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Methylene blue plus light mediates 8-hydroxyguanine formation in DNA
R A Floyd1, M S West, K L Eneff
1Molecular Toxicology Research Group, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104.
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
|August 15, 1989
Summary
Methylene blue plus light exposure significantly increases 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in DNA. This process, essential for DNA damage, appears to involve singlet oxygen, not oxygen free radicals.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Photochemistry
- Molecular Biology
Background:
- 8-hydroxyguanine is a marker of oxidative DNA damage.
- Methylene blue (MB) is a photosensitizer used in various applications.
- Previous studies linked oxidative stress to 8-hydroxy-2 -deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) formation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mechanism of 8-hydroxy-2 -deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) formation mediated by methylene blue (MB) plus light.
- To determine the role of oxygen free radicals and singlet oxygen in this process.
Main Methods:
- DNA was exposed to varying concentrations of methylene blue (MB) and light.
- Experiments included scavengers of oxygen free radicals (mannitol, superoxide dismutase, catalase, desferal).
- Deuterium oxide (D2O) and singlet oxygen scavengers (2,5-dimethylfuran) were used to probe reaction mechanisms.
Main Results:
- MB plus light exposure dose-dependently increased 8-OHdG levels in DNA.
- Oxygen free radical scavengers did not inhibit, and sometimes increased, 8-OHdG formation.
- Increased deuterium oxide concentration significantly enhanced 8-OHdG formation, suggesting singlet oxygen involvement.
Conclusions:
- Methylene blue plus light exposure is a potent inducer of 8-OHdG formation in DNA.
- Oxygen free radicals are unlikely to be the primary intermediates in this reaction.
- Singlet oxygen is suggested as a key intermediate in MB plus light-mediated DNA damage.