Cigarette smoke condensate-induced oxidative DNA damage and its removal in human cervical cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Afsoon Moktar
    • Rajesh Singh
    • Manicka V. Vadhanam
    • Srivani Ravoori
    • James W. Lillard
    • C. Gary Gairola
    • Ramesh C. Gupta
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  • Published online on: June 29, 2011     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1106
  • Pages: 941-947
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Abstract

Exposure to cigarette smoke is well documented to increase oxidative stress and could account for higher risk of cervical cancer in smokers. Cervical pre-cancerous lesions that are initiated by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection generally regress in the absence of known risk factors such as smoking. 8-oxodeoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) is a highly mutagenic oxidative DNA lesion that is formed by the oxidation of deoxyguanosine. In the present study, we examined: a) the effect of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) on 8-oxodG formation in and its removal from HPV-transfected (ECT1/E6 E7), HPV-positive (CaSki) and HPV-negative (C33A) human cervical cancer cells, and b) the cell cycle progression and apoptosis in CSC-treated ECT1/E6 E7 cells. CSC induced 8-oxodG in a dose- (p=0.03) and time (p=0.002)-dependent fashion in ECT1/E6 E7 cells as determined by flow cytometry. A 2.4-fold higher level of 8-oxodG was observed in HPV-positive compared with HPV-negative cells. However, 8-oxodG lesions were almost completely removed 72 h post-exposure in all cell lines as determined by ImageStream analysis. This observation correlates with the 2- and 5-fold increase in the p53 levels in ECT1/E6 E7 and CaSki cells with no significant change in C33A cells. We conclude that: a) cigarette smoke constituents induce oxidative stress with higher burden in HPV-positive cervical cancer cells and b) the significant increase observed in p53 levels in wild-type cervical cells (ECT1/E6 E7 and CaSki) may be attributed to the p53-dependent DNA repair pathway while a p53-independent pathway in C33A cells cannot be ruled out.

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Moktar A, Singh R, Vadhanam MV, Ravoori S, Lillard JW, Gairola CG and Gupta RC: Cigarette smoke condensate-induced oxidative DNA damage and its removal in human cervical cancer cells. Int J Oncol 39: 941-947, 2011
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Moktar, A., Singh, R., Vadhanam, M.V., Ravoori, S., Lillard, J.W., Gairola, C.G., & Gupta, R.C. (2011). Cigarette smoke condensate-induced oxidative DNA damage and its removal in human cervical cancer cells. International Journal of Oncology, 39, 941-947. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1106
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Moktar, A., Singh, R., Vadhanam, M. V., Ravoori, S., Lillard, J. W., Gairola, C. G., Gupta, R. C."Cigarette smoke condensate-induced oxidative DNA damage and its removal in human cervical cancer cells". International Journal of Oncology 39.4 (2011): 941-947.
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Moktar, A., Singh, R., Vadhanam, M. V., Ravoori, S., Lillard, J. W., Gairola, C. G., Gupta, R. C."Cigarette smoke condensate-induced oxidative DNA damage and its removal in human cervical cancer cells". International Journal of Oncology 39, no. 4 (2011): 941-947. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2011.1106