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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2012

Genotoxic effect of ciprofloxacin during photolytic decomposition monitored by the in vitro micronucleus test (MNvit) in HepG2 cells.

Manuel Garcia-Käufer, Tarek Haddad, Marlies Bergheim, Richard Gminski, Preeti Gupta, Nupur Mathur, Klaus Kümmerer, Volker Mersch-Sundermann

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Manuel Garcia-KäuferDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Centre Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. manuel.garcia-kaeufer@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Tarek Haddad
Marlies Bergheim
Richard Gminski
Preeti Gupta
Nupur Mathur
Klaus Kümmerer
Volker Mersch-Sundermann
University Medical Center Freiburg · DELeuphana University of Lüneburg · DEUniversity of Rajasthan · IN

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Abstract

purposeCiprofloxacin (CIP), a broad-spectrum, second-generation fluoroquinolone, has frequently been found in hospital wastewaters and effluents of sewage treatment plants. CIP is scarcely biodegradable, has toxic effects on microorganisms and is photosensitive. The aim of this study was to assess the genotoxic potential of CIP in human HepG2 liver cells during photolysis.

methodsPhotolysis of CIP was performed in aqueous solution by irradiation with an Hg lamp, and transformation products were monitored by HPLC-MS/MS and by the determination of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of CIP and of the irradiated samples were determined after 24 h of exposure using the WST-1 assay and the in vitro micronucleus (MN) test in HepG2 cells.

resultsThe concentration of CIP decreased during photolysis, whereas the content of DOC remained unchanged. CIP and its transformation products were not cytotoxic towards HepG2 cells. A concentration-dependent increase of MN frequencies was observed for the parent compound CIP (lowest observed effect level, 1.2 μmol L(-1)). Furthermore, CIP and the irradiated samples were found to be genotoxic with a significant increase relative to the parent compound after 32 min (P < 0.05). A significant reduction of genotoxicity was found after 2 h of irradiation (P < 0.05).

conclusionsPhotolytic decomposition of aqueous CIP leads to genotoxic transformation products. This proves that irradiated samples of CIP are able to exert heritable genotoxic effects on human liver cells in vitro. Therefore, photolysis as a technique for wastewater treatment needs to be evaluated in detail in further studies, not only for CIP but in general.

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Micronucleus TestsCiprofloxacinDNA DamageDose-Response Relationship, DrugHep G2 CellsHumansPhotolysisSolutionsCiprofloxacinSolutions

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