Moussa Fahima Hamoud, Akbas Ece, Yuzbasioglu Deniz, Unal Fatma
Department of Biology, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2025 Jun 21. doi: 10.1007/s12011-025-04704-z.
Boron compounds, such as boric acid(BA-HBO), have been utilized as potential candidates for modulating various biological functions owing to their specific characteristics, such as low toxicity, interaction with biomolecules, and possible roles as antigenotoxic and anticancer agents. On the other hand, mitomycin-C(MMC), a chemotherapeutic drug used for several cancers, may induce genetic damage in the healthy cells of cancer patients. Therefore, this study evaluated whether BA (0.25-2.5 µg/mL) generates protective potential against MMC-induced DNA and chromosome damage. After human lymphocytes were exposed to MMC and BA alone and in combination (BA + MMC), genotoxic and/or mitigating effects were evaluated using chromosomal aberration (CAs), sister chromatid exchange (SCE) (24 and 48 h), and cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome (48 h) tests. The ameliorative potential of BA against hydrogen peroxide(HO)-induced DNA damage was also assessed using a comet assay (1 h). MMC significantly increased (p < 0.05) the frequency of abnormal cells, CA/cell, SCE/cell, micronucleus, and nuclear buds and decreased (p < 0.05) the mitotic index compared to the control. However, BA alone did not induce any significant alterations in the incidence of these aberrations. In addition, all the combined treatments of BA + MMC significantly ameliorated (p < 0.05) all of these indices against MMC. In the comet assay, BA significantly diminished (p < 0.05) the tail intensity (%DNA) against HO. These results revealed that BA does not induce significant genotoxic effects. Moreover, it may exert chemopreventive potential against MMC- and H₂O₂-induced genetic damage. These findings suggest that boric acid is safe and effective at low concentrations in food, medicine, and healthcare applications.
硼化合物,如硼酸(BA-HBO),由于其低毒性、与生物分子的相互作用以及作为抗基因毒性和抗癌剂的潜在作用等特定特性,已被用作调节各种生物学功能的潜在候选物。另一方面,丝裂霉素-C(MMC)是一种用于治疗多种癌症的化疗药物,可能会在癌症患者的健康细胞中诱导遗传损伤。因此,本研究评估了BA(0.25-2.5μg/mL)是否对MMC诱导的DNA和染色体损伤产生保护作用。将人淋巴细胞单独和联合暴露于MMC和BA(BA+MMC)后,使用染色体畸变(CAs)、姐妹染色单体交换(SCE)(24和48小时)以及胞质分裂阻滞微核细胞组学(48小时)试验评估遗传毒性和/或缓解作用。还使用彗星试验(1小时)评估了BA对过氧化氢(HO)诱导的DNA损伤的改善潜力。与对照组相比,MMC显著增加(p<0.05)了异常细胞、CA/细胞、SCE/细胞、微核和核芽的频率,并降低(p<0.05)了有丝分裂指数。然而,单独的BA并未诱导这些畸变发生率的任何显著变化。此外,BA+MMC的所有联合处理均显著改善(p<0.05)了针对MMC的所有这些指标。在彗星试验中,BA显著降低(p<0.05)了针对HO的尾部强度(%DNA)。这些结果表明,BA不会诱导显著的遗传毒性作用。此外,它可能对MMC和H₂O₂诱导的遗传损伤发挥化学预防作用。这些发现表明,硼酸在食品、医药和医疗保健应用中的低浓度下是安全有效的。