Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (1): 15-20,28.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2020.01.003

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In vitro genotoxicity evaluation of BDE-3, BDE-47 and BDE-209

CAO Yiyi, LIU Weiying, YOU Xinyue, XI Jing, Chen Ruixue, ZHANG Xinyu, LUAN Yang   

  1. School of Public Health, Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2019-02-14 Revised:2019-12-30 Online:2020-01-31 Published:2020-02-05

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in vitro genotoxicity of three representative Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs):BDE-3,BDE-47 and BDE-209. METHODS: In vitro alkaline comet assay,in vitro cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) test and TK gene mutation assay were conducted using TK6 cells. These assays detect DNA damage,chromosome aberrations and gene mutation. Five doses of each PBDEs were used:60,90,120,180 and 240 μmol/L for BDE-3;60,120,180,200 and 240 μmol/L for BDE-47;and 24,40,120,180 and 240 μmol/L for BDE-209;while DMSO was used as negative control. RESULTS: Comparing with the negative control groups,exposure to the three PBDEs did not cause DNA damage,i.e. an increase in comets tail length,tail DNA intensity and tail moment (P > 0.05);and also did not increase the frequency of micronucleus (P > 0.05). However,the same exposures increased TK gene mutation frequencies significantly (P < 0.05) and in a dose-dependent manner ([RBDE-32]=0.85,[RBDE-472]=0.85,[RBDE-2092]=0.90). The mutagenicity of BDE-47 was strongest. CONCLUSION: BDE-3,BDE-47 and BDE-209 were mutagenic to TK6 cell.

Key words: polybrominated diphenyl ethers, comet assay, micronucleus test, TK gene mutation assay, genotoxicity

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