Avaliação das propriedades antigenotóxicas e antioxidantes do flavonóide quercetina e dos carotenóides bixina e norbixina contra os danos no material genético e distúrbios do estado redox causados pelo cloreto de mercúrio e metilmercúrio, in vitro e in vivo / Evaluation of antigenotoxic and antioxidant properties of the flavonoid quercetin and of the carotenoid bixin and norbixin against DNA-damage and alterations of redox status induced by mercury chloride and methylmercury, in vitro and in vivo

AUTOR(ES)

Gustavo Rafael Mazzaron Barcelos

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2011

RESUMO

Mercury (Hg) is one of the most hazardous metals in the environment and the major process responsible for its toxicity is oxidative damage; its organic form methylmercury (MeHg) presents the highest toxicity. The main way of exposition to Hg is through inhalation by workers occupationally exposed in several industries and/or through consumption of fishes and other aquatic food with the metal, as Amazonian populations which are exposed to MeHg, via diet, by consumption of contaminated fishes. On the other hand, it is conceivable that antioxidants may play a protective role in the prevention of adverse effects of Hg. The flavonoid quercetin (QC) is the most abundant polyphenol of the human diet, found mainly in onions and citric fuits and the carotenoids bixin (BIX) and norbixin (NOR) are present in high concentrations in annatto, which is widely used as flavoring in Brazil. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the possible protective effects of the flavonoid QC and of the carotenoids BIX and NOR against the adverse effects caused by mercury chloride (HgCl2) and MeHg, in experimental models in vitro and in vivo. For this, human hepatoma cells (HepG2) cultures and male rats Wistar were exposed to several concentrations of the metal, of the phytochemicals as well as their associations. Determination of concentrations of glutathione, malondialdehyde, carbonil proteins, activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and glutathione-peroxidase, which reflect the redox status of the cells and monitoring of DNA-damage by use of comet assay and measurements of 8-hydroxi-2-deoxyguanosine levels were carried out in the present study. The results indicate that Hg cause clear genotoxic effects and lead to several alterations of biochemical parameters related to redox status of the cells, in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, it was observed that pythochemicals commonly found in the human diet, namely QC, BIX and NOR counteract the genetic instability induced by the metal and restore the disturbances of redox status of the cells caused by Hg exposition.

ASSUNTO(S)

bixina mercúrio norbixin norbixina quercetin quercetina antioxidantes antioxidants bixin genotoxicidade genotoxicity mercury

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