The genetic toxicology of cadmium and cadmium/mutagen mixtures
The genetic toxicology of cadmium and cadmium/mutagen mixtures
Cultured muntjac cells have been used to investigate the
genetic toxicology of Cd(II) ions and the influence of the cation on the genotoxicity
of five other mutagens (ethyl methane sulfonate. mitomycin C, acridine orange,
Hoechst 33258 and nickel (II) ions).
Cd(II) ions could only induce chromosomal aberrations in
cells treated for short periods followed by long recovery periods. Sister chromatid
exchanges (SCEs) were not induced by the cation, possibly due to the removal of
SCE-inducing lesions by excision repair. In treated cells, most intracellular
cadmium was located in the cytosol bound to a low molecular weight molecule. This
molecule was not metallothionein but might be glutathione.
In general 3, co-treatment or pretreatment of cells with Cd(II)
ions tended to decrease the chromosomal effects of alkylating agents and increase
those of other compounds. Experimental evidence suggesting an involvement of the
following in these interactions has been produced: (i) inhibition of excision
repair by Cd(II) ions leading to increased chromosomal effects of non-covalent
DNA-binding agents. (ii) a CD(II)-inducible repair system reducing the effects
of alkylating agents on SCE, (iii) increased cytosolic free Cd(II) ions enhancing
chromosomal aberration formation.
In general, co-treatment or pretreatment of cells with Cd(II)
ions tended to decrease the chromosomal effects of alkylating agents and
increase those of other compounds. Experimental evidence suggests an involvement
of the following in these interactions has been produced: (i) inhibition of
excision repair by Cd(II) ions leading to increased chromosomal effects of
non-covalent DNA-binding agents, (ii) a Cd(II)-inducible repair system reducing
the effects of alkylating agents on SCE, (iii) increased cytosolic free Cd(II)
ions enhancing chromosomal aberration formation.
The effects of the five mutagens on a cadmium resistant
strain of muntjac cells, able to grow in 5μM cadmium acetate, were also investigated.
The increased resistance of these cells may involve lipid production and/or increased
Cd binding to a cytosolic glutathione-like molecule. Each of the mutagens
induced fewer SCEs in resistant cells than in normal cells. However, due to the
higher baseline SCE frequency in resistant cells, mutagen treated cells had higher
absolute SCE frequencies than similarly treated normal cells. The reduction in
sensitivity may involve the conjugation of mutagens with the cytosolic
glutathione-like molecule so protecting the nucleus from damage.
These findings imply that exposure to cadmium might alter the
susceptibility of humans to chemically induced cancers. Whether susceptibility would
be increased or decreased being dependent upon the carcinogen considered and
the nature of cadmium exposure.
University of Southampton
Bouffler, Simon David
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1985
Bouffler, Simon David
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Bell, L.G.E.
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Bouffler, Simon David
(1985)
The genetic toxicology of cadmium and cadmium/mutagen mixtures.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis, 213pp.
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Abstract
Cultured muntjac cells have been used to investigate the
genetic toxicology of Cd(II) ions and the influence of the cation on the genotoxicity
of five other mutagens (ethyl methane sulfonate. mitomycin C, acridine orange,
Hoechst 33258 and nickel (II) ions).
Cd(II) ions could only induce chromosomal aberrations in
cells treated for short periods followed by long recovery periods. Sister chromatid
exchanges (SCEs) were not induced by the cation, possibly due to the removal of
SCE-inducing lesions by excision repair. In treated cells, most intracellular
cadmium was located in the cytosol bound to a low molecular weight molecule. This
molecule was not metallothionein but might be glutathione.
In general 3, co-treatment or pretreatment of cells with Cd(II)
ions tended to decrease the chromosomal effects of alkylating agents and increase
those of other compounds. Experimental evidence suggesting an involvement of the
following in these interactions has been produced: (i) inhibition of excision
repair by Cd(II) ions leading to increased chromosomal effects of non-covalent
DNA-binding agents. (ii) a CD(II)-inducible repair system reducing the effects
of alkylating agents on SCE, (iii) increased cytosolic free Cd(II) ions enhancing
chromosomal aberration formation.
In general, co-treatment or pretreatment of cells with Cd(II)
ions tended to decrease the chromosomal effects of alkylating agents and
increase those of other compounds. Experimental evidence suggests an involvement
of the following in these interactions has been produced: (i) inhibition of
excision repair by Cd(II) ions leading to increased chromosomal effects of
non-covalent DNA-binding agents, (ii) a Cd(II)-inducible repair system reducing
the effects of alkylating agents on SCE, (iii) increased cytosolic free Cd(II)
ions enhancing chromosomal aberration formation.
The effects of the five mutagens on a cadmium resistant
strain of muntjac cells, able to grow in 5μM cadmium acetate, were also investigated.
The increased resistance of these cells may involve lipid production and/or increased
Cd binding to a cytosolic glutathione-like molecule. Each of the mutagens
induced fewer SCEs in resistant cells than in normal cells. However, due to the
higher baseline SCE frequency in resistant cells, mutagen treated cells had higher
absolute SCE frequencies than similarly treated normal cells. The reduction in
sensitivity may involve the conjugation of mutagens with the cytosolic
glutathione-like molecule so protecting the nucleus from damage.
These findings imply that exposure to cadmium might alter the
susceptibility of humans to chemically induced cancers. Whether susceptibility would
be increased or decreased being dependent upon the carcinogen considered and
the nature of cadmium exposure.
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L.G.E. Bell
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