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Effect of cholesterol feeding on DNA damage in male and female Syrian hamsters. 1999

E Turley, and N C Armstrong, and J M Wallace, and W S Gilmore, and V J McKelvey-Martin, and J M Allen, and J J Strain
Northern Ireland Centre for Diet and Health, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK. e.turley@ulst.ac.uk

Cholesterol oxides are cytotoxic and have been implicated in many disease processes; however, it has been proposed that cholesterol oxides result from cholesterol acting as a sacrificial antioxidant. In this study, the effect of dietary cholesterol on DNA damage, assessed by the alkaline comet assay, was examined in male and female Syrian hamsters. Animals were fed ad libitum a modified AIN-76 diet (control) or a diet with 0.5% cholesterol for 10 weeks. Following the 10-week feeding period, there was no significant difference in body weight between cholesterol-fed and control animals. Cholesterol feeding resulted in significant liver hypertrophy, and increased plasma total and HDL cholesterol in both male and female animals compared with controls. There was no difference in liver cell DNA damage levels as measured by the comet assay. Heart cells from cholesterol-fed hamsters, however, showed a significant decrease in tail DNA (p = 0.050) indicating decreased damage compared with controls and a possible protective effect of cholesterol against DNA damage.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008055 Lipids A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Lipid
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008647 Mesocricetus A genus in the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae. One species, Mesocricetus auratus or golden hamster is widely used in biomedical research. Hamsters, Golden,Hamsters, Golden Syrian,Hamsters, Syrian,Mesocricetus auratus,Syrian Golden Hamster,Syrian Hamster,Golden Hamster,Golden Hamster, Syrian,Golden Hamsters,Golden Syrian Hamsters,Hamster, Golden,Hamster, Syrian,Hamster, Syrian Golden,Syrian Hamsters
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002791 Cholesterol, Dietary Cholesterol present in food, especially in animal products. Dietary Cholesterol
D004032 Diet Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal. Diets
D004249 DNA Damage Injuries to DNA that introduce deviations from its normal, intact structure and which may, if left unrepaired, result in a MUTATION or a block of DNA REPLICATION. These deviations may be caused by physical or chemical agents and occur by natural or unnatural, introduced circumstances. They include the introduction of illegitimate bases during replication or by deamination or other modification of bases; the loss of a base from the DNA backbone leaving an abasic site; single-strand breaks; double strand breaks; and intrastrand (PYRIMIDINE DIMERS) or interstrand crosslinking. Damage can often be repaired (DNA REPAIR). If the damage is extensive, it can induce APOPTOSIS. DNA Injury,DNA Lesion,DNA Lesions,Genotoxic Stress,Stress, Genotoxic,Injury, DNA,DNA Injuries

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