Guidance for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring anti-genotoxicity

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Since DNA damage can occur spontaneously or be produced by the environmental genotoxins in living cells, it is important to investigate compounds that can reverse or protect DNA damage. An appropriate methodology is essential for the responsive identification of protection offered against DNA damage. This review includes information on the current state of knowledge on prokaryotic cell-based assays (SOS chromotest, umu test, vitotox assay) and cytogenetic techniques (micronucleus assay, chromosome aberration test and sister chromatid exchange assay) with an emphasis on the possibility to explore genoprotective compounds. Throughout the last decade, studies have extrapolated the scientific methodologies utilized for genotoxicity to assess genoprotective compounds. Therefore, shortcomings of genotoxicity studies are also mirrored in antigenotoxicity studies. While regulatory authorities around the world (OECD, US-EPA and ICH) continue to update diverse genotoxic assay strategies, there are still no clear guidelines/approaches for efficient experimental design to screen genoprotective compounds. As a consequence, non-synergetic and inconsistent implementation of the test method by the researchers to execute such simulations has been adopted, which inevitably results in unreliable findings. The review has made the first attempt to collect various facets of experimentally verified approaches for evaluating genoprotective compounds, as well as to acknowledge potential significance and constraints, and further focus on the assessment of end points which are required to validate such action. Henceforth, the review makes an incredible commitment by permitting readers to equate several components of their test arrangement with the provided simplified information, allowing the selection of convenient technique for the predefined compound from a central repository.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:337

Enthalten in:

Life sciences - 337(2024) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 122341

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yadav, Vaishali [VerfasserIn]
Fuentes, Jorge L [VerfasserIn]
Krishnan, Anuja [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Neenu [VerfasserIn]
Vohora, Divya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigenotoxicity
Chromosome aberration test
Genoprotection
Journal Article
Micronucleus assay
Mutagens
Review
SOS chromotest
Sister chromatid exchange assay

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Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 08.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122341

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365923036