THE PINEAL HORMONE MELATONIN INHIBITS DNA-ADDUCT FORMATION INDUCED BY THE CHEMICAL CARCINOGEN SAFROLE IN-VIVO

被引:269
作者
TAN, DX [1 ]
POEGGELER, B [1 ]
REITER, RJ [1 ]
CHEN, LD [1 ]
CHEN, S [1 ]
MANCHESTER, LC [1 ]
BARLOWWALDEN, LR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT CELLULAR & STRUCT BIOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
关键词
SAFROLE; CARCINOGEN; MELATONIN; DNA ADDUCT;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3835(93)90076-L
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Melatonin inhibits DNA-adduct formation induced by the chemical carcinogen safrole in a dose-dependent manner. Total DNA-adduct formation after in vivo administration of 300 mg/kg safrole measured by P-32-postlabeling analysis of carcinogen-modified DNA in rat liver was 36 751 +/- 2290 counts/min/10 mug DNA. Coadministration of 300 mg/kg safrole with either 0.2 mg/kg (low dose) or 0.4 mg/kg (high dose) melatonin reduced DNA-adduct formation induced by safrole to 22 182 +/- 987 counts/min/10 mug DNA and 462 +/- 283 counts/min/10 mug DNA, respectively. Circulating melatonin concentrations at the termination of the study in safrole, low melatonin and high melatonin groups were 50 +/- 8, 3140 +/- 430 and 10 040 +/- 2610 pg/ml serum, respectively. The results suggest that melatonin protects against safrole associated DNA damage.
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