title: Effect of vitamin E on cytotoxicity, DNA single strand breaks, chromosomal aberrations, and mutation in Chinese hamster V-79 cells exposed to ultraviolet-B light.
abstract: The effect of pretreatment with vitamin E on cytotoxicity, DNA single strand breaks, and chromosomal aberrations as well as on mutation induced by ultraviolet-B light (UV-B) was investigated in Chinese hamster V-79 cells. Cellular pretreatment with non-toxic levels of 25 microM alpha-tocopherol succinate (vitamin E) for 24 h prior to exposure resulted in a 10-fold increase in cellular levels of alpha-tocopherol. Using a colony-forming assay, this pretreatment decreased the cytotoxicity of UV-B light. However, alkaline elution assays demonstrated that pretreatment with vitamin E did not affect the number of DNA single strand breaks caused by UV-B light. In addition, UV-B exposure produced a dose-dependent induction of chromosomal aberrations and mutations at the HGPRT locus, and neither of these actions of UV-B was influenced by pretreatment with the vitamin. These results suggest that vitamin E protects cells from UV-B-induced cytotoxicity, possibly through its ability to scavenge free radicals. The results also suggest that the extent of genotoxicity induced by UV-B light may not correlate directly with the cytotoxic action of this wavelength region in sunlight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006224:Cricetinae; D004249:DNA Damage; D009154:Mutation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014810:Vitamin E