title: Cytogenetic toxicity of cisplatin in bone marrow cells of Swiss mice.
abstract: The inorganic platinum compound cisplatin (CP) in Oncoplatin, an anticancer drug, as the test chemical and cyclophosphamide (CY) in Endoxan, another anticancer drug, as the positive control, were tested for their cytogenetic toxicity in bone marrow cells of Swiss mice. The end points selected were mitotic metaphase chromosomal aberration and mitotic index study at 24-hour post-treatment and micronucleus test at 30-hour post-treatment after a single intraperitoneal exposure. The doses of the chemicals tested were CP 2, 3 and 5 mg/kg and CY 40 mg/kg b.w. of mice. Each of the doses of CP induced a significant number of chromosomal aberrations, mostly chromatid breaks and fragments and a significant number of micronuclei. The mitotic index study indicated CP as nonmitotoxic. The female mice were found more sensitive to each of the doses of CP than the males by showing more chromosomal aberrations, a higher number of micronuclei and comparatively less percentages of dividing cells. CP was thus found to be highly clastogenic in bone marrow cells of Swiss mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jagdale
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000187:drug effects; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin