Sister chromatid exchange in chronic ethylene oxide-exposed primates: unexpected effects of in vitro culture duration, incubation temperature, and serum supplementation
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Sister chromatid exchange in chronic ethylene oxide-exposed primates: unexpected effects of in vitro culture duration, incubation temperature, and serum supplementation
Abstract
Ethylene oxide (EtO), a potent monofunctional DNA alkylating agent, has been shown to induce sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of animals and workers exposed to it in vivo. We have previously reported that elevations of SCE persist for 6 years after cessation of EtO exposure in cynomolgus monkeys chronically exposed to EtO; the elevation in mean SCE was entirely attributable to a subpopulation of high SCE frequency cells (HFCs). We now report that the detection of persistent HFCs is dependent on the conditions of cell growth, and that EtO exposure increases the replication indices of lymphocytes from the exposed animals when these cells are examined at early cytogenetic harvest times. Culture of lymphocytes in differing serum supplements, changes in cytogenetic harvest times, and alterations in in vitro incubation temperature all markedly affected mean SCE frequency by influencing the detection of HFCs. The frequency of EtO-induced HFCs was independent of 5-bromodeoxyuridine concentration, used for differential staining of sister chromatids. These observations indicate that the detection of persistent alkylation-induced chromosomal changes, observed long after cessation of in vivo chronic exposure of these animals, is highly dependent upon factors affecting cell growth.
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