Formation of DNA adducts and mechanism of mutagenesis induced by nanomaterials

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Nanomaterials are useful owing to their characteristic properties and are commonly used in various fields. Nanosized magnetite (MGT) is widely utilized in medicinal and industrial fields; however, their toxicological properties are not well studied. In our previous study, we found that DNA damage analyzed by the comet assay of the lungs of ICR mice intratracheally instilled with a single dose of MGT at 0.05 or 0.2 mg/animal was approximately two- to three-fold greater than that of vehicle-instilled ICR mice. In this study, a comprehensive DNA adduct analysis (DNA adductome) revealed that a broad array of DNA adducts, including etheno-dA and heptanone-etheno-dC, were produced and that most of the DNA adducts determined as the major contributors in the MGT-exposed group could be derived from inflammation. These findings suggest that inflammatory responses are probably involved in the genotoxicity induced by MGT in the lungs of mice.