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Assessment of genotoxicity associated with Behcet's disease using sister-chromatid exchange assay: vitamin E versus mitomycin C.

Omar F Khabour, Khaldon Alawneh, Etizaz Al-Kofahi, Fahmee Mesmar

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Omar F KhabourDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. khabour@just.edu.jo.
Khaldon AlawnehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Etizaz Al-KofahiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Fahmee MesmarDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Jordan University of Science and Technology · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic chronic inflammatory disorder that presents throughout the world with high frequency in Turkey and Middle East. BD has been shown to be associated with genotoxicity as patients with the disease have demonstrated high rates of sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and oxidative DNA damage. In this study, we examined the effect of vitamin E, which is known for its strong antioxidant activity, on the rate of SCE in cultured lymphocytes obtained from BD patients. In addition, the susceptibility of patient lymphocytes to the mutagenic agent mitomycin C (MMC) was also investigated. The results showed significant elevation in the rate of SCE in lymphocytes obtained from patients compared to those from healthy subjects (P < 0.01). Treatment with vitamin E normalized the elevated rate of SCE to a comparable level observed in the control group (P < 0.01). Finally, treatment of cultures with MMC significantly increased the rate of SCE in the lymphocytes of both patients and controls (P < 0.001). The magnitude of change in the rate of SCE induced by MMC was equivalent in both groups. This result suggests similar sensitivity of BD lymphocytes and control ones to MMC. In conclusion, genotoxicity associated with BD can be overcome by treatment with vitamin E. Lymphocytes of BD have normal sensitivity to the mutagenic agent MMC.

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Behcet’s diseaseDNA damageGenotoxicityMitomycin COxidative stressSister chromatid exchange

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PMID24852698
PMCPMC4628930
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