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    Rights statement: This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Toxicology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Toxicology, 335, 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2015.07.001

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Distinguishing nuclei-specific benzo[a]pyrene-induced effects from whole-cell alterations in MCF-7 cells using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/09/2015
<mark>Journal</mark>Toxicology
Volume335
Number of pages8
Pages (from-to)27-34
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date3/07/15
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Exposure to chemicals such as benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) can generate intracellular toxic mechanisms. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a novel approach that allows the non-destructive analysis of underlying chemical bond alterations in patho-physiological processes. This study set out to examine whether B[a]P-induced whole cell alterations could be distinguished from effects on nuclei of exposed cells. Using attenuated total reflection FTIR (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, alterations in nuclei isolated from B[a]P-treated MCF-7 cells concentrated either in G0/G1- or S-phase were observed. B[a]P-induced effects in whole-cells included alterations to lipids, DNA and protein spectral regions. Absorbance areas for protein and DNA/RNA regions in B[a]P-treated whole cells differed significantly (P<0.0001) from vehicle controls and these observations correlated with alterations noted in isolated nuclei. Our findings provide evidence that FTIR spectroscopy has the ability to identify specific chemical-induced alterations.

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This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Toxicology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Toxicology, 335, 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2015.07.001