scholarly journals Overview of Human Intervention Studies Evaluating the Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Markers of DNA Damage

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Del Bo' ◽  
Mirko Marino ◽  
Daniela Martini ◽  
Massimiliano Tucci ◽  
Salvatore Ciappellano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Repair Gene ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

The Mediterranean diet (MD) is characterized by high consumption of fruits, vegetables, cereals, potatoes, poultry, beans, nuts, lean fish, dairy products, small quantities of red meat, moderate alcohol consumption, and olive oil. Most of these foods are rich sources of bioactive compounds which may play a role in the protection of oxidative stress including DNA damage. The present review provides a summary of the evidence deriving from human intervention studies aimed at evaluating the impact of Mediterranean diet on markers of DNA damage, DNA repair, and telomere length. The few results available show a general protective effect of MD alone, or in combination with bioactive-rich foods, on DNA damage. In particular, the studies reported a reduction in the levels of 8-hydroxy-2′–deoxyguanosine and a modulation of DNA repair gene expression and telomere length. In conclusion, despite the limited literature available, the results obtained seem to support the beneficial effects of MD dietary pattern in the protection against DNA damage susceptibility. However, further well-controlled interventions are desirable in order to confirm the results obtained and provide evidence-based conclusions.

Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Present Increased DNA Damage Differentially Associated with DNA Repair Gene Polymorphisms

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Martelli Palomino ◽  
Carmen L. Bassi ◽  
Isabela J. Wastowski ◽  
Danilo J. Xavier ◽  
Yara M. Lucisano-Valim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Peripheral Blood Cells ◽  
Dna Repair Genes ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Repair Gene ◽  
Repair Genes

Objective.Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) exhibit increased toxicity when exposed to genotoxic agents. In our study, we evaluated DNA damage and polymorphic sites in 2 DNA repair genes (XRCC1Arg399Gln andXRCC4Ile401Thr) in patients with SSc.Methods.A total of 177 patients were studied for DNA repair gene polymorphisms. Fifty-six of them were also evaluated for DNA damage in peripheral blood cells using the comet assay.Results.Compared to controls, the patients as a whole or stratified into major clinical variants (limited or diffuse skin involvement), irrespective of the underlying treatment schedule, exhibited increased DNA damage.XRCC1(rs: 25487) andXRCC4(rs: 28360135) allele and genotype frequencies observed in patients with SSc were not significantly different from those observed in controls; however, theXRCC1Arg399Gln allele was associated with increased DNA damage only in healthy controls and theXRCC4Ile401Thr allele was associated with increased DNA damage in both patients and controls. Further, theXRCC1Arg399Gln allele was associated with the presence of antinuclear antibody and anticentromere antibody. No association was observed between these DNA repair gene polymorphic sites and clinical features of patients with SSc.Conclusion.These results corroborate the presence of genomic instability in SSc peripheral blood cells, as evaluated by increased DNA damage, and show that polymorphic sites of theXRCC1andXRCC4DNA repair genes may differentially influence DNA damage and the development of autoantibodies.

Gallic acid provokes DNA damage and suppresses DNA repair gene expression in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 579-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuo-Ching Liu ◽  
Heng-Chien Ho ◽  
An-Cheng Huang ◽  
Bin-Chuan Ji ◽  
Hui-Yi Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Gallic Acid ◽  
Human Prostate ◽  
Human Prostate Cancer ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Repair Gene

Failure to induce a DNA repair gene, RAD54, in Saccharomyces cerevisiae does not affect DNA repair or recombination phenotypes

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 3314-3322
Author(s):  
G M Cole ◽  
R K Mortimer
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Inducible Promoter ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Damaging Agents ◽  
Dna Repair Gene ◽  
Mating Type Switching

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD54 gene is transcriptionally regulated by a broad spectrum of DNA-damaging agents. Induction of RAD54 by DNA-damaging agents is under positive control. Sequences responsible for DNA damage induction (the DRS element) lie within a 29-base-pair region from -99 to -70 from the most proximal transcription start site. This inducible promoter element is functionally separable from a poly(dA-dT) region immediately downstream which is required for constitutive expression. Deletions which eliminate induction of RAD54 transcription by DNA damage but do not affect constitutive expression have no effect on growth or survival of noninducible strains relative to wild-type strains in the presence of DNA-damaging agents. The DRS element is also not required for homothallic mating type switching, transcriptional induction of RAD54 during meiosis, meiotic recombination, or spontaneous or X-ray-induced mitotic recombination. We find no phenotype for a lack of induction of RAD54 message via the damage-inducible DRS, which raises significant questions about the physiology of DNA damage induction in S. cerevisiae.

scholarly journals Differential effects of silver nanoparticles on DNA damage and DNA repair gene expression in Ogg1-deficient and wild type mice

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 996-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameera Nallanthighal ◽  
Cadia Chan ◽  
Thomas M. Murray ◽  
Aaron P. Mosier ◽  
Nathaniel C. Cady ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Differential Effects ◽  
Dna Repair Gene

A Polymorphism Study on Detoxification and DNA Repair Genes in 700 MDS Patients Demonstrates An Association Between Genotype and An Aberrant Karyotype

Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 2690-2690
Author(s):  
C. Seedhouse ◽  
Stephanie Fischer ◽  
Christina Ganster ◽  
Christa Fonatsch ◽  
Peter Valent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Genetic Stability ◽  
Genetic Instability ◽  
Dna Repair Genes ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Repair Gene ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Xrcc3 Thr241met ◽  
Repair Genes

Abstract The maintenance of genetic stability within haematopoietic stem cells is essential for normal haematopoiesis and this is emphasised by the association of leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with genetic instability. DNA is normally protected from damage via a number of complex pathways including detoxification and DNA repair pathways. Inefficient processing of DNA damage may result in an increased susceptibility to leukemia and MDS. Genetic polymorphisms exist in many genes within the DNA damage processing pathways, some of which affect the cells ability to maintain genetic stability. We have studied polymorphisms in the homologous DNA repair genes RAD51 (RAD51-g135c) and XRCC3 (XRCC3-Thr241Met) and the detoxification gene GSTM1 (deletion polymorphism) in more 700 MDS samples. The GSTM1 polymorphism was studied using PCR, and the RAD51 and XRCC3 genotypes were assayed simultaneously using a SNaPshot technique. The genotype distributions of RAD51-g135c and GSTM1 did not differ significantly from those reported in the literature. However the distribution of the XRCC3-Thr241Met polymorphism was found to be significantly different, with an over-representation of the variant Met allele, when compared to previously published frequencies in control populations1 (odds ratio (OR) 1.8; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3–2.6, p<0.001). Whilst the presence of a single polymorphic variant may display only a subtle effect, polymorphic variants of more than one gene involved in the same pathway are likely to be biologically important with respect to the cellular ability to maintain genetic integrity and hence may play a role in MDS pathogenesis. RAD51, XRCC3 and GSTM1 genotypes were therefore studied in combined analyses. Similar to studies in AML1, the double DNA repair gene variant (RAD51–135c/XRCC3–241) was over-represented in MDS compared to a control population (OR 3.8; 95% CI 1.6–9.3, p=0.002). The triple variant genotype (RAD51–135c/XRCC3–241Met/GSTM1-null) was associated with a further increased risk of MDS (OR 13.5; 95% CI 1.8–102.8, p=0.01). More detailed analysis was undertaken to compare the polymorphic distributions in MDS with aberrant karyotypes. When the single genes were assessed, the GSTM1 null genotype was the only one to be over-represented in MDS with an aberrant karyotype compared to MDS with a normal karyotype (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.05–2.5). Interestingly, when analysing the genotypes with respect to the XRCC3/RAD51 combined genotypes the presence of homozygous wild type alleles of one DNA repair gene matched with the presence of a variant allele of the other DNA repair gene is significantly protective against karyotypic abnormalities when compared to the double WT patients (OR 0.29; 95% CI 0.29–0.78; p=0.003). Collectively these results suggest that polymorphisms in genes which process DNA damage play a significant role in MDS pathogenesis and may also contribute to genetic instability in MDS.

Effects of DNA repair gene polymorphisms on DNA damage in human lymphocytes induced by a vinyl chloride metabolitein vitro

Biomarkers ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nannan Feng ◽  
Yongliang Li ◽  
Changmin Long ◽  
Zhao-lin Xia ◽  
Paul W. Brandt-Rauf
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Dna Repair ◽  
Vinyl Chloride ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Human Lymphocytes ◽  
Repair Gene ◽  
Dna Repair Gene
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