title: Effect of the dithiocarbamate pesticide zineb and its commercial formulation, the azzurro. V. Abnormalities induced in the spindle apparatus of transformed and non-transformed mammalian cell lines.
abstract: Abnormalities induced in the mitotic spindle by zineb and azzurro (1.0-25.0 micro g/ml, 24h) were evaluated in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and HeLa cells, and in non-transformed human fibroblasts (NTHF). Spindles were stained with FITC-conjugated anti-beta tubulin. Treatment with 10.0 micro g/ml of zineb induced complete inhibition of cell viability in NTHF cells while 10.0 micro g/ml of azzurro decreased cell growth down to 62%. Higher doses of both compounds induced cell death. In HeLa and CHO cells, 15.0 micro g/ml of zineb and 10.0-15.0 micro g/ml of azzurro decreased viability, whereas 25.0 micro g/ml of both compounds was cytotoxic. A significantly decreased mitotic index (MI) was observed in NTHF treated with 5.0 micro g/ml zineb or azzurro, whereas 10.0 micro g/ml of both chemicals were necessary to induce the same phenomenon in HeLa and CHO cells. Treatment with 1.0-5.0 micro g/ml of zineb or azzurro induced a dose-dependent increase of degenerated spindles in NTHF and the number of degenerated or multipolar spindles in HeLa and CHO cells increased in a dose-dependent manner with 1.0-10.0 micro g/ml zineb and azzurro. Although zineb and azzurro were able to induce mitotic spindle abnormalities in all cell types, non-transformed cells were less resistant than immortalized cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Citogenética, Cátedra de Citología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina. m.larramendy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soloneski
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Reigosa
authors.forename: Marcelo L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Larramendy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000633:toxicity*; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals; D008940:Mitotic Index; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000187:drug effects*; D015038:Zineb / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D015038:Zineb