The Benzene Metabolites Hydroquinone and Catechol Act in Synergy to Induce Dose-Dependent Hypoploidy and -5q31 in a Human Cell Line
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Leukemia & Lymphoma
- Vol. 35 (3-4) , 269-281
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10428199909145730
Abstract
Chronic exposure to high concentrations of benzene is associated with an increased incidence of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Studies of patients occupationally exposed to benzene show a pattern of cytogenetic aberrations involving loss of all or part of chromosomes 5 and/or 7 as well as trisomy 8 and we have previously reported that hydroquinone (HQ) induces deletions of 5, 7 and 8. Benzene metabolism is a requirement for bone marrow toxicity and the phenolic metabolites, HQ and catechol (CAT), have been implicated in benzene hematotoxicity. A research project was designed to determine whether CAT by itself and in conjunction with HQ could directly induce loss of chromosome 5 and/or 7 and gain of chromosome 8. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization with chromosome-specific 5, 7, and 8 probes we demonstrate that 5 to 150 uM CAT does not produce chromosomal aberrations, however CAT and 25 uM HQ can act in synergy to induce dose dependent loss of these chromosomes. In addition HQ/CAT selectively induces -5q which is not observed for HQ only. These results demonstrate for the first time that CAT/HQ act in synergy to induce specific chromosome loss found in secondary MDS/AML.Keywords
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