title: Photoirradiation of representative polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and twelve isomeric methylbenz[a]anthracene with UVA light: formation of lipid peroxidation.
abstract: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread genotoxic environmental pollutants, which require metabolic activation in order to exert biological activities, including mutagenicity and carcinogenicity. Photoactivation is another activation pathway that can lead to PAH genotoxicity. In this paper, we demonstrate that photoirradiation of a series of representative PAHs, with and without bearing a methyl substituent, with UVA light in the presence of methyl linoleate resulted in the formation of methyl linoleate hydroperoxides (a lipid peroxide). The lipid peroxide formation was inhibited by dithiothreitol (DTT) (free radical scavenger), NaN3 (singlet oxygen and free radical scavenger), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) (superoxide scavenger), but was enhanced by the presence of deuterium oxide (D2O) (extends singlet oxygen lifetime). These results suggest that photoirradiation of PAHs by UVA light generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), which induce lipid peroxidation.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Toxicological Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
authors.forename: Qingsu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Ming W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Jun J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Peter P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008027:Light; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C013584:lipid peroxidation inhibitor; D004229:Dithiothreitol