes provided from 6 healthy donors. Treatments with P. angulata extracts were performed in vitro in order to access the extent of DNA damage. The comet assay has shown that treatments with P. angulata at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 6.0 μg/mL in culture medium were... |
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Palavras-chave: P. angulata; Micronuclei; Comet assay. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452008000200005 |
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STERPONE,SILVIA; CORNETTA,TOMMASO; ANGIONI,ADRIANO; FISCARELLI,ERSILIA; LUCIDI,VINCENZINA; TESTA,ANTONELLA; COZZI,RENATA. |
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive multisystemic disorder showing a highly heterogeneous phenotype, even among siblings carrying identical CFTR mutations. Moreover, oxidative stress is of central importance in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. The present study seeks to value the presence of oxidative damage in CF patients and the possible modifier effect of repair and glutathione-S-transferase genes. We analysed the presence of DNA damage in leukocytes of 63 CF patients at an Italian CF centre and 63 controls, through the alkaline Comet assay to detect DNA strand breaks. Furthermore, controls and 93 CF subjects were genotyped for 5 genes by RFLP-PCR (XRCC1,0GG1,GSTP1) and PCR assay (GSTM1, GSTT1). No difference in Comet assay values was... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Comet assay; Cystic fibrosis; DNA damage; Genetic polymorphisms; Modifier genes. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602009000400009 |
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Pandir,Dilek. |
ABSTRACTThe aim of this work was to assess the damage of DNA in human blood cell and spermin vitro under the influence of furan. These cells were administered 0-600 μM of furan at 37 and 32oC for 30 and 60 min, respectively. A significant increase in tail DNA%, tail length and moment indicating DNA damage was observed at increasing doses when compared to the controls. The treatment with 300 and 600 μM of furan showed a maximum increase of 86.74 ± 2.43 and 93.29 ± 8.68 compared to the control tail DNA% in lymphocytes. However, only 600 μM of furan showed a maximum increase of 94.71 ± 6.24 compared to the control tail DNA% in sperm. The results suggested that furan caused DNA damage in lymphocytes at increasing doses, but appeared to have not the same effect... |
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Palavras-chave: Furan; Tail length; DNA damage; Human blood cells; Comet assay. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000500773 |
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Zeljezic,D.; Domijan,A.-M.; Peraica,M.. |
There are few studies of ochratoxin A (OTA) genotoxicity in experimental animals and the results obtained with cell cultures are inconsistent, although the carcinogenic potential of OTA for the kidney of experimental animals has been well established. We studied the genotoxic potential of OTA in the kidney of adult female Wistar rats (5 in each group) treated intraperitoneally with OTA (0.5 mg kg body weight-1 day-1 for 7, 14, and 21 days) measuring DNA mobility on agarose gel stained with ethidium-bromide using standard alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay). Negative control animals were treated with solvent (Tris buffer, 1.0 mg/kg) and positive control animals were treated with methyl methanesulfonate (40 mg/kg) according to the same... |
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Palavras-chave: Comet assay; DNA adducts; Experimental animals; Mycotoxin. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001200006 |
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Ferreira,S.G.; Peliciari-Garcia,R.A.; Takahashi-Hyodo,S.A.; Rodrigues,A.C.; Amaral,F.G.; Berra,C.M.; Bordin,S.; Curi,R.; Cipolla-Neto,J.. |
The antioxidant and free radical scavenger properties of melatonin have been well described in the literature. In this study, our objective was to determine the protective effect of the pineal gland hormone against the DNA damage induced by cyclophosphamide (CP), an anti-tumor agent that is widely applied in clinical practice. DNA damage was induced in rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of CP (20 or 50 mg/kg). Animals received melatonin during the dark period for 15 days (1 mg/kg in the drinking water). Rat bone marrow cells were used for the determination of chromosomal aberrations and of formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase enzyme (Fpg)-sensitive sites by the comet technique and ofXpf mRNA expression by qRT-PCR. The number (mean ± SE) of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Melatonin; Cyclophosphamide; Chromosomal aberration; DNA fragmentation; Comet assay; Xpf expression. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2013000300278 |
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Güez,Camila Martins; Waczuk,Emily Pansera; Pereira,Karina Braccini; Querol,Marcus Vinícius Morini; Rocha,João Batista Teixeira da; Oliveira,Luís Flávio Souza de. |
The use of plants as a source of palliative or cure for pathological conditions is quite common worldwide. Xanthium spinosum (Asteraceae), popularly known in Brazil as 'espinho de carneiro', is an annual weed from South America, which has been used by empiric medicine to treat neoplasias. Owing to the extensive use of the above-mentioned plant and to the lack of reports about the real effects of its infusion, current study evaluated the genotoxic potential of its aqueous extract at concentrations 0.02 g L-1, 0.1 g L-1 and 0.2 g L-1 by fish micronucleus test and by comet human leukocytes assay. The micronucleus test featured at least 50 cells with micronuclei to every 2,000 cells scored, as a mutagenic parameter. The comet assay was used as a parameter for... |
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Palavras-chave: Xanthium spinosum/pharmacognosy; Xanthium spinosum/aqueous extract; Xanthium spinosum/genotoxicity; Fish micronucleus assay; Comet assay. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000300013 |
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Malheiros,Camila Krüger Cardoso; Silva,Joyce Sayonara Barbosa; Hofmann,Tânia Cristiane; Messina,Thiane Martins; Manfredini,Vanusa; Piccoli,Jacqueline da Costa Escobar; Faoro,Débora; Oliveira,Luís Flávio Souza; Machado,Michel Mansur; Farias,Fabiane Moreira. |
ABSTRACT The bark tea of Ceiba speciosa, a tropical tree of the Malvaceae family, is used in the Northwestern Region of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, to reduce blood cholesterol levels. However, there are no scientific data on the efficacy and safety of this plant. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and toxic potential of bark extracts of C. speciosa. We performed a preliminary phytochemical analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) and evaluated the oxidative damage to proteins and lipids, the radical scavenging effect, and genotoxicity of the lyophilized aqueous extract (LAECs) and the precipitate obtained from the raw ethanol extract (Cs1). The phytochemical profile... |
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Palavras-chave: Ceiba speciose/phytochemistry; Ceiba speciose/antioxidant activity; Phenolic content; Comet assay; DPPH scavenging capacity; Natural medicine; Safety. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502017000200616 |
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Díaz,Adriana; Carro,Sandra; Santiago,Livia; Estévez,Juan; Guevara,Celia; Blanco,Miriam; Sánchez,Laima; Sánchez,Liena; López,Nirka; Cruz,Danilo; López,Ronar; Cuetara,Elizabeth B.; Fuentes,Jorge Luis. |
The analysis of DNA damage by mean of Comet or single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay has been commonly used to assess genotoxic impact in aquatic animals being able to detect exposure to low concentrations of contaminants in a wide range of species. The aims of this work were 1) to evaluate the usefulness of the Comet to detect DNA strand breakage in dolphin leukocytes, 2) to use the DNA diffusion assay to determine the amount of DNA strand breakage associated with apoptosis or necrosis, and 3) to determine the proportion of DNA strand breakage that was unrelated to apoptosis and necrosis. Significant intra-individual variation was observed in all of the estimates of DNA damage. DNA strand breakage was overestimated because a considerable amount... |
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Palavras-chave: Comet assay; DNA diffusion assay; DNA strand breakage; Tursiops truncatus. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572009000200025 |
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Alvarez-Moya,Carlos; Reynoso Silva,Mónica; Valdez Ramírez,Carlos; Gómez Gallardo,David; León Sánchez,Rafael; Canales Aguirre,Alejandro; Feria Velasco,Alfredo. |
There is considerable controversy with regard to the genotoxicity of glyphosate, with some reports stating that this compound is non-toxic for fish, birds and mammals. In this work, we used the comet assay to examine the genotoxicity of glyphosate isopropylamine (0.7, 7, 70 and 700 µM) in human lymphocytes, erythrocytes of Oreochromis niloticus and staminal nuclei of Tradescantia (4430) in vitro and in vivo. Cells, nuclei and fish that had and had not been exposed to 5 mM N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) were used as positive and negative controls, respectively. Significant (p < 0.01) genetic damage was observed in vivo and in vitro in all cell types and organisms tested. Human lymphocytes and Tradescantia hairs showed lower genetic damage in vivo compared... |
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Palavras-chave: Comet assay; DNA damage; Genotoxicity; Glyphosate. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000100016 |
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Mendonça,Leonardo Meneghin; Machado,Carla da Silva; Teixeira,Cristiane Cardoso Correia; Freitas,Luis Alexandre Pedro de; Bianchi,Maria Lourdes Pires; Antunes,Lusânia Maria Greggi. |
Abstract Curcumin (CMN) is the principal active component derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa (Curcuma longa L.). It is a liposoluble polyphenolic compound that possesses great therapeutic potential. Its clinical application is, however, limited by the low concentrations detected following oral administration. One key strategy for improving the solubility and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs is solid dispersion, though it is not known whether this technique might influence the pharmacological effects of CMN. Thus, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the antioxidant and antigenotoxic effects of CMN formulated in a solid dispersion (CMN SD) compared to unmodified CMN delivered to Wistar rats. Cisplatin (cDDP) was used as the... |
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Palavras-chave: Curcuma longa; Antigenotoxicity; Micronucleus test; DNA damage; Comet assay. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000400490 |
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