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Metal-mediated oxidative damage to cellular and isolated DNA by certain tryptophan metabolites

Yusuke Hiraku, Sumiko Inoue, Shinji Oikawa, Koji Yamamoto, Saeko Tada 1, Kohsuke Nishino 1 and Shosuke Kawanishi 2

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University Kyoto 606, Japan
1Doshisha Women's College Kyoto 602, Japan

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The tryptophan metabolites 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3-HAA) and 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HKyn) are carcinogens. DNA damage by 3-HAA and 3-HKyn in the presence of metal ions was investigated as a potential mechanism of their carcinogenicity. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis showed that in the presence of Mn(II), 3-HAA and 3-HKyn induced DNA double-strand breaks in cultured human cells. DNA single-strand breaks were observed with alkali treatment. The enhancing effect of catalase inhibitor and the inhibitory effect of o-phenanthroline on the strand breakage indicated the involvement of H2 O2 and endogenous transition metal ion. Damage to DNA fragments obtained from c-Ha-ras-1 protooncogene was investigated by a DNA sequencing technique. 3-HAA and 3-HKyn induced piperidine-labile sites frequently at thymine and guanine residues in the presence of Cu(II). The inhibitory effects of bathocuproine and catalase on Cu(II)-mediated DNA damage suggest that Cu(I) and H2O2 have important roles in the production of active species causing DNA damage. The Cu(II)-mediated DNA damage was enhanced by preincubation of 3-HAA with Mn(II). UV-visible spectroscopy showed that Mn(II) and Cu(II) enhanced the rate of autoxidation of 3-HAA in different ways. These results suggest that in the presence of Mn(II) or Cu(II), these tryptophan metabolites produce H2O2 which is activated by transition metal ion to cause damage to DNA both in the case of isolated DNA and cultured cells.


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