Thermal enhancement of dna strand breakage in mammalian cells treated with bleomycin

1979 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1487-1489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond E Meyn ◽  
Peter M Corry ◽  
S.E FLetcher ◽  
Marie Demetriades
2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuko Mibu ◽  
Miho Yukawa ◽  
Nobuhiro Kashige ◽  
Yukiko Iwase ◽  
Yoshinobu Goto ◽  
...  

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 1359-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. Birnboim

We have recently reported that phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) induces extensive DNA strand break damage in human peripheral blood leukocytes. The mechanism of action involves superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide which are generated by phagocytes during the "respiratory burst." In this report, we describe the effect of various inhibitors and scavengers on PMA-induced DNA damage. Azide and cyanide greatly increased the level of damage; sulfhydryl compounds (glutathione, cysteine, and cysteamine) and ascorbate markedly decreased the level of damage. Hydroxyl radical scavengers such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and glycerol also decreased the level of damage but apparently did so by inhibiting the respiratory burst. Diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) increased the level of DNA damage at low concentrations (<1 mM), but decreased DNA damage at ≥1 mM. The results are consistent with a mechanism involving superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide, but the precise reaction (free radical or enzymatic) responsible for DNA strand breakage has not been determined. The PMA-stimulated phagocyte is an interesting model system for looking at "active oxygen" mediated DNA damage and factors which influence it.


2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 584-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Benton ◽  
Michelle L. Malott ◽  
Jan Trybula ◽  
Deborah M. Dean ◽  
Sheldon I. Guttman

Author(s):  
Tetsuta Kato ◽  
Kazuhiro Kojima ◽  
Kazuyuki Hiramoto ◽  
Kiyomi Kikugawa

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