Peroxyl radical mediated oxidative DNA base damage: implications for lipid peroxidation induced mutagenesis

Endogenous DNA damage induced by lipid peroxidation is believed to play a critical role in carcinogenesis. Lipid peroxidation generates free radical intermediates (primarily peroxyl radicals, ROO(*)) and electrophilic aldehydes as the principal genotoxicants. Although detailed information is available on the role of aldehyde base adducts in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, the contribution of peroxyl radical mediated DNA base damage is less well understood. In the present study we have mapped oxidative base damage induced by peroxyl radicals in the supF tRNA gene and correlated this information with peroxidation-induced mutations in several human fibroblast cell lines. Nearly identical patterns of oxidative base damage were obtained from reaction of DNA with either peroxidizing arachidonic acid (20:4omega6) or peroxyl radicals generated by thermolysis of ABIP in the presence of oxygen. Oxidative base damage primarily occurred at G and C. Transversions at GC base pairs in the supF gene were the major base substitution detected in all cell lines. Peroxyl radical induced tandem mutations were also observed. Many mutation hot spots coincided with sites of mapped oxidative lesions, although in some cases hot spots occurred adjacent to the damaged base. Evidence is presented for the involvement of 8-oxodG in the oxidation of DNA by ROO(*). These results are used to interpret some key features of previously published mutation spectra induced by lipid peroxidation in human cells.     

Creatine supplementation does not reduce muscle damage or enhance recovery from resistance exercise

Previous studies have shown that creatine supplementation reduces muscle damage and inflammation following running but not following high-force, eccentric exercise. Although the mechanical strain placed on muscle fibers during high-force, eccentric exercise may be too overwhelming for creatine to exert any protective effect, creatine supplementation may protect skeletal muscle stressed by a resistance training challenge that is more hypoxic in nature. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of short-term creatine supplementation on markers of muscle damage (i.e., strength, range of motion, muscle soreness, muscle serum protein activity, C-reactive protein) to determine whether creatine supplementation offers protective effects on skeletal muscle following a hypoxic resistance exercise test. Twenty-two healthy, weight-trained men (19-27 years) ingested either creatine or a placebo for 10 days. Following 5 days of supplementation, subjects performed a squat exercise protocol (5 sets of 15-20 repetitions at 50% of 1 repetition maximum [1RM]). Assessments of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase activity, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, maximal strength, range of motion (ROM), and muscle soreness (SOR) with movement and palpation were conducted pre-exercise and during a 5-day follow up. Following the exercise test, maximal strength and ROM decreased, whereas SOR and CK increased. Creatine and placebo-supplemented subjects experienced significant decreases in maximal strength (creatine: 13.4 kg, placebo: 17.5 kg) and ROM (creatine: 2.4 degrees , placebo: 3.0 degrees ) immediately postexercise, with no difference between groups. Following the exercise test, there were significant increases in SOR with movement and palpation (p < 0.05 at 24, 48, and 72 hours postexercise), and CK activity (p < 0.05 at 24 and 48 hours postexercise), with no differences between groups at any time. These data suggest that oral creatine supplementation does not reduce skeletal muscle damage or enhance recovery following a hypoxic resistance exercise challenge.     

DNA damage caused by lipid peroxidation products

Lipid peroxidation is a process involving the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are basic components of biological membranes. Reactive electrophilic compounds are formed during lipid peroxidation, mainly alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehydes. These compounds yield a number of adducts with DNA. Among them, propeno and substituted propano adducts of deoxyguanosine with malondialdehyde (MDA), acrolein, crotonaldehyde and etheno adducts, resulting from the reactions of DNA bases with epoxy aldehydes, are a very important group of adducts. The epoxy aldehydes are more reactive towards DNA than the parent unsaturated aldehydes. The compounds resulting from lipid peroxidation mostly react with DNA showing both genotoxic and mutagenic action; among them, 4-hydroxynonenal is the most genotoxic, while MDA is the most mutagenic. DNA damage caused by the adducts of lipid peroxidation products with DNA can be removed by the repairing action of glycosylases. The formed adducts have been hitherto analyzed using the IPPA (Imunopurification-(32)P-postlabelling assay) method and via gas chromatography/electron capture negtive chemical ionization/mass spectrometry (GC/EC NCI/MS). A combination of liquid chromatography with electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC/ES-MSMS) with labelled inner standard has mainly been used in recent years.     

Site-specific DNA damage caused by lipid peroxidation products

DNA damage induced by autoxidized lipids was investigated using covalently closed circular (supercoiled) DNA and DNA fragments of defined sequence. DNA-strand-breaking substances accumulated during autoxidation of methyl linolenate, and strand breakage was measured with samples taken at different times. The DNA-strand-breaking activity reached its maximum a little after the peak value of peroxide and decreased upon further autoxidation. The peak of the DNA-strand-breaking activity did not always coincide with the peak of thiobarbituric acid reactants or of conjugated diene, either. The DNA-strand-breaking reaction was dependent on metal ions and was inhibited by potassium iodide and tiron and partially by catalase, suggesting the involvement of radical species and/or oxygen radicals. No direct cleavage of singly end-labeled 100-200 basepair DNA fragments by autoxidized methyl linolenate and cupric ion was detected under the conditions used. Cleavage occurred during subsequent heating in piperidine after the reaction. The alkali-labile damage was preferentially induced at pyrimidine residues, especially in dinucleotide sequences of pyrimidine-guanine (5'----3'), which was determined by sequencing.     

Evidence for mitochondrial DNA damage by lipid peroxidation

When mitochondria of rat liver were incubated in an in vitro system containing NADPH and ferrous chloride, marked lipid peroxidation occurred, as evidenced by the evolution of malonic dialdehyde. DNA isolated from these peroxidized mitochondrial preparations had completely different electrophoretic mobility than DNA isolated from mitochondria protected from peroxidation. Scavengers of superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals offered no protection against either lipid peroxidation or DNA damage. However, alpha-tocopherol protected against both lipid peroxidation and damage to the mitochondrial genome. These results support the hypothesis that lipid peroxidation can mediate DNA damage.     

Anthocyanin-rich extract decreases indices of lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in vitamin E-depleted rats.

Anthocyanins are secondary plant metabolites responsible for the blue, purple, and red color of many plant tissues. The phenolic structure of anthocyanins conveys marked antioxidant activity in model systems via donation of electrons or hydrogen atoms from hydroxyl moieties to free radicals. Dietary intakes of anthocyanins may exceed 200 mg/day, however, little is known about their antioxidant potency in vivo. Consequently, the aim of this study was to establish whether anthocyanins could act as putative antioxidant micronutrients. Rats were maintained on vitamin E-deficient diets for 12 weeks in order to enhance susceptibility to oxidative damage and then repleted with rations containing a highly purified anthocyanin-rich extract at a concentration of 1 g/kg diet. The extract consisted of the 3-glucopyranoside forms of delphinidin, cyanidin, petunidin, peonidin, and malvidin. Consumption of the anthocyanin-repleted diet significantly improved (p <.01) plasma antioxidant capacity and decreased (p <.001) the vitamin E deficiency-enhanced hydroperoxides and 8-Oxo-deoxyguanosine concentrations in liver. These compounds are indices of lipid peroxidation and DNA damage, respectively. Dietary consumption of anthocyanin-rich foods may contribute to overall antioxidant status, particularly in areas of habitually low vitamin E intake.     

Protective effect of lycopene on lipid peroxidation and oxidative DNA damage in cell culture

A high incidence of cancer has been correlated with chronic iron overload, and carotenoids are of interest as possible anticarcinogens. We have investigated the effect of lycopene on lipid peroxidation and on the formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodGuo) in CV1-P monkey cells exposed to ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) plus ascorbate. Cells supplemented with lycopene (20 pmol/10(6) cells) showed a reduction of 86% in Fe-NTA/ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation (TBARS). Levels of 8-oxodGuo rose from 1.59+/-0.09 residues/10(6) dGuo in the control cells to 14.02+/-0.41 residues/10(6) dGuo after incubation with (1:4 mM) Fe-NTA/ascorbate (40 microM). Lycopene supplementation decreased in 77% the 8-oxodGuo levels in Fe-NTA/ascorbate-treated cells. These results indicate that lycopene can protect mammalian cells against membrane and DNA damage and possibly play a protective role against tumor promotion associated with oxidative damage.     

DNA damage and mutations induced by arachidonic acid peroxidation

Endogenous cellular oxidation of omega6-polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) has long been recognized as a contributing factor in the development of various cancers. The accrual of DNA damage as a result of reaction with free radical and electrophilic aldehyde products of lipid peroxidation is believed to be involved; however, the genotoxic and mutation-inducing potential of specific membrane PUFAs remains poorly defined. In the present study we have examined the ability of peroxidizing arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4omega6) to induce DNA strand breaks, base modifications, and mutations. The time-dependent induction of single-strand breaks and oxidative base modifications by AA in genomic DNA was quantified using denaturing glyoxal gel electrophoresis. Mutation spectra were determined in XP-G fibroblasts and a repair-proficient line corrected for this defect by c-DNA complementation (XP-G(+)). Mutation frequencies were elevated from approximately 5- to 30-fold over the background following reaction of DNA with AA for various times. The XPG gene product was found to be involved in the suppression of mutations after extended reaction of DNA with AA. Arachidonic acid-induced base substitutions were consistent with the presence of both oxidized and aldehyde base adducts in DNA. The frequency of multiple-base substitutions induced by AA was significantly reduced upon correction for the XPG defect (14% vs 2%, P = 0.0015). Evidence is also presented which suggests that the induced frequency of multiple mutations is lesion dependent. These results are compared to published data for mutations stimulated by alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes identified as products of lipid peroxidation.     

The influence of alpha-tocopherol and pyritinol on oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in human lymphocytes

Unscheduled DNA synthesis (UDS) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) were measured in human peripheral lymphocytes from healthy volunteers. These processes were induced by the catalytic system Fe2+-sodium ascorbate. The degree of induced LPO was measured spectrophotometrically by the thiobarbituric acid assay. UDS was detected by scintillometric measurement of the incorporation of 3H-thymidine into DNA. The protective action by fat-soluble vitamin E (D,L-alpha-tocopherol) and the artificial antioxidant pyritinol on UDS and LPO was also investigated. The system Fe2+ (2 mumole/l)-sodium ascorbate (30 mumole/l) increased the LPO level in healthy volunteers approximately 2.5 times and the incorporation of 3H-thymidine by 60-70%. alpha-Tocopherol (0.2 mmole/l) very efficiently suppressed LPO processes (p less than 0.01) and the oxidative damage of DNA measured as UDS was also significantly diminished (p less than 0.05). Pyritinol had no effect on LPO and UDS under our experimental conditions.     

UVA-induced oxidative damage to rat liver nuclei: reduction of iron ions and the relationship between lipid peroxidation and DNA damage

Lipid peroxidation and DNA damage and the relationship between the two events were studied in rat liver nuclei irradiated with low dose UVA. Lipid peroxidation was measured as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) by spectrophotometric method and as malondialdehyde-TBA adduct by HPLC, and DNA damage was measured as 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dGu) and strand breakage (or loss of double-stranded DNA) by a fluorometric analysis of alkaline DNA unwinding method. The results show that UVA irradiation by itself increased nuclear lipid peroxidation but caused little or no DNA strand breakage or 8-OH-dGu. When 0.5 mM ferric (Fe+3) or ferrous (Fe+2) ions were added to the nuclei during UVA irradiation, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage, measured both as 8-OH-dGu and loss of double-stranded DNA, were strongly enhanced. Lipid peroxidation occurred concurrently with the appearance of 8-OH-dGu. Fe3+ ions were reduced to Fe2+ in this UVA/Fe2+/nuclei system. Lipid peroxidation and DNA damage were neither inhibited by scavengers of hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen nor inhibited by superoxide dismutase and catalase. Inclusion of EDTA or chain-breaking antioxidants, butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and diphenylamine (an alkoxy radical scavenger), inhibited lipid peroxidation but not the level of 8-OH-dGu. BHT also did not inhibit the loss of double-stranded DNA in this system. This study demonstrates the reduction of exogenous Fe+3 by UVA when added to rat liver nuclei, and, as a result, oxidative damage is strongly enhanced. In addition, the results show that DNA damage is not a result of lipid peroxidation in this UVA/Fe2+/nuclei system.     

Responses of antioxidants and lipid peroxidation in mussels to oxidative damage exposure

• 1.1. The aim of this work was to evaluate the relationships between free radical scavengers and lipid peroxidation in the common mussel Mytilus edulis.
• 2.2. Mussels were exposed to compounds known for their ability to produce free radicals (carbon tetrachloride, CCl₄) and reactive oxygen species via redox cycling (menadione), and the effects on digestive gland, gills and remaining tissues were studied.
• 3.3. Lipid peroxidation parameters and the status of free radical scavengers (glutathione, vitamins A, E and C) were affected more by exposure to menadione than to CCl₄.
• 4.4. The observed changes in the free radical scavengers content are indicative of a role in detoxication of damaging reactive species.

     

Protective effect of curcumin on gamma-radiation induced DNA damage and lipid peroxidation in cultured human lymphocytes

The present work is aimed at evaluating the radioprotective effect of curcumin, a naturally occurring phenolic compound on gamma-radiation induced toxicity. The cellular changes were estimated by using lipid peroxidative indices like thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), the antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and reduced glutathione (GSH). The DNA damage was analysed by using cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay and dicentric aberration (DC). The gamma-radiation at different doses (1, 2 and 4Gy) were found to significantly increase micronuclei (MN), DC frequencies and TBARS level whereas the levels of GSH and antioxidant enzymes were significantly decreased. The maximum damage to lymphocytes was observed at 4Gy irradiation. Curcumin pretreatment (1, 5 and 10microg/ml) significantly decreased the frequency of MN and DC. The levels of TBARS decreased and activities of SOD, CAT and GPx significantly increased along with GSH levels. At 1Gy irradiation all the concentrations of curcumin (1, 5 and 10microg/ml) significantly protected the lymphocytes from radiation damage. At 2Gy irradiation, 5 and 10microg/ml of curcumin showed significant radioprotection. Since the highest damage was observed at 4Gy irradiation both 1 and 5microg/ml of curcumin pretreatment were not sufficient to protect the lymphocytes from radiation damage but 10microg/ml of curcumin significantly protected the cultured lymphocytes from radiation damage. Thus, pretreatment with curcumin gives protection to lymphocytes against gamma-radiation induced cellular damage.     

Trivalent arsenicals induce lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, and oxidative DNA damage in human urothelial cells

Drinking arsenic-contaminated water is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. Arsenate (iAs(V)), arsenite (iAs(III)), monomethylarsonous acid (MMA(III)), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA(V)), dimethylarsinous acid (DMA(III)), and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)) have all been detected in the urine of people who drink arsenic-contaminated water. The aim of this research was to investigate which of these arsenicals are more hazardous to human urothelial cells. The results indicate that iAs(III), MMA(III), and DMA(III) were more potent in inducing cytotoxicity, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, oxidative DNA damage, nitric oxide, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and cellular free iron than MMA(V), DMA(V), and iAs(V) in human urothelial carcinoma and transformed cells. However, the results did not show convincingly that the trivalent arsenicals were more potent than pentavalent arsenicals in decreasing the intracellular contents of total thiol, protein thiol, and reduced glutathione. Induction of oxidative DNA damage was observed with 0.2 microM of iAs(III), MMA(III), or DMA(III) as early as 1h. Because of its high oxidative damage, higher proportion in urine, and lower cytotoxicity, DMA(III) may be the most hazardous arsenical to human urothelial cells.     

Kupffer cells inhibition prevents hepatic lipid peroxidation and damage induced by carbon tetrachloride

The aim of this work was to determine if the action mechanism of gadolinium on CCl(4)-induced liver damage is by preventing lipid peroxidation (that may be induced by Kupffer cells) and its effects on liver carbohydrate metabolism. Four groups of rats were treated with CCl(4), CCl(4)+GdCl(3), GdCl(3), and vehicles. CCl(4) was given orally (0.4 g 100 g(-1) body wt.) and GdCl(3) (0.20 g 100 g(-1) body wt.) was administered i.p. All the animals were killed 24 h after treatment with CCl(4) or vehicle. Glycogen and lipid peroxidation were measured in liver. Alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, alanine amino transferase activities and bilirubins were measured in rat serum. A liver histological analysis was performed. CCl(4) induced significant elevations on enzyme activities and bilirubins; GdCl(3) completely prevented this effect. Liver lipid peroxidation increased 2.5-fold by CCl(4) treatment; this effect was also prevented by GdCl(3). Glycogen stores were depleted by acute intoxication with CCl(4). However, GdCl(3) did not prevent this effect. The present study shows that Kupffer cells may be responsible for liver damage induced by carbon tetrachloride and that lipid peroxidation is produced or stimulated by Kupffer cells, since their inhibition with GdCl(3) prevented both lipid peroxidation and CCl(4)-induced liver injury.     

Regular exercise improves cognitive function and decreases oxidative damage in rat brain

The biochemical mechanisms by which regular exercise significantly benefits health and well being, including improved cognitive function, are not well understood. Four-week-old (young) and 14-month-old (middle aged) Wistar rats were randomly assigned to young control and young exercised, middle-aged control and middle-aged exercised groups. Exercise groups were exposed to a swimming regime of 1 h a day, 5 days a week for 9 weeks. The passive avoidance test showed that middle-aged exercised rats had significantly (P<0.05) better short- (24 h) and long-term (72 h) memory than aged-matched control rats. Conditioned pole-jumping avoidance learning was improved markedly in both age groups by exercise. Brain thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and 8-hydroxy-2'deoxyguanosine content in the DNA did not change significantly, while the protein carbonyl levels decreased significantly (P<0.05) in both exercised groups. This decrease was accompanied by an increase in the chymotrypsin-like activity of proteasome complex in the exercised groups, whereas trypsin-like activity did not differ significantly between all groups. The DT-diaphorase activity increased significantly (P<0.05) in the brain of young exercised animals. These data show that swimming training improves some cognitive functions in rats, with parallel attenuation of the accumulation of oxidatively damaged proteins.     

Carnosine protection of Ca2+ transport against damage induced by lipid peroxidation

The authors studied the protective action of carnosine on sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes from frog skeletal muscles destroyed by ascorbic acid-dependent lipid peroxidation (LPO). It was demonstrated that addition of carnosine to the incubation medium at a concentration of 25 mM sharply decelerated inactivation of Ca-ATPase of SR membranes, maintaining at the same time the coupling of hydrolysing and transport functions of the Ca-pump. When given at the same concentration carnosine inhibited the accumulation of LPO products reacting with 2-thiobarbituric acid. This effect of carnosine was followed by its utilization.     

Benzo[a]pyrene enhances lipid peroxidation induced DNA damage in aorta of apolipoprotein E knockout mice

The genotoxic compound benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) enhances atherosclerotic plaque progression, possibly by inducing oxidative stress and subsequent lipid peroxidation (LPO). Since LPO plays a key role in atherosclerosis, stable LPO derived DNA modifications such as 1,N6-ethenodeoxy-adenosine (epsilondA) and 3,N4-ethenodeoxy-cytidine (epsilondC) may be useful biomarkers for in vivo oxidative stress. In this study, benzo[a]pyrene-diol-epoxide (BPDE)-DNA, epsilondA and epsilondC were determined by 32P-postlabelling in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-KO) mice treated with 5mg/kg B[a]P by gavage. After 4 days, BPDE-DNA adduct levels were higher in aorta (10.8 +/- 1.4 adducts/10(8) nucleotides) than in lung (3.3 +/- 0.7, P < 0.05), which is a known target organ for B[a]P. Levels of epsilondA were higher in aorta of B[a]P-exposed animals than in unexposed controls (8.1 +/- 4.4 vs 3.4 +/- 2.1 adducts per 10(8) parent nucleotides, P < 0.05). On the other hand, epsilondC levels were not affected by B[a]P exposure. Serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were lower in B[a]P-exposed mice than in controls (9.3 +/- 3.7 and 13.3 +/- 4.0mmol/l, respectively), whereas high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were higher (1.4 +/- 1.6 and 0.4 +/- 0.3mmol/l, respectively). Consequently, a three-fold difference in the LDL/HDL ratio was observed (P = 0.001). epsilondA levels were positively related with plasma HDL concentrations (R = 0.68, P = 0.02), suggesting that the HDL mediated protection of the vessel wall against reactive lipid peroxides was reduced in B[a]P-exposed apoE-KO mice. Our observations show that direct as well as lipid peroxidation induced DNA damage is formed by B[a]P in aorta of apoE-KO mice, which may be involved in atherosclerotic plaque progression. This study further indicates that etheno-DNA adducts are useful biomarkers for in vivo oxidative stress in atherosclerosis.     

Seminal plasma reduces exogenous oxidative damage to human sperm, determined by the measurement of DNA strand breaks and lipid peroxidation

Exposure of spermatozoa to reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been associated with cellular injury, that includes DNA damage and lipid peroxidation. In addition, sperm preparation techniques such as centrifugation, commonly used prior to in vitro fertilization and scientific studies, are associated with the generation of ROS and an increase in the level of DNA damage. The preservation, therefore, of sperm in vitro that might decrease the potential for oxidative DNA damage to arise and allow for an improvement in semen quality used for artificial insemination, is of importance. Seminal plasma is a rich source of antioxidants, which, potentially, safeguards sperm from oxidative attack during storage and once ejaculated. We have investigated the protection of human spermatozoa from ROS afforded by seminal plasma. Sperm were exposed to exogenous ROS by incubating the cells with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of ferrous sulfate and ADP. Aliquots of seminal plasma were added to the incubation mixture in differing amounts, and the generation of DNA strand breaks and thiobarbituric acid reactive species (TBARS), indicative of lipid peroxidation, determined. Incubation of sperm with exogenous ROS resulted in a significant generation of DNA strand breaks and lipid peroxidation compared to basal levels of damage (P<0.05). Addition of seminal plasma to the incubation media produced a significant decrease in DNA strand breaks and TBARS (P<0. 05), when the amount of plasma added exceeded 60% v/v. The results indicate that spermatozoal oxidative damage induced by exogenous ROS, specifically DNA damage and lipid peroxidation, is reduced by the presence of seminal plasma.