Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2015, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (4): 304-308.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2015.04.010

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Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytomic test establishment in multiple mammalian cell lines

WEN Hairuo, DAN Mo, QI Naisong, GENG Xingchao, WANG Xue   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory, National Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100176, China
  • Received:2014-11-19 Revised:2015-04-17 Online:2015-07-30 Published:2015-07-30
  • Contact: 王雪,E-mail:xue_wang@nifdc.org.cn E-mail:xue_wang@nifdc.org.cn

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study attempted to establish the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytomic test and to compare the susceptibilities of genotoxic biomarkers in a range of mammalian cell lines. The effects of TPL (triptolide) and DG(diammonium glycyrrhizinate) on CHL and MDCK were also investigated. METHODS: Method development: Cells were treated with mitomycin C in different concentrations for 6 h,followed by a CytoB (cytochalasins B) treatment covering around 1.5 cell doubling time. The cells were subsequently harvested,prepared on slides,stained and examined microscopically. The average CBPI (cytokinesis block proliferation index) and RI (replicative index) of each dose,and the Nec(necrosis rate permillage), Apop(apoptosis rate permillage),as well as the MN (micronucleus rate permillage), NBUD(nuclear bud rate permillage),NPB(nucleoplasmic bridge rate permillage) in binucleated cells were estimated. Method application: CHL was pretreated with DG for 24 h before treated with MMC for 6 h to evaluate the effect of DG on the genotoxicity induced by MMC. MDCK was treated with TPL (1 or 5 μg/mL) for 1 h as the potential protective effect of DG was also examined. RESULTS: Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytomic test was successfully established in CHL,MDCK,L02 and Bhas 42 cell lines. The cell toxicity(CBPI,RI,Apop and Nec)- related indexes increased along with increasing MMC concentrations. The MN,NBUD and NPB also exhibited dose-dependent rising trend induced by MMC,however,the sensitivity for the above biomarkers varied for different cell lines. DG(10 and 100 μg/mL) significantly reduced MMC (0.2 μg/mL)-induced increment on MN,NBUD and NPB(P<0.05). TPL(5 μg/mL) treatment produced elevations of MN and NBUD in MDCK(P<0.05),which could be attenuated by DG (10 μg/mL) significantly(P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytomic test made it possible to effectively evaluate multiple genetic toxicity indexes within a single slide. Our data clearly demonstrated that the genotoxic effects triggered by TPL were predominately caused by the DNA breakage or loss,while DG showed potent protective effects against the chromosome breakage in both CHL and MDCK cell lines and was able to reduce the toxicities induced by other agent.

Key words: cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay, micronucleus cytomic, MDCK, triptolide, diammonium glycyrrhizinate

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