Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers

Arsenic exposure alters redox balance, induces DNA damage, and deregulates many genes. OGG1 gene involved in base repair mechanism, for excision of 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) from DNA formed as a result of accumulation of ROS in cell. HPRT gene encode transferase enzymes involved in purine recycling mech...

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Main Authors: Zertashia Akram, Ishrat Mahjabeen, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Fahim, Mahmood Akhter Kayani, Lulu Fatima, Malik Waqar Ahmad, Sarwat Jahan, Tayyaba Afsar, Ali Almajwal, Nawaf W. Alruwaili, Iftikhar Ali Khawar, Suhail Razak
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9524634/?tool=EBI
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author Zertashia Akram
Ishrat Mahjabeen
Muhammad Umair
Muhammad Fahim
Mahmood Akhter Kayani
Lulu Fatima
Malik Waqar Ahmad
Sarwat Jahan
Tayyaba Afsar
Ali Almajwal
Nawaf W. Alruwaili
Iftikhar Ali Khawar
Suhail Razak
author_facet Zertashia Akram
Ishrat Mahjabeen
Muhammad Umair
Muhammad Fahim
Mahmood Akhter Kayani
Lulu Fatima
Malik Waqar Ahmad
Sarwat Jahan
Tayyaba Afsar
Ali Almajwal
Nawaf W. Alruwaili
Iftikhar Ali Khawar
Suhail Razak
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description Arsenic exposure alters redox balance, induces DNA damage, and deregulates many genes. OGG1 gene involved in base repair mechanism, for excision of 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) from DNA formed as a result of accumulation of ROS in cell. HPRT gene encode transferase enzymes involved in purine recycling mechanism. The main focus of the study was to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage of industrial workers. Blood samples of 300 occupational workers were collected from welding, brick kiln, furniture, pesticide, and paint industry (n = 60/industry) to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage in blood cells by comet assay along with age and gender matched 300 control individuals. Blood arsenic content was higher (P<0.001) in an industrial group compared to the control. OGG1 and HPRT expression were (P<0.05) downregulated in exposed workers compared to controls. Spearman correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between HPRT vs OGG1 (P< 0.0001) in exposed workers compared to controls. Altered expression of both genes was observed between workers with <25years and >25years of age as well as between workers with <10years and >10year exposure. Reduced expression (P<0.05) of both genes and a high extent of DNA damage was evident in exposed smokers compared to respective non-smokers. DNA fragmentation was higher (P<0.05) in the furniture, welding and brick kiln group compared to control, and other industries. The present study suggests that altered expression of OGG1 and HPRT gene induce oxidative stress, showed a negative impact on the recycling of purines leading to DNA damage which increase the vulnerability of workers to carcinogenicity.
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spelling doaj.art-fd6bac21042642159b9ce307682100062022-12-22T03:49:45ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01179Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workersZertashia AkramIshrat MahjabeenMuhammad UmairMuhammad FahimMahmood Akhter KayaniLulu FatimaMalik Waqar AhmadSarwat JahanTayyaba AfsarAli AlmajwalNawaf W. AlruwailiIftikhar Ali KhawarSuhail RazakArsenic exposure alters redox balance, induces DNA damage, and deregulates many genes. OGG1 gene involved in base repair mechanism, for excision of 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) from DNA formed as a result of accumulation of ROS in cell. HPRT gene encode transferase enzymes involved in purine recycling mechanism. The main focus of the study was to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage of industrial workers. Blood samples of 300 occupational workers were collected from welding, brick kiln, furniture, pesticide, and paint industry (n = 60/industry) to evaluate the expression variation in HPRT, OGG1 gene expression, and DNA damage in blood cells by comet assay along with age and gender matched 300 control individuals. Blood arsenic content was higher (P<0.001) in an industrial group compared to the control. OGG1 and HPRT expression were (P<0.05) downregulated in exposed workers compared to controls. Spearman correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation between HPRT vs OGG1 (P< 0.0001) in exposed workers compared to controls. Altered expression of both genes was observed between workers with <25years and >25years of age as well as between workers with <10years and >10year exposure. Reduced expression (P<0.05) of both genes and a high extent of DNA damage was evident in exposed smokers compared to respective non-smokers. DNA fragmentation was higher (P<0.05) in the furniture, welding and brick kiln group compared to control, and other industries. The present study suggests that altered expression of OGG1 and HPRT gene induce oxidative stress, showed a negative impact on the recycling of purines leading to DNA damage which increase the vulnerability of workers to carcinogenicity.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9524634/?tool=EBI
spellingShingle Zertashia Akram
Ishrat Mahjabeen
Muhammad Umair
Muhammad Fahim
Mahmood Akhter Kayani
Lulu Fatima
Malik Waqar Ahmad
Sarwat Jahan
Tayyaba Afsar
Ali Almajwal
Nawaf W. Alruwaili
Iftikhar Ali Khawar
Suhail Razak
Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
PLoS ONE
title Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
title_full Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
title_fullStr Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
title_full_unstemmed Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
title_short Expression variation of OGG1 and HPRT gene and DNA damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
title_sort expression variation of ogg1 and hprt gene and dna damage in arsenic exposed industrial workers
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9524634/?tool=EBI
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