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Published on: January 10, 2015
[Effect of metabolism activation on the oxidative cell damage induced by cigarette smoking]
Ling Wang1, Qing-Ying Luo, Li Zhang
1Department of Environmental Health, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Objective:
To explore the effect of metabolic activation on the oxidative cell damage induced by mainstream smoke (MS).
Methods:
A549 cells were treated with different concentrations of MS for 2 hours in the presence and absence of S9 mix. ROS levels were determined. DNA and chromosome damages were detected. The activities of SOD and GSH-Px were measured.
Results:
With different concentrations of MS treatment, the contents of ROS in the cells with S9 mix were significantly higher than those without S9 mix (P<0.05). More serious chromosome and DNA damages in the cells with S9 mix were observed than those without S9 mix. The micronucleus rate, comet rate, L Tail and OTM in the cells with S9 mix were significantly higher than those without S9 mix (P<0.05). With increased dose of MS, the activities of SOD and GSH-Px decreased in both cells with and without S9 mix. But the tendency of decrease in the cells with S9 mix was more obvious than those without S9 mix (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
MS induces oxidative damage in A549 cells and the metabolic activations could increase the oxidative stress and potentiate the cellular genotoxicity.
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