title: Increased poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity during repair of (+/-)-anti-benzo[a]pyrene diolepoxide-induced DNA damage in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro.
abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, which catalyzes the formation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymers, is an enzyme involved in cell proliferation, differentiation and transformation as well as in recovery from DNA damage. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymers are rapidly synthesized from the ADP-ribose moieties from intracellular NAD+, which, as a consequence, is depleted. It has been shown that DNA strand breaks are required for enzyme activation and it is suggested that one of the functions of poly(ADP-ribosylation) is to improve accessibility of damaged sites to other DNA repair enzymes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether poly(ADP-ribosylation) is involved in repair of (+/-)-7 beta,8 alpha-dihydroxy-9 alpha,10 alpha-epoxy-7,8,9,10- tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene [(+/-)-anti-BPDE]-induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes in vitro. Results show that (+/-)-anti-BPDE is capable of inducing poly(ADP-ribosylation), NAD+ depletion and inhibition of proliferation in phytohemagglutinin-stimulated human peripheral blood lymphocytes. Also, repair of (+/-)-anti-BPDE induced DNA damage was confirmed by both unscheduled DNA synthesis and (+/-)-anti-BPDE-deoxyguanosine adduct removal. Based on these findings, it is concluded that poly(ADP-ribosylation) is involved in (+/-)-anti-BPDE-induced DNA repair in these cells. In addition, these results confirm the possible relation between poly(ADP-ribosylation), NAD+ depletion and inhibition of proliferation, after induction of DNA damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Stierum
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Herwijnen
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hageman
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kleinjans
mesh_terms: D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009243:NAD; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D015123:7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide