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ArticlePloS one2022

Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers.

Zertashia Akram, Ishrat Mahjabeen, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Fahim, Mahmood Akhter Kayani, Lulu Fatima, Malik Waqar Ahmad, Sarwat Jahan, Tayyaba Afsar, Ali Almajwal and 3 more

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Zertashia AkramDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ishrat MahjabeenDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad UmairDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad FahimDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Mahmood Akhter KayaniDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Lulu FatimaDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Malik Waqar AhmadDepartment of Biosciences, Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics Research Group, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sarwat JahanFaculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Tayyaba AfsarDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlmajwalDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf W AlruwailiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-3375-8796
Iftikhar Ali KhawarDivision of Oncology, Department of internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of America.
Suhail RazakDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2167-8630
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKKing Saud University · SAQuaid-i-Azam University · PKWashington University in St. Louis · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic exposure alters redox balance, induces DNA damage, and deregulates many genes. OGG1 gene involved in base repair mechanism, for excision of 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) from DNA formed as a result of accumulation of ROS in cell. HPRT gene encode transferase enzymes involved in purine recycling mechanism. The main focus of the study was to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage of industrial workers. Blood samples of 300 occupational workers were collected from welding, brick kiln, furniture, pesticide, and paint industry (n = 60/industry) to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage in blood cells by comet assay along with age and gender matched 300 control individuals. Blood arsenic content was higher (P<0.001) in an industrial group compared to the control. OGG1 and HPRT expression were (P<0.05) downregulated in exposed workers compared to controls. Spearman correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between HPRT vs OGG1 (P< 0.0001) in exposed workers compared to controls. Altered expression of both genes was observed between workers with <25years and >25years of age as well as between workers with <10years and >10year exposure. Reduced expression (P<0.05) of both genes and a high extent of DNA damage was evident in exposed smokers compared to respective non-smokers. DNA fragmentation was higher (P<0.05) in the furniture, welding and brick kiln group compared to control, and other industries. The present study suggests that altered expression of OGG1 and HPRT gene induce oxidative stress, showed a negative impact on the recycling of purines leading to DNA damage which increase the vulnerability of workers to carcinogenicity.

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ArsenicPesticidesChildDNADNA DamageDNA GlycosylasesDNA RepairHumansHypoxanthine PhosphoribosyltransferaseOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesArsenicDNADNA GlycosylasesHypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferaseoxoguanine glycosylase 1, humanPesticidesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID36178927
PMCPMC9524634
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