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UVA Photoirradiation of Nitro-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons—Induction of Reactive Oxygen Species and Formation of Lipid Peroxides †

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  • Qingsu Xia

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Jun-Jie Yin

    (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD 20740, USA)

  • Yuewei Zhao

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Yuh-Sen Wu

    (Hung Kuang University, Sha-Lu, Taichung, 443, Taiwan)

  • Yu-Qui Wang

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Liang Ma

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Shoujun Chen

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA)

  • Xin Sun

    (National Institute of Occupational Health and Poisoning Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China)

  • Peter P. Fu

    (National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA
    This article is not an official guidance or policy statement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). No official support or endorsement by the U.S. FDA is intended or should be inferred.)

  • Hongtao Yu

    (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA)

Abstract

Nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are a class of genotoxic environmental contaminants. We have long been interested in determining the mechanisms by which nitro-PAHs induce genotoxicity. Although the metabolic activation of nitro-PAHs leading to toxicological activities has been well studied, the photo-induced activation of nitro-PAHs has seldom been reported. In this paper, we report photo-induced lipid peroxidation by 19 nitro-PAHs. The results indicated that all but two of the nitro-PAHs can induce lipid peroxidation. Mechanistic studies suggest that lipid peroxidation by nitro-PAHs is mediated by free radicals generated in the reaction. There was no structural correlation between the nitro-PAHs and their ability to induce lipid peroxidation upon UVA irradiation, or between the HOMO-LUMO gap and the ability to cause lipid peroxidation. Most of the nitro-PAHs are less potent in terms of causing lipid peroxidation than their parent PAHs. The lack of correlation is attributed to the complex photophysics and photochemistry of the nitro-PAHs and the yield of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and other factors.

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  • Qingsu Xia & Jun-Jie Yin & Yuewei Zhao & Yuh-Sen Wu & Yu-Qui Wang & Liang Ma & Shoujun Chen & Xin Sun & Peter P. Fu & Hongtao Yu, 2013. "UVA Photoirradiation of Nitro-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons—Induction of Reactive Oxygen Species and Formation of Lipid Peroxides †," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-23, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:3:p:1062-1084:d:24276
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