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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
The alkaline comet assay is able to identify in individual cells DNA strand breaks associated with different processes. Topoisomerase inhibitors, some of which are used as chemotherapeutic agents, stabilise topoisomerase-DNA cleavable complexes by stimulating DNA strand cleavage and inhibiting religation. This can result in the activation of stress-associated signalling pathways, inducing cell cycle arrest and activation of the biochemical cascade of apoptosis. The aim of our study was to assess the ability of the comet assay to detect stabilisation of cleavable complexes and induction of apoptosis by two topoisomerase II inhibitors, etoposide and ellipticine, and two topoisomerase I inhibitors, camptothecin and topotecan. The study was carried out on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, DC3F cells and DC3F/C-10, its camptothecin-resistant counterpart. The comet assay was able to identify stabilised cleavable complexes through the presence of DNA strand breaks after 1h treatment that disappeared within 24h after drug removal. Kinetics studies allowed to discriminate between these early DNA damages and DNA fragmentation related to apoptosis characterised by reappearance of DNA strand breaks 48h after treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,5-bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophe..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Camptothecin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ellipticines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Etoposide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Formazans, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Topoisomerase I Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Topoisomerase II Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Topotecan, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ellipticine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
520
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Camptothecin, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Comet Assay, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-DNA Damage, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Ellipticines, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Formazans, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Topoisomerase I Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Topoisomerase II Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:12297143-Topotecan
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of topoisomerase inhibitor-induced DNA strand breaks and apoptosis by the alkaline comet assay.
pubmed:affiliation
GRECAN and INSERM CJF 96-03, Université de Caen, and Laboratoire de Cancérologie Expérimentale, Centre François Baclesse, Route de Lion-sur-Mer, F-14076 Cedex 05, Caen, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't