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Metabolites of Tobacco- and E-Cigarette-Related Nitrosamines Can Drive Cu2+-Mediated DNA Oxidation

Journal Article · · Chemical Research in Toxicology
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [2];  [4];  [5]
  1. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Univ of Connecticut
  2. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
  3. Dublin City Univ. (Ireland)
  4. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Inst. of Material Science, Storrs, CT (United States)
  5. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Inst. of Material Science, Storrs, CT (United States); UConn Health, Farmington, CT (United States); National Univ. of Ireland at Galway (Ireland)

Nitrosamine metabolites resulting from cigarette smoking and E-cigarette (E-cig) vaping cause DNA damage that can lead to genotoxicity. While DNA adducts of metabolites of nitrosamines 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) are well-known tobacco-related cancer biomarkers, only a few studies implicate NNN and NNK in DNA oxidation in humans. NNK and NNN were found in the urine of E-cigarette users who never smoked cigarettes. This paper proposes the first chemical pathways of DNA oxidation driven by NNK and NNN metabolites in redox reactions with Cu2+ and NADPH leading to reactive oxygen species (ROS). A microfluidic array with thin films of DNA and metabolic enzymes that make metabolites of NNN and NNK in the presence of Cu2+ and NADPH was used to estimate relative rates of DNA oxidation. Detection by electrochemiluminescence (ECL) employed a new ECL dye [Os(tpy-benz-COOH)2]2+ that is selective for and sensitive to the primary DNA oxidation product 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) in DNA. Enzyme–DNA films on magnetic beads were used to produce nitrosamine metabolites that enter ROS-forming redox cycles with Cu2+ and NADPH, and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) was used to quantify 8-oxodG and identify metabolites. ROS were detected by optical sensors. Metabolites of NNK and NNN + Cu2+ + NADPH generated relatively high rates of DNA oxidation. Lung is the exposure route in smoking and vaping, human lung tissue contains Cu2+ and NADPH, and lung microsomal enzymes gave the highest rates of DNA oxidation in this study. Furthermore, E-cigarette vapor contains 6-fold more copper than that in cigarette smoke, which could exacerbate DNA oxidation.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13622
OSTI ID:
1837950
Journal Information:
Chemical Research in Toxicology, Journal Name: Chemical Research in Toxicology Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 33; ISSN 0893-228X
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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