The role of catechols and free radicals in benzene toxicity: An oxidative DNA damage pathway

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 771-780

  Barreto, George ^a   Madureira, Diego ^b   Capani, Francisco ^c   Aon Bertolino, Laura ^c   Saraceno, Ezequiel ^c   Alvarez Giraldez, Lisandro Diego ^b  

^a INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benzene; Catechol; DNA damage; Reactive oxygen species; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

1,2,4 BENZENETRIOL; 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; BENZENE; BENZOQUINONE; CATECHOL; FREE RADICAL; HYDROQUINONE; PHENOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEMIQUINONE; SINGLET OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADENOCARCINOMA; AUTOOXIDATION; BLOOD TOXICITY; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DAMAGE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FORESTOMACH; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAPILLOMA; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; CATECHOLS; DNA DAMAGE; FREE RADICALS; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 73249129740     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.20500     Document Type: Review

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