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16828255

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
The cytogenetic effects exerted by the phenoxy herbicide dicamba and one of its commercial formulations banvel (57.71% dicamba) were studied in in vitro whole blood human lymphocyte cultures. The genotoxicity of herbicides was measured by analysis of the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and cell-cycle progression assays. Both dicamba and banvel activities were tested within 10.0-500.0 microg/ml doses range. Only concentrations of 200.0 microg/ml of dicamba and 500.0 microg/ml of banvel induced a significant increase in SCE frequency over control values. The highest dose of dicamba tested (500.0 microg/ml) resulted in cell culture cytotoxicity. The cell-cycle kinetics was affected by both test compounds since a significant delay in cell-cycle progression and a significant reduction of the proliferative rate index were observed after the treatment with 100.0 and 200.0 microg/ml of dicamba and 200.0 and 500.0 microg/ml of banvel. For both chemicals, a progressive dose-related inhibition of the mitotic activity of cultures was observed. Moreover, only the mitotic activity statistically differed from control values when doses of both chemicals higher than 100.0 microg/ml were employed. On the basis of our results, the herbicide dicamba is a DNA damage agent and should be considered as a potentially hazardous compound to humans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0887-2333
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1481-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-4-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Genotoxicity analysis of the phenoxy herbicide dicamba in mammalian cells in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Cátedra de Citología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 64 Nro. 3 esq. 120, 1900 La Plata, Argentina. nvgonzal@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't