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| Autor(es): |
Cavalcante‚ A.K.D.
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Martinez‚ G.R.
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Di Mascio‚ P.
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Menck‚ C.F.M.
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Agnez-Lima‚ L.F.
Número total de Autores: 5
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | DNA Repair; v. 1, n. 12, p. 1051-1056, 2002. |
| Resumo | |
Singlet oxygen (O-1(2)) is a product of several biological processes and can be generated in photodynamic therapy, through a photosensitization type H mechanism. O-1(2) is able to interact with lipids, proteins and DNA, leading to cell killing and mutagenesis, and can be directly involved with degenerative processes such as cancer and aging. In this work, we analyzed the cytotoxicity and mutagenesis induced after direct treatment of wild type and the DNA repair fpg and/or mutY deficient Escherichia coli strains with disodium 3,3'-(1,4-naphthylidene) diproprionate endoperoxide (NDPO2), which releases O-1(2) by thermodissociation. The treatment induced cell killing and mutagenesis in all strains, but the mutY strain showed to be more sensitive. These results indicate that even O-1(2) generated outside bacterial cells may lead to DNA damage that could be repaired by pathways that employ MutY protein. As O-1(2) is highly reactive, its interaction with cell membranes may generate secondary products that could react with DNA, leading to mutagenic lesions. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 00/03878-7 - Caracterização de biomoléculas modificadas por mecanismos oxidativos, especialmente via oxigênio singlete, em sistemas químicos e biológicos |
| Beneficiário: | Paolo Di Mascio |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |
| Processo FAPESP: | 98/11119-7 - Reparo de DNA lesado e conseqüências biológicas |
| Beneficiário: | Carlos Frederico Martins Menck |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |