Journal
CANCER LETTERS
Volume 278, Issue 2, Pages 192-200Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2009.01.010
Keywords
PM10; Senescence-like state; DNA damage
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- CONACyT-Mexico [43183-M, AC-2006-52830]
- CONACyT [CVU 49870]
- Parker B. Francis, USA
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We describe the events triggered by a sub-lethal concentration of airborne particulate matter (PM10) in A549 cells, which include the formation DNA double-strand breaks, gamma H2A.X generation, and 53BP1 recruitment. To protect the genome, cells activated ATM/ATR/Chk1/Chk2/p53 pathway but, after 48 h, cells turned into a senescence-like state. Trolox, an antioxidant, was able to prevent most of the alterations observed after particulate matter exposure, demonstrating the important role of ROS as mediator of PM10-induced genotoxicity and suggesting that DNA damage could be the mechanisms by which particulate matter augment the risk of lung cancer. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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