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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Genotoxic Potential of Metodesnitazene and Etodesnitazene: Insights with and Without S9 Metabolic Activation.

Francesca Rombolà, Dalila Maurizzi, Alessia Silla, Cristiana Caliceti, Sabrine Bilel, Patrizia Hrelia, Marco Malaguti, Monia Lenzi, Matteo Marti

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Francesca RombolàDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Dalila MaurizziDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Alessia SillaDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-2085-2334
Cristiana CalicetiDepartment of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6740-5331
Sabrine BilelDepartment of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Patrizia HreliaDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8415-3711
Marco MalagutiDepartment for Life Quality Studies, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0349-7772
Monia LenziDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Matteo MartiDepartment of Translational Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, LTTA Center and University Center of Gender Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8751-2882

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), 1065
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ongoing emergence of New Psychoactive Substances represents a growing threat to public health, as newly synthesized compounds continuously enter the illicit drug market, evading standard detection methods and challenging regulatory frameworks. Among New Psychoactive Substances, nitazenes are potent non-fentanyl opioids associated with severe cases of intoxication. This study evaluated the genotoxic potential of metodesnitazene and etodesnitazene in the human TK6 cell line. Cells were exposed to increasing concentrations of studied compounds, with and without S9 metabolic activation system. Preliminary assessments and micronuclei frequency analyses were performed by flow cytometry in at least three independent experiments. Metodesnitazene induced an increase in micronuclei frequency starting from 12.5 μM (

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MutagensActivation, MetabolicCell LineDNA DamageHumansMicronucleus TestsOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesMutagensReactive Oxygen Specieschemiluminescenceetodesnitazeneflow cytometrygenotoxicityin vitro mammalian cell micronucleus testmetodesnitazenenew psychoactive substancesnew synthetic opioidsreactive oxygen species

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PMID42353080
PMCPMC13299982

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