title: Evaluation of pyrogallol-induced cytotoxicity in catalase-mutant escherichia coli and mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium.
abstract: We evaluated pyrogallol cytotoxicity using Escherichia coli strains that express mammalian catalase gene derived from catalase mutant mice (Cs(b)) and wild-type (Cs(a)), and pyrogallol mutagenicity by Ames test. Pyrogallol was more toxic to Cs(b) rather than to Cs(a) (p < 0.05), while catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbic acid decrease the toxic effect. Pyrogallol also showed mutagenic effect (mutagenic index = 3.8 for 10 micromol pyrogallol/plate) while ascorbic acid (19.4% reduction, p < 0.001) and naringin (35.1% reduction, p < 0.001) played a protective role against it. Pyrogallol cytotoxicity and mutagenicity seem to be attributable, at least in part, to reactive oxygen species formation. This study also suggests that newly established catalase mutant E. coli is probably useful in hazard identification of oxidative chemicals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Da-Hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sauriasari
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horita
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: Kuniaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Noriyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masuoka
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: Keiki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D011748:Pyrogallol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011748:Pyrogallol; D002374:Catalase