title: Sister chromatid exchange analysis of human cells carrying retroviral DNA.
abstract: Chromosomal abnormalities have been seen in human cells following infection with human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). Effects on sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in cells carrying HTLV-I related DNA were examined by treatment with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Peripheral blood specimens were obtained from 16 donors. Cells were processed for SCE analysis and sera were tested for HTLV-I antibodies by Western blot analysis. DNA from fresh lymphoid cells was analyzed by PCR-SSCP for HTLV-I genes. Of 16 donors, eight were HTLV-I seropositive and eight seronegative. Five HTLV-I infected lymphocyte cultures were also analyzed for SCE. Cells were stained immunocytochemically with anti-p19 for the viral expression. By MNNG treatment, SCE was significantly enhanced in cells derived from two seropositive donors with HTLV-I genes. In cells of six seropositive and eight seronegative donors with or without HTLV-I related DNA, SCE frequency was influenced insignificantly. Cells from all persons were negative for the p19 expression. SCE was greatly enhanced by MNNG treatment in cells from three productively infected cultures when compared with SCE in two nonproductively infected cultures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koshikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine / Q000633:toxicity; D008875:Middle Aged; D012854:Sister Chromatid Exchange
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D008769:Methylnitronitrosoguanidine