Genomic health status assessed by a cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome assay in a healthy middle-aged Korean population. 2017

Nan Young Cho, and Kyung Woon Kim, and Kyoung Kon Kim
Department of Family Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774 beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: narashya@hanmail.net.

The aim of this study was to determine the typical incidence of micronuclei (MNi) in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of healthy middle-aged Koreans using the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome (CBMN-Cyt) assay. Non-smoking, low-risk alcohol-drinking healthy Korean men and women aged 30 to 59 years were recruited. Participants were divided into three groups according to age, i.e., 30 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 to 59 years. Fifty participants were included in each age group, for a total of 300 participants. DNA damage was measured based on the number of binucleated (BN) cells with MNi, nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs), and nuclear buds (NBUDs) using the CBMN-Cyt assay. The frequencies of BN cells with MNi in men were 14.0±4.9 (mean±SD) in 30-39year olds, 20.0±6.1 in 40-49year olds, and 21.7±7.6 in 50-59year olds. In women, they were 19.7±7.1 in 30-39year olds, 28.7±11.2 in 40-49year olds, and 31.9±12.9 in 50-59year olds. MNi and NPBs scores were higher in females than in males. The elder groups showed higher MNi frequencies for both genders, and the NPB frequency was higher in elder groups than younger groups, but only for males. Based on a regression analysis of the CBMN-Cyt parameters, MNi frequencies showed a positive relationship with age for both genders. BMI and blood vitamin B concentration were not significantly associated with CBMN-Cyt parameters, except vitamin B6 levels, which were positively associated with MNi scores in males. These results provide the standard frequencies of MNi, NPBs, and NBUDs in peripheral blood lymphocytes in middle-aged Korean individuals with healthy lifestyles. In this group, CBMN-Cyt assay parameters varied according to gender and age; however, BMI and micronutrient levels were not significantly associated with assay parameters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D004435 Eating The consumption of edible substances. Dietary Intake,Feed Intake,Food Intake,Macronutrient Intake,Micronutrient Intake,Nutrient Intake,Nutritional Intake,Ingestion,Dietary Intakes,Feed Intakes,Intake, Dietary,Intake, Feed,Intake, Food,Intake, Macronutrient,Intake, Micronutrient,Intake, Nutrient,Intake, Nutritional,Macronutrient Intakes,Micronutrient Intakes,Nutrient Intakes,Nutritional Intakes
D005260 Female Females
D006304 Health Status The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures. General Health,General Health Level,General Health Status,Level of Health,Overall Health,Overall Health Status,General Health Levels,Health Level,Health Level, General,Health Levels,Health Status, General,Health Status, Overall,Health, General,Health, Overall,Level, General Health,Levels, General Health,Status, General Health,Status, Health,Status, Overall Health
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D048749 Cytokinesis The process by which the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided. Cytoplasmic Division,Cytokineses,Cytoplasmic Divisions,Division, Cytoplasmic,Divisions, Cytoplasmic
D056910 Republic of Korea The capital is Seoul. The country, established September 9, 1948, is located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Its northern border is shared with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Korea, Republic of,South Korea
D023281 Genomics The systematic study of the complete DNA sequences (GENOME) of organisms. Included is construction of complete genetic, physical, and transcript maps, and the analysis of this structural genomic information on a global scale such as in GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES. Functional Genomics,Structural Genomics,Comparative Genomics,Genomics, Comparative,Genomics, Functional,Genomics, Structural

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