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MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH
Volume 782, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2019.05.001
Keywords
Bovine enzootic haematuria, bracken fern; Carcinogenicity; Chromosome aberrations; Cytotoxicity; DNA damage; DNA strand breaks; Illudanes; Immunosuppression; Inflammation; Mutagenicity; Pterosins; Ptaquiloside; Toxicity
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Bracken fern is carcinogenic when fed to domestic and laboratory animals inducing bladder and ileal tumours and is currently classified as a possible human carcinogen by IARC. The carcinogenic illudane, ptaquiloside (PTQ) was isolated from bracken fern and is widely assumed to be the major bracken carcinogen. However, several other structurally similar illudanes are found in bracken fern, in some cases at higher levels than PTQ and so may contribute to the overall toxicity and carcinogenicity of bracken fern. In this review, we critically evaluate the role of illudanes in bracken fern induced toxicity and carcinogenicity, the mechanistic basis of these effects including the role of DNA damage, and the potential for human exposure in order to highlight deficiencies in the current literature. Critical gaps remain in our understanding of bracken fern induced carcinogenesis, a better understanding of these processes is essential to establish whether bracken fern is also a human carcinogen.
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