Title
Low doses of UVB or UVA induce chromosomal aberrations in cultured human skin cells
Author
Emri, G.
Wenczl, E.
van Erp, P.
Jans, J.
Roza, L.
Horkay, I.
Schothorst, A.A.
Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO
Publication year
2000
Abstract
Chromosomal defects are frequently present in malignant and premalignant skin disorders; however, it is not known whether ultraviolet radiation from sunlight plays a role in their induction. To obtain information on the ability of ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B to induce chromosomal aberrations, cultured melanocytes and fibroblasts were exposed to physiologic doses of ultraviolet A or ultraviolet B and, for comparison, to γ rays. As a measure of chromosomal aberrations, the formation of micronuclei was determined. To obtain sufficient statistical data on induced micronuclei and cell kinetics, a flow cytometry method has been modified and applied. The flow cytometry method analysis is based on staining the DNA with ethidium bromide and the cell membranes with 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5,-hexatriene. We observed dose-dependent micronuclei formation after γ or ultraviolet B irradiation in both cell types and also for ultraviolet A in fibroblasts. The yield of micronuclei induced in fibroblasts by ultraviolet A was only a factor 15 smaller than that induced by ultraviolet B (313 nm). The results indicate that 10 kJ per m2 (equivalent to 1 minimal erythema dose) of ultraviolet B and 150 kJ per m2 of ultraviolet A (0.2 minimal erythema dose) can induce 1% of micronuclei in fibroblasts, equivalent to the induction due to 0.6 Gy of γ radiation. In conclusion, physiologic doses of sunlight can induce chromosomal aberrations at a level comparable with that observed after exposure to approximately 1 Gy of ionizing radiation. Therefore, sunlight can be considered a potential inducer of chromosomal aberrations in skin cells, which may contribute to skin carcinogenesis.
Subject
Nutrition
Human fibroblasts
Human melanocytes
Micronuclei
Skin cancer
1,6 diphenyl 1,3,5 hexatriene
Ethidium bromide
Cell kinetics
Chromosome aberration
Fibroblast
Flow cytometry
Human
Human cell
Ionizing radiation
Priority journal
Skin carcinogenesis
Skin disease
Ultraviolet radiation
Cell Cycle
Cells, Cultured
Chromosome Aberrations
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Fibroblasts
Flow Cytometry
Gamma Rays
Humans
Lasers
Melanocytes
Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective
Radiation Dosage
Skin
Sunlight
Time Factors
Ultraviolet Rays
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00057.x
TNO identifier
87321
ISSN
0022-202X
Source
The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 115 (3), 35-440
Document type
article