Cytogenetic Biomonitoring in Buccal Mucosa Cells from Young Smokers

Silva, Victor Hugo Pereira da; Ribeiro, Daniel Araki

doi:10.1159/000452157

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“…However, most studies are focused on the evaluation of individual drugs, which has certainly contributed to the knowledge of their cytogenotoxic damage. The higher frequency of NAs and the results of this study are consistent with those reported by other authors [10,24,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36], since in this study, a statistically significant difference in the frequency of (NAs) was found between subjects with drug abuse (28.45 ± 17.74) compared to non-drug users (healthy controls (9.09 ± 3.79)).…”

Section: Effect Of Drug Abuse On the Occurrence Of Nuclear Abnormalitiessupporting

confidence: 93%

Amelioration of Cytogenotoxic Damage in Drug Abusers Supplemented with Folic Acid

Gómez-Cabrera,

González-Santiago,

Rodríguez-Mora

et al. 2024

Biomedicines

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Background: Cytogenotoxic damage caused by the consumption of legal and illegal drugs in drug abusers has been demonstrated, primarily due to alterations in their antioxidant capacity, cellular repair mechanisms, and increased production of free radicals. Folic acid shows antioxidant activity by acting as a reducing agent, neutralizing present free radicals, and reducing genomic damage. Methods: The intervention involved administering 15 mg of folic acid, divided into three doses per day, to a group of 44 drug abusers. The frequency of nuclear abnormalities (NAs) was determined; micronuclei (MNs), nuclear buds (NBUDs), binucleated cells (BNs), abnormally condensed chromatin (CC), karyorrhexis (KX), pyknotic nuclei (PNs), and karyolysis (KL) were determined at different pre-treatment (baseline) and post-treatment time points at 15 and 30 days. Additionally, a group of 44 healthy individuals was used as the control group. Results: We observed a statistically significant decrease in the frequency of NAs in the drug abuser group (28.45 ± 17.74 before supplementation vs. 11.18 ± 7.42 at 15 days and 9.11 ± 10.9 at 30 days of supplementation). Specifically, it decreased the frequency of NBUDs, BNs, CC, KX, and PNs (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates a clear improvement in cytogenotoxic damage in drug abusers supplemented with folic acid.

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Section: Effect Of Drug Abuse On the Occurrence Of Nuclear Abnormalitiessupporting

confidence: 93%

Amelioration of Cytogenotoxic Damage in Drug Abusers Supplemented with Folic Acid

Gómez-Cabrera,

González-Santiago,

Rodríguez-Mora

et al. 2024

Biomedicines

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“…Likewise, multiple investigations demonstrate the detrimental effect of drugs on cell integrity and genetic material, evidencing their cytogenotoxic potential, associated with the formation of free radicals, limitation in antioxidant capacity, alteration in cell repair and inflammation, and having a related role in human carcinogenesis (De Freitas et al, 2014; Dos Santos Maidana et al, 2021; Lima et al, 2010; MacDonald et al, 2023; Paiva et al, 2022; Pereira Da Silva & Ribeiro, 2017; Rana et al, 2017; Ropek et al, 2019; Vassoler et al, 2021).…”

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Cytogenotoxicity effects in addicts with multidrug consumption

González‐Santiago,

Gómez‐Cabrera,

Baptista‐Rosas

et al. 2024

Environ and Mol Mutagen

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Drug abuse is considered a global health problem with serious social impact. In recent decades, changes in drug consumption patterns have shown a clear rising trend in the use of multiple drugs. Although the buccal micronucleus cytome (BMCyt) assay has evaluated cytotoxicity in drug abuse, there has not been an approach that takes into account this pattern of multiple drug use. Therefore, in this study, we evaluate for the first time the cytogenotoxic effects in multidrug users, and its correlation with the amount consumed and years of abuse. This study was conducted on 166 individuals by the BMCyt assay. A total of 83 individuals with a history of multiple licit (alcohol and tobacco) and at least one illicit drug abuse (marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine, and/or inhalants), and 83 healthy individuals, non‐drug abusers were analyzed. The results showed that drug abusers had higher frequencies of nuclear abnormalities nuclear buds, binucleated cells, pyknotic nuclei (PNs), karyorrhexis (KX), and abnormally condensed chromatin when compared with healthy controls. Moreover, results suggests that the use of licit and illicit drugs is related to cytogenotoxic damage, as was shown by an upward trend in the frequency of nuclear abnormalities identified in groups 1 (alcohol + tobacco + at least one illicit drug) and 2 (tobacco + at least one illicit drug). Furthermore, a positive correlation was found in the different groups, between the years and the amount of consumption of some drugs (alcohol, methamphetamine, and tobacco) with cytotoxicity markers such as KL, KX, and PNs.

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Cytogenetic Biomonitoring in Buccal Mucosa Cells from Young Smokers

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Amelioration of Cytogenotoxic Damage in Drug Abusers Supplemented with Folic Acid

Amelioration of Cytogenotoxic Damage in Drug Abusers Supplemented with Folic Acid

Cytogenotoxicity effects in addicts with multidrug consumption

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