毒理性
胭脂树红(AN),一种富含类胡萝卜素的天然食品色素,据报道是一种有效的抗氧化剂,但其潜在的化学预防特性知之甚少。在这项研究中,研究人员评估了AN保护人肝癌细胞(HepG2)免受三种不同诱变剂:苯并(a)芘(B(a)P)、阿霉素(DXR)和甲基甲磺酸(MMS)诱导微核(MN)的能力。为了澄清AN抗诱变性的可能机制,应用了三种处理方案(预处理;同时处理,以及在用诱变剂处理后进行AN的后处理)。此外,还检测了仅暴露于AN的细胞的细胞毒性和诱变性。AN的剂量高达10微克/毫升没有诱变性。在使用预处理和同时处理时,B(a)P和DXR诱导的微核显示出保护作用,但在任何方案中,AN对MMS诱导的MN没有显著影响。...结果还显示,将细胞暴露于高于10微克/毫升的AN浓度会降低细胞活力。综合这些发现表明,AN在体外具有抗诱变活性,但其保护作用取决于诱变剂和处理类型,这表明它可能用作化学预防剂。
Annatto (AN), a natural food colorant rich in carotenoids, has been reported as being an effective antioxidant, but little is known about its potential chemopreventive properties. In this study, /investigators/ evaluated the ability of AN to protect human hepatoma cells (HepG2) from micronucleus (MN) induction against three different mutagens: benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P), doxorubicin (DXR), and methyl methanesulfonate (MMS). In an attempt to clarify the possible mechanism of antimutagenicity of AN, three protocols of treatment were applied (pretreatment; simultaneous treatment, and post-treatment with AN following treatment with the mutagens). Also, cells exposed only to AN were assayed for cytotoxicity and mutagenicity. A dosage up to 10 ug/mL of AN was devoid of mutagenic activity. Protective effects were seen on micronuclei induced by B(a)P and DXR using /pre-treatment/ and simultaneous treatment, but AN had no significant effect on MN induction by MMS in any of the protocols. ... /The/ results also show that exposure of cells to concentrations of AN higher than 10 ug/mL decreased cell viability. Taken together /these/ findings indicate that AN presents antimutagenic activity in vitro, but its protective effect is dependent on the mutagen and on type of treatment suggesting its potential use as a chemopreventive agent.
来源:Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)