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OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 58, Issue 10, Pages 619-625Publisher
BRITISH MED JOURNAL PUBL GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/oem.58.10.619
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cobalt; DNA breakage; inhibition of DNA repair
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Objective-To integrate recent understandings of the mechanisms of genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of the different cobalt compounds. Method-A narrative review of the studies published since the last IARC assessment in 1991 (genotoxicity, experimental carcinogenesis, and epidemiology). Results-Two different mechanisms of genotoxicity, DNA breakage induced by cobalt metal and especially hard metal particles, and inhibition of DNA repair by cobalt (II) ions contribute to the carcinogenic potential of cobalt compounds. There is evidence that soluble cobalt (II) cations exert a genotoxic and carcinogenic activity in vitro and in vivo in experimental systems but evidence in humans is lacking. Experimental data indicate some evidence of a genotoxic potential for cobalt metal in vitro in human lymphocytes but there is no evidence available of a carcinogenic potential. There is evidence that hard metal particles exert a genotoxic and carcinogenic activity in vitro and in human studies, respectively. There is insufficient information for cobalt oxides and other compounds. Conclusion-Although many areas of uncertainty remain, an assessment of the carcinogenicity of cobalt and its compounds requires a clear distinction between the different compounds of the element and needs to take into account the different mechanisms involved.
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