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Parallel increases in sister-chromatid exchanges at base level and with UV treatment in human opiate users |
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| Authors: | D A Shafer A Falek J J Madden F Tadayon M Pline P J Bokos J C Kuehnle J Mendelson |
| Institution: | 1. Human Genetics Research Laboratory, Georgia Mental Health Institute, Atlanta, GA 30306, U.S.A.;1. Department of Psychiatry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, U.S.A.;2. Interventions, 1439 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605, U.S.A.;3. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | The SCE base level frequency and SCE levels induced by far-UV (254 nm) treatment of cells in early G1 and early S phases of the cell cycle were significantly higher in leukocytes from heroin addicts as compared to controls. The increased SCE levels in addicts was greatest at base level and smallest after UV irradiation of cells in S phase. These results corroborate and extend our previous findings of increased chromosome damage and reduced DNA-repair synthesis in heroin users. Since opiates do not directly damage DNA, the elevated cytogenetic effects associated with opiate use probably arise from secondary promotional effects related to opiate-mediated alterations in leukocyte metabolism. |
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