Persistently elevated sister chromatid exchanges in ethylene oxide-exposed primates: the role of a subpopulation of high frequency cells
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Persistently elevated sister chromatid exchanges in ethylene oxide-exposed primates: the role of a subpopulation of high frequency cells
Abstract
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is a potent DNA-alkylating agent which has been shown to induce sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of exposed workers. To study further the persistence of EtO-induced SCE, we have examined lymphocytes from a group of cynomolgus monkeys exposed to EtO in control, 50-ppm, and 100-ppm concentrations for 7 h/day, 5 days/week over the years 1979-1981. The data collected in 1987 were compared with those generated immediately prior to the cessation of exposure in 1981. EtO-induced SCE persisted at levels significantly above those of the nonexposed controls. Comparison of the distributions of SCE between 1979 and 1987 shows that, although mean SCE decreased from 1981 to 1987, the mean SCE in the top 10% of the distribution has not diminished over time. Consequently, the increased level of SCE is entirely attributable to a subpopulation of cells with high frequencies of SCE. These findings suggest that long-lived lymphocytes may inefficiently repair EtO-induced lesions which produce SCE. The results also have important implications for the proper use of SCE analytical techniques in the epidemiological study of cytogenetic damage after chronic exposure to DNA-alkylating agents.
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