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ArticleToxicology2025

Utilization of the CometChip assay for detecting PAH-induced DNA bulky adducts in a 3D primary human bronchial epithelial cell model.

Victoria C Colvin, Norah A Owiti, Bevin P Engelward, Susan C Tilton

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Victoria C ColvinDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, USA; OSU/PNNL Superfund Research Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Norah A OwitiBiological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Bevin P EngelwardBiological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Susan C TiltonDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, USA; OSU/PNNL Superfund Research Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA. Electronic address: susan.tilton@oregonstate.edu.

Funding

Research Experience and Training Coordination CoreP42ES016465 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Robyn L Tanguay · 2009 to 2026
$52.5M
The MIT Superfund Research Program: A Systems Approach for the Protection of Human Health from Hazardous ChemicalsP42ES027707 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Stuart S Levine · 2017 to 2026
$22.2M
MODE OF ACTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTST32ES007060 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Jamie DeWitt, Siva Kumar Kolluri · 1985 to 2026
$11.6M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES016465NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES027707NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007060
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Abstract

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are formed during incomplete combustion of organic materials, may cause cancer through DNA damage mediated by formation of bulky DNA adducts from PAH reactive metabolites. The airway epithelium is a primary route of exposure for inhaled PAHs, and primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) in monolayer or organotypic cultures offer a more realistic testing scenario compared to traditional cell lines. However, lack of knowledge about their capacity to mediate DNA damage through generation of reactive chemical intermediates limits their use in quantitative studies for toxicity assessment or predictive modeling compared to in vivo studies. In this study, we explored the capacity of monolayer HBECs to generate DNA damage from metabolic activation of benzo[a]pyrene (BAP, 0.001 - 1 µg/mL, 24 h) using the high-throughput CometChip assay in comparison to HepG2 and MEF cells, as positive and negative metabolic controls, respectively. The CometChip assay was further adapted to evaluate DNA damage in HBECs cultured at the air-liquid interface (ALI) exposed to BAP (0.04-1.14 µg/cm

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Benzo(a)pyreneBronchiComet AssayDNA AdductsEpithelial CellsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsCells, CulturedCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1DNA DamageDose-Response Relationship, DrugHep G2 CellsHumansBenzo(a)pyreneCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1DNA AdductsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsBenzo[a]pyreneBronchial epithelial cellsComet assayCytochrome P450 1A1DNA damagePolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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PMID40713011
PMCPMC12356187

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