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TOXICOLOGY
卷 206, 期 3, 页码 413-425出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.08.004
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ochratoxin A; comet-assay; oxidative DNA damage; apoptosis; primary rat kidney cells; glutathione
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a nephrotoxic/-carcinogenic mycotoxin, produced by several Aspergillus- and Penicillium-strains. Humans are exposed to OTA via food contamination, a causal relationship of OTA to human endemic Balkan nephropathy is still under debate. Since DNA-adducts of OTA or its metabolites could not be identified unambiguously, its carcinogenic effectiveness might be related to secondary effects, such as oxidative cell damage or cell proliferation. In this study, OTA mediated induction of (oxidative) DNA damage, cytotoxicity (necrosis, growth inhibition, apoptosis) and modulation of glutathione were investigated in cell lines (V79, CV-1) and primary rat kidney cells. After 24 h incubation, viability of V79 cells was strongly decreased by OTA concentrations >2.5 mumol/L, whereas CV-1 cells were clearly less sensitive. Strong growth inhibition occurred in both cell lines (IC50 similar to2 mumol/L). Apoptosis, detected with an immunochemical test and with flow cytometry, was induced by >1 mumol/L OTA. Oxidative DNA damage, detected by comet assay after additional treatment with repair enzymes, was induced in all cell systems already at five-fold lower concentrations. Glutathione in CV-1 cells was depleted after I h incubation (>100 mumol/L). In contrast, an increase was measured after 24 h incubation (>0.5 mumol/L). In conclusion, OTA induces oxidative DNA damage at low, not yet cytotoxic concentrations. Oxidative DNA damage might initiate cell transformation eventually in connection with proliferative response following cytotoxic cell death. Both events might represent pivotal factors in the chain of cellular events leading into nephro-carcinogenicity of OTA. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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