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Rufloxacin induced photosensitization in bio-models of increasing complexity

Catalfo, Alfio, Scifo, Christian, Stella, Stefania, Belvedere, Alessandra, Renis, Marcella, De Guidi, Guido·2005·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

Abstract

Rufloxacin belongs to the class of fluoroquinolones that act mainly as specific inhibitors of bacterial Topoisomerase II. These drugs are widely known to be involved in various diseases ranging from cutaneous reactions to aging. The type II photosensitizing activity of Rufloxacin has been already demonstrated on calf thymus DNA and free nucleosides. The aim of this study is to examine in control untreated and UVA irradiated human fibroblasts the modifications on DNA status induced by Rufloxacin added in the culture medium. This allows to investigate the photosensitizing activity of Rufloxacin in a more complex cell model. Fibroblasts, either in the presence or in the absence of Rufloxacin, were exposed to UVA irradiation for different times. An experimental protocol was followed in order to evaluate the amount of single-strand breaks (SSB) and double-strand breaks (DSB) DNA fragmentation by comet assay, and plasmid photocleavage. The presence of oxidized bases was also evaluated using the 8-OH-dGuo test. The comet assay test was also employed to assess cellular repair capacity. The intracellular drug concentration was verified by HPLC-MS. The results confirming the role of Rufloxacin as photosensitizer were: (i) a time-dependent increase in DNA fragmentation when fibroblasts were irradiated in the presence of Rufloxacin; (ii) the efficiency of the cellular repair machinery to be exhaustive after 2 h (whereas no correlation between irradiation time and DNA damage repair was observed with a higher level of DNA fragmentation after shorter irradiation times); (iii) the increased number of cells exhibiting high DNA fragmentation, seen as comets with long tails, was not accompanied by a similar large extent of oxidised DNA base formation, as measured by 8-OH-dGuo analysis; (iv) the double helix SSB, formed in plasmid photosensitization, agreed with the comet assay results, pointing out a good correlation among the cell system and the simpler models used.

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Authors
Catalfo, A., Scifo, C., Stella, S., Belvedere, A., Renis, M., & De Guidi, G.
Affiliations
University of Catania (IT)
Corresponding author
Renis, Marcella
Venue
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Published
2005-03
Volume
4
Issue
3
Pages
304-314
ISSN
  • 1474-905X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-9092
OpenAlex
W2076368983
Cited by
12
References
83
Citations by year
2021: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Università di Catania
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
Keywords
rufloxacin, photosensitization, UVA irradiation, human fibroblasts, DNA damage, single-strand breaks, DNA double-strand breaks, DNA repair, fluoroquinolones, drug-induced DNA damage
MeSH terms
8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine, Cells, Cultured, Deoxyguanosine, DNA Repair, Fibroblasts, Ultraviolet Rays, Quinolones, Biomarkers, Photosensitizing Agents, Comet Assay, Fluoroquinolones

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