Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2015, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (6): 450-453,458.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2015.06.009

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Genotoxicity and apoptosis in L5178Y cells induced by dibromo acetonitrile

HONG Liling1, WANG Ting1, FAN Bin1, ZHOU Qingyun1, HUANG Yongzhuo2, WANG Feng3   

  1. 1. Toxicology Laboratory, Testing Center of Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Shanghai 200062;
    2. Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203;
    3. Amway Research & Development Center, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Received:2015-04-28 Revised:2015-06-17 Online:2015-11-30 Published:2015-11-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To study the genotoxicity and apoptosis of the mice L5178Y lymphoma cells which was induced by disinfection by-product dibromo acetonitrile in drinking water. METHODS: Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay(CBMN-cyt) and flow cytometry were used to evaluate genotoxicity and apoptosis in mice L5178Y lymphoma cells treated with different concentrations of dibromo acetonitrile(0.1,1,5 and 10 mol/L). RESULTS: Compared wie negative control group,frequency of micronucleus(MN) of L5178Y lymphoma cells in 1 and 5μmol/L groups increased significantly(P<0.05). The nucleoplasmic bridges(NPBs) in the 1 and 10μmol/L treatment groups and the frequency of nuclear buds(NBUDs) in the 10μmol/L treatment group all increased significantly(P<0.05). However the nuclear divided index(NDI) in the 5 and 10μmol/L treatment groups all decreased significantly(P<0.05). Statistically significant increase of L5178Y lymphoma cell apoptosis were observed in all dibromo acetonitrile treatment groups in comparison to the negative control group(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Disinfection by-product dibromo acetonitrile in drinking water could obviously induce genotoxicity and apoptosis in L5178Y lymphoma cells.

Key words: dibromo acetonitrile, genotoxicity, apoptosis, cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assays, flow cytometry

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