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The pineal hormone melatonin inhibits DNA-adduct formation induced by the chemical carcinogen safrole in vivo

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Melatonin inhibits DNA-adduct formation induced by the chemical carcinogen safrole in a dose-dependent manner. Total DNA-adduct formation after in vivo administration of 300 mg/kg safrole measured by 32P-postlabeling analysis of carcinogen-modified DNA in rat liver was 36 751 ± 2290 counts/min/10 μg DNA. Coad-ministration of 300 mg/kg safrole with either 0.2 mg/kg (low dose) or 0.4 mg/kg (high dose) melatonin reduced DNA-adduct formation induced by safrole to 22 182 ± 987 counts/min/10 μg DNA and 462 ± 283 counts/min/10 μg DNA, respectively. Circulating melatonin concentrations at the termination of the study in safrole, low melatonin and high melatonin groups were 50 ± 8, 3140 ± 430 and 10 040 ± 2610 pg/ml serum, respectively. The results suggest that melatonin protects against safrole associated DNA damage.

Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Páginas (desde-hasta)65-71
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónCancer Letters
Volumen70
N.º1-2
DOI
EstadoPublished - jun 15 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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