Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2016, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 174-178.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2016.03.003

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Molecular mechanisms of hepatoxicity caused by acrylamide in F344 rats

LAI Yi1,2, CHEN Jiahong1,2, ZHANG Hang1,2, YUE Cong1,2, JIANG Yan1,3, CHEN Tao1,2   

  1. 1. School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123;
    2. Key Laboratory of Prevention and Translational Medicine Geriatrics in Jiangsu Province, Suzhou 215123;
    3. School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2015-11-09 Revised:2016-02-13 Online:2016-05-31 Published:2016-05-31

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:This study was aimed to investigate molecular mechanisms of acrylamide (AA)-induced hepatotoxicity by examining the effects on mRNA expression, DNA methylation and gene mutations in F344 female rats. METHODS:F344 female rats aged 7 weeks were orally dosed with 0 and 50 μg/mL of AA in drinking water for 28 d. Using qPCR, we detected mRNA expression level of genes which were involved with cell proliferationand and with regulation of DNA methylation in livers. The promoter DNA methylation status of Cdkn1a, Cdkn2a and repetitive sequence Line-1 were examined by COBRA. We also examined the mutation levels of H-ras gene by PCR sequencing. RESULTS:Compared with control, AA decreased mRNA expression levels of Dnmt3a, Cdkn1a, Cdkn2a, Jun and Line-1 in F344 rat liver. No significant change was found in the global DNA methylation and the promoter methylation status of Cdkn1a and Cdkn2a. Moreover, no gene mutation of H-ras was found. CONCLUSION:AA induced expression changes of genes which were involved in DNA methylation regulation and cell proliferation but no alteration in DNA methylation in rat livers. However, no gene mutation was detected

Key words: acrylamide, mRNA, DNA methylation, hepatotoxicity, gene mutation

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