IMBICE   05372
INSTITUTO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO DE BIOLOGIA CELULAR
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Effect of thiol compounds on bleomycin-induced DNA and chromosome damage in human cells
Autor/es:
MIRA, A; GIMENEZ, EM; BOLZáN, AD; BIANCHI, MS; LóPEZ LARRAZA, DM
Revista:
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial:
HELDREF PUBLICATIONS
Referencias:
Lugar: Wahsington DC; Año: 2013 vol. 68 p. 107 - 116
ISSN:
1933-8244
Resumen:
Non-protein thiols are considered radioprotectors, preventing DNA damage by ionizing radiation. As bleomycin (BLM) is a radiomimetic agent it was proposed that thiols may prevent DNA damage produced by this antibiotic. However, results obtained with thiols and BLM-combined treatments in living cells are contradictory. The goal of this work was to assess the influence of five non-protein thiols of different electrical charge and chemical composition, on the DNA damage, DNA repair, chromosomal aberrations and cell killing induced by BLM.We found that, at the chromosomal level and cell killing, Glutathione, â-Mercaptoethanol and cysteine showed a protective effect, while ditiothreitol and cysteamine increased them, whereas at the DNA level all thiols potentiated the DNA damage induced by BLM, most probably due to a reactivation of the BLM complex.