Protective role of thiols in carcinogen-induced DNA damage in rat liver

Carcinogenesis
J Y ChanF F Becker

Abstract

Biological thiols are known to play an important role in the detoxification of xenobiotics, including chemical carcinogens. To determine the influence of cellular thiols on carcinogen induction of hepatic DNA damage in the rat, diethylmaleate (DEM) administration was used to deplete intracellular glutathione (GSH). The effects of administration of the synthetic thiols, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and alpha-mercaptopropionylglycine (alpha MPG), on the induction of DNA lesions were also examined. Pretreatment with DEM reduced liver GSH levels by greater than 70%. As assessed by the technique of alkaline elution, subsequent administration of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) resulted in DNA damage 4 h post MNNG treatment which was 4- to 8-fold greater than that induced in the livers of rats treated with MNNG alone. However, DEM pretreatment had little effect on the extent of DNA damage induced by methylnitrosourea (MNU). DEM alone did not cause any measurable DNA damage. Pretreatment with alpha MPG or NAC reduced MNNG-induced DNA damage by as much as 77%. In contrast, MNU-induced DNA damage was increased by alpha MPG treatment whereas NAC treatment was without effect. These results indicated that in the rat liver, the activit...Continue Reading

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