NAC ameliorates dental composite-induced DNA double-strand breaks and chromatin condensation

Styllou, Panorea; Styllou, Marianthi; Nickel, Reinhard; Högg, Christof; Reichl, Franz Xaver und Scherthan, Harry (2017): NAC ameliorates dental composite-induced DNA double-strand breaks and chromatin condensation. In: Dental Materials Journal, Vol. 36, No. 5: pp. 638-646

Abstract

Released (co)monomers from dental composite components can induce DNA damage of which DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) threaten genome integrity. Here, we tested whether the administration of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is able to reduce the dental composite-induced DSBs in primary human gingiva fibroblasts. The dental composites Bis-GMA (bisphenol-Aglycerolate dimethacrylate), GlVIA (glycidyl methacrylate), HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and TEGDMA (triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate) were found to induce co-localizing microscopic nuclear foci numbers of the DSB markers gamma-H2AX and 53BP1 per cell in the order: GMA>Bis-GMA>TEGDMA>HEMA. Supplementation of (co)monomer-containing culture medium with NAC led to a significant reduction of resin-induced DSBs as well as to an amelioration of dental monomer-induced nuclear chromatin condensation in gingival fibroblasts. Thus, antioxidant treatment can reduce radical-induced chromatin and DNA damage and open avenues to mitigate genotoxic effects of dental composite compounds.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 0287-4547
• Language: English