title: Comparative synchronous fluorescence spectrophotometry and 32P-postlabeling analysis of PAH-DNA adducts in human lung and the relationship to TP53 mutations.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-DNA adducts were studied in human lung from 39 lung cancer patients by synchronous fluorescence spectrophotometric (SFS) and 32P-postlabeling assays. Regression analysis of the samples failed to detect any correlation between benzo[a]pyrene-diolepoxide (BPDE)-DNA adducts detected by SFS and the BPDE co-migrating spot detected by 32P-postlabeling. We have also analyzed the relationship between adduct levels and TP53 mutations. By postlabeling diagonal radioactive zone (DRZ) adducts were detected in 37 of 39 (95%) lung tissues from lung cancer patients and the adduct level ranged from 6.81 to 108.50 adducts/10(8) nucleotide. Thirty-three of 39 (85%) had detectable levels of BPDE-DNA adducts (> 1 adduct/10(9) nucleotide). Current heavy smokers (> 20 cigarettes/day) have significantly higher DRZ adduct levels compared to individuals smoking less than 20 cigarettes/day. By SFS combined with immunoaffinity column (IAC), 11 of 39 (28%) samples had detectable adduct levels, and 6 of 11 (55%) were detectable by SFS following purification of benzo[a]pyrene (BP)-tetrols by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Six of 33 (18%) samples were positive for BPDE-DNA adducts by both postlabeling and HPLC/SFS. No correlation was observed between the SFS and 32P-postlabeling assays for the detection of BPDE-DNA adducts. However, there was a good correlation between adduct levels detected by IAC/SFS and HPLC/SFS. We found a weak association between total PAH-DNA adduct levels in lung tissue and TP53 mutations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreassen
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kure
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Autrup
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haugen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018736:DNA Adducts / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D018736:DNA Adducts; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons