title: Retinol supplementation induces DNA damage and modulates iron turnover in rat Sertoli cells.
abstract: Recent intervention studies revealed that supplementation with retinoids resulted in a higher incidence of lung cancer. Recently the causal mechanism has begun to be clarified. We report here that retinol caused cellular DNA damage probably involving cellular iron accumulation. Retinol (7 microM) significantly induced DNA single strands breaks, DNA fragmentation and production of 8-oxo-7, 8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in cultured Sertoli cells. In contrast, lower doses seemed not to induce single-strands break in this experimental model. The breaks in DNA were inhibited by an iron scavenger; and 7 microM retinol treatment modulated iron turnover leading to iron accumulation, suggesting that iron ions were required for the retinol cellular effects. These findings suggest that retinol-induced DNA damage was associated with the modulation of iron turnover, and these characteristics could be responsible for the increased incidence of lung cancer associated with retinoids supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. pizzol@ez-poa.com.br
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dal-Pizzol
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klamt
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Frota
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Benfato
mesh_terms: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004249:DNA Damage; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D014801:Vitamin A; D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D007501:Iron; D003849:Deoxyguanosine