Toxic activity of seventeen industrial solvents and halogenated compounds on human lymphocytes cultured in vitro

Perocco, P; Bolognesi, S; Alberghini, W

HERO ID

628879

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1983

Language

English

PMID

6836616

HERO ID 628879
In Press No
Year 1983
Title Toxic activity of seventeen industrial solvents and halogenated compounds on human lymphocytes cultured in vitro
Authors Perocco, P; Bolognesi, S; Alberghini, W
Journal Toxicology Letters
Volume 16
Issue 1-2
Page Numbers 69-75
Abstract Seventeen chemicals (solvents, insecticides and intermediates in the production of textiles and resins) were tested in a short-term in vitro system with human lymphocytes to determine their toxic action. The parameters studied were the tritiated thymidine uptake and cell viability in cultures grown with or without a rat liver metabolizing system (S-9 mix). Data obtained showed that 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, hexane, 1,2-diiodoethane, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, tetrachloroethylene, 2,3-dibromopropanol, chloromethyl methyl ether, 1,2- and 1,3-dibromopropane, in order, exerted the more toxic effects; ethyl acetate, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone and benzene showed lower toxic activity. The chemicals lost their toxic power in the presence of the metabolizing system with the exception of 1,2- and 1,3-dichlorobenzene which maintained in some degree their toxicity even in the presence of the S-9 mix. Only chloromethyl methyl ether elicited unscheduled DNA synthesis acting as DNA damaging agent.
Doi 10.1016/0378-4274(83)90012-7
Pmid 6836616
Wosid WOS:A1983QF83700011
Url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378427483900127
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Language Text English
Keyword DNA damage; DNA synthesis inhibition; insecticides
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