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ArticleDose-response : a publication of International Hormesis Society

1,3-Dinitrobenze-Induced Genotoxicity Through Altering Nuclear Integrity of Diploid and Polyploidy Germ Cells.

L Dinithi C Peiris, Prathitha Chathu, D D B D Perera, Harry D Moore

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

L Dinithi C PeirisDepartment of Zoology (Centre for Biotechnology), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-6852
Prathitha ChathuDepartment of Zoology (Centre for Biotechnology), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
D D B D PereraDepartment of Zoology (Centre for Biotechnology), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
Harry D MooreDepartment of Biomedical Science, Centre for Stem Cell Biology, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
University of Sri Jayewardenepura · LKUniversity of Sheffield · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

1,3-Dinitrobenzene (mDNB) is a widely used intermediate in commercial products and causes testicular injury. However, genotoxic effects upon low-level exposure are poorly understood. The present study evaluated the effects of very low-chronic doses of mDNB on sperm nuclear integrity. Male hamsters were treated with 1.5 mg/kg/d/4 wks (group A), 1.5 mg/kg/mDNB/d/week/4 weeks (group B), 1.0 mg/kg/mDNB/3 d/wk/4 wks (group C), or polyethylene glycol 600 (control). Nuclear integrity of distal cauda epididymal sperm was determined using the sperm chromatin structure assay and acridine orange staining (AOS). The germ cell nuclear integrity was assessed by the comet assay. Testicular histopathology was conducted to evaluate the sensitive stages. The comet assay revealed denatured nuclear DNA in group A (in diploid and polyploid cells from weeks 2-5); respectively at week 4 and weeks 3 to 4 in groups B and C. According to AOS, only group A animals exhibited denatured sperm DNA (weeks 1 and 3). The effective sperm count declined from weeks 1 to 6. Mean sperm DNA denaturation extent, percentage cells outside the main population, and standard deviation indicated altered sperm nuclear integrity in group A. Same animals exhibited progressive disruption of the Sertoli cells, while groups B and C exhibited damages on germ cells. The results suggest that mDNB affects sperm nuclear integrity at very low chronic doses targeting cell-specific testicular damage.

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1,3-dinitrobenzene (mDNB)comet assaymale germ cellsnuclear integritysperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA)toxic insult

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