Genotoxic effects of rotenone on cultured lymphocytes

Genotoxic effects of rotenone on cultured lymphocytes

Rotenone is a heterocyclic compound widely used as an insecticide, acaricide and piscicide. Its toxicity is mainly caused by the inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory processes and ATP production, resulting in the generation of reactive oxygen species. Reactive oxygen species can interact with DNA...

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Published in:Genetics and molecular research Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 822 - 831
Main Authors: Lima, P.D. L. de, Yamada, E.S, Costa, E.T. da, Pessoa, C. do O, Rabenhorst, S.H.B, Bahia, M. de O, Cardoso, P.C, Santos, R.A, Smith, M. de A.C, Burbano, R.R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil 2005
Subjects:
Adult
Cell Cycle - drug effects
Cell Cycle - genetics
Cells, Cultured
chromosome aberrations
Chromosome Aberrations - chemically induced
Comet assay
Comet Assay - methods
DNA damage
DNA Damage - drug effects
Female
genotoxicity
human health
Humans
Insecticides - toxicity
lymphocytes
Lymphocytes - drug effects
Male
Mitotic Index
pesticides
rotenone
Rotenone - toxicity
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Summary:Rotenone is a heterocyclic compound widely used as an insecticide, acaricide and piscicide. Its toxicity is mainly caused by the inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory processes and ATP production, resulting in the generation of reactive oxygen species. Reactive oxygen species can interact with DNA, RNA and proteins, leading to cell damage, followed by death. We used the Comet assay, and we analyzed chromosome aberrations, in order to evaluate the genotoxic and clastogenic effects of rotenone on the different phases of the cell cycle. Cultured human lymphocytes were treated with 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 microg/mL rotenone during the G1, G1/S, S (pulses of 1 and 6 h), and G2 phases of the cell cycle. Rotenone induced DNA damage and was clastogenic, but the clastogenicity was detected only with treatments conducted during the G1/S and S phases of the cell cycle. Rotenone also induced endoreduplication and polyploidy in treatments made during G1, while it significantly reduced the mitotic index in all phases of the cell cycle.
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ISSN:1676-5680
1676-5680