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  • Title: The effects of cell cycle position on the cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of benzo(a)pyrene in cultured Chinese hamster cells.
    Author: Ochi T, Ishiguro T, Ohsawa M.
    Journal: Toxicol Lett; 1985 Dec; 29(2-3):183-90. PubMed ID: 4089885.
    Abstract:
    The induction of cytotoxicity and mutation to 6-thioguanine resistance (6TGr) by S9-activated benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) was studied in asynchronized and synchronized Chinese hamster V79 cells. After treatment of asynchronized populations with B(a)P (0.25-2 micrograms/ml) in the presence of S9 for 3 h, the number of 6TGr cells increased. The increase was concentration-dependent up to 2 micrograms/ml, and was accompanied by a concomitant concentration-dependent decrease in cell survival. Synchronized cells were treated with B(a)P for 2 h at 2-h intervals after release from the G1/S block by hydroxyurea (HU). The cytotoxicity of 2 micrograms/ml of B(a)P was maximal at 0 h after HU release, i.e., G1/S phase, and also at 2 h after HU release, i.e., early S phase. Thereafter, it decreased with the progression of the cell cycle. Similarly, treatment with B(a)P at 0 h and 2 h after HU release resulted in the maximum incidence of 6TGr mutants, after which the incidence showed a decrease from 4-10 h after HU release. These results indicate that the cells in G1/S and early S phase are highly susceptible to cytotoxic and mutagenic damage induced by B(a)P and suggest the presence of a specific hot spot in the cell cycle for mutagenesis by the carcinogen B(a)P in cultured hamster cells.
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