Review Article

Heavy Metal-Induced Oxidative DNA Damage in Earthworms: A Review

Table 1

Association of heavy metal exposure with 8-oxo-Gua repair.

Heavy metalsAnimal organs or culture cellsEffectsRef. no. (year)

As (Sodium arsenite)Human lung carcinoma A 549 cellsInhibition of 8-oxo-Gua base excision repair activity and hOGG1 expression[21] (2002)
As (arsenic trioxide, sodium arsenite, sodium arsenate)Mouse nonparenchymal hepatocyte NCTCFragmentation of mOGG1[24] (2006)
Cd (Cadmium chloride)Testis of Sprague-Dawley rat (♂, 8-week-old)Inhibition of 8-oxo-Gua base excision repair activity[20] (1997)
Cd (Cadmium acetate)Testis of F344/NCr rat (♂, 6-7-week-old)Inhibition of 8-oxo-dGTPase activity[23] (1999)
Cd (Cd aerosol for rats, Cadmium chloride for cultured cells)Lung of Lewis rat (♂, 185 ± 5 g), Adult rat lung epithelial cell lineDown-regulation of hOGG1[30] (2003)
Cd (Cadmium chloride)Human fibroblast GM00637, HeLa S3 cellDown-regulation of hOGG1[22] (2005)
Cd (Cadmium chloride)TM3 cell (mouse testicular Leydig cell line)Down-regulation of OGG1 and MUTYH[25] (2009)
Cr (Sodium dichromate)Human lung carcinoma A 549 cellsDown-regulation of hOGG1[26] (2002)
Cr (Sodium dichromate)White blood cells of healthy adult volunteers ( )Decrease in Ser326Cys OGG1 activity[27] (2005)
Mn (Manganese chloride)PC12-derived neuronal cellsDecrease in OGG1 activity[28] (2004)
Pb (Lead acetate)Brain of timed-pregnant Long-Evans ratDecrease in OGG1 activity up to 12 months of age and increase between 12 and 20 months of age[29] (2006)