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Time-course and dose-response relationship study of ENU-induced Pig-a gene mutation in the rat

ZHANG Ming1,ZHOU Chang-hui1,WANG Zheng1,WANG Qing-li2,CHANG Yan1,*   

  1. (1. China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, National Shanghai Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation & Research, Shanghai 201203; 2. Center for Drug Evaluation, State Food and Drug Administration,Beijing 100038, China)
  • Received:2012-10-31 Revised:2012-01-18 Online:2013-05-30 Published:2013-05-30
  • Contact: CHANG Yan,Tel:021-50800333,E-mail:ychang@ ncdser. com

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To study time-course and dose-response relationship of ENU-induced rat phosphatidylinositol glycan class-A(Pig-a) gene mutation and explore the potential of this assay to be integrated into repeat dose study,and to establish a rat Pig-a gene mutation assay. MEHTODS:Fifteen rats were randomly assigned to be treated with PBS and ENU (20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg) for 3 consecutive days by oral gavage. Jugular blood samples were collected on days -1 (the day before administration),15,30 and 45. Erythrocytes were enriched and incubated with Anti-CD59-PE and nucleic acid dye solution,and then analyzed with flow cytometer. RESULTS:On days 15,30 and 45,the Pig-a gene mutation frequencies in RBCs and RETs in low and high dosage groups were elevated significantly compared with that in control group (all P values <0.01),and the mean frequencies in high dosage group were about 2-3 times of that in low dosage group. The Pig-a gene mutation frequencies were maintained at high levels during days 15-45. CONCLUSION:The in vivo Pig-a gene mutation assay was established successfully in rats. Time-course results suggested that this assay can be integrated into repeated-dose study.

Key words: Pig-a gene, mutation, time-course relationship, dose-response relationship