23 research outputs found
Procjena genotoksiÄnih uÄinaka irinotekana i cisplatina na zdrave miÅ”je stanice primjenom alkalnog komet testa
The purpose of cytostatic agents is to act exclusively upon tumor cells, and to inhibit growth or induce tumor cell death by impairing their cell cycle progression. However, the majority of these agents are not specific in their action, and subsequently produce toxic effects on healthy tissues causing significant adverse events in both patients and health professionals exposed to these drugs. Various cytogenetic and molecular biology assays play an important role in the assessment of genotoxic effects related to antineoplastic drugs. Within a short period after exposure to a potentially genotoxic agent, these assays are able to assess the level of cellular DNA damage and/or to monitor the dynamics of DNA repair. Sensitive techniques, such as alkaline comet assay, are of special importance in the detection of primary DNA damage occurring in individual cells regardless of the cell cycle phase. The aim of the study was to assess and compare DNA damage that irinotecan and cisplatin induce in peripheral leukocytes, and normal kidney, liver and brain cells of Swiss albino mice. The results show that both cytostatics produce statistically significant DNA damage in normal cells compared to the control group. Compared to irinotecan, cisplatin has a significantly more potent genotoxic effect on these cells, which may be attributed to various mechanisms of action of the studied drugs.Po svojoj namjeni citostatici bi trebali djelovati iskljuÄivo na tumorske stanice, te naruÅ”avanjem njihovog staniÄnog ciklusa sprijeÄiti rast ili izazvati smrt tih stanica. MeÄutim, veÄina ovih lijekova je u svom djelovanju nespecifiÄna, zbog Äega se toksiÄne posljedice odražavaju i na stanicama zdravih tkiva, a rezultat toga su znaÄajne nuspojave u bolesnika i osoba koje su profesionalno izložene tim lijekovima. U procjeni genotoksiÄnih uÄinaka antineoplastiÄnih lijekova znaÄajnu ulogu imaju razliÄiti citogenetiÄni i molekularno-bioloÅ”ki testovi. PomoÄu njih u kratkom vremenskom razdoblju nakon izlaganja nekom potencijalno genotoksiÄnom agensu, možemo procijeniti razinu oÅ”teÄenja staniÄne DNA i/ili pratiti dinamiku njenog popravka. Posebnu važnost imaju tehnike poput alkalnog komet testa koje omoguÄavaju osjetljivo otkrivanje primarnih oÅ”teÄenja DNA u pojedinaÄnim stanicama, neovisno o fazi staniÄnog ciklusa. Cilj naÅ”eg istraživanja je bio ustanoviti i usporediti oÅ”teÄenja DNA koja izazivaju irinotekan i cisplatina na leukocitima periferne krvi, na zdravim stanicama bubrega, jetre i mozga Swiss albino miÅ”eva. Sukladno rezultatima istraživanja oba citostatika dovode do statistiÄki znaÄajnih oÅ”teÄenja DNA spomenutih zdravih stanica u odnosu na kontrolnu skupinu. MeÄusobno usporeÄujuÄi irinotekan i cisplatinu možemo zamijetiti da cisplatina ima statistiÄki znaÄajno jaÄi genotoksiÄni uÄinak od irinotekana na spomenute stanice, Å”to pripisujemo razliÄitim mehanizmima djelovanja promatranih citostatika
Interakcija inhalacijskih anestetika i citostatika
Inhaled anesthetics are often used for inducing or maintaining anesthesia in cancer patients as the length and complexity of the surgical procedure cannot be predicted for it depends on intraoperative surgical and pathohistological findings, and as often as not requires repeated operations for removal or reduction of the primary tumor, regional metastases, recurrence, pathological fractures, or surgery complications. These are easily volatile liquids that enter the body through inhalation, and then, by diffusion through the aleveolocapillary membrane, they are transferred into the blood stream to be transported to all other organs and the central nervous system. Most of the inhaled anesthetics are eliminated from the body through respiration; a portion of them, however, metabolizes in the liver via the cytochrome P450 oxidase family and is excreted via the kidneys, so the issue of their toxicity has always attracted a considerable interest from investigators. Cancer patients receiving cytostatic agents during the perioperative period increase in number every day. Aside from their planned surgery, cancer patients receiving cytostatics also undergo emergency surgery either for their disease complication or for another reason. It is important to understand the pharmacology of cytostatics, their interaction with anesthetics, pharmacokinetics and toxic reactions. Cytostatics and general anesthetics act immunosuppressively and thus compromise the patientās immune status. In addition, cytostatics depress the myocardium and damage lung function, which can cause serious problems during anesthesia. Each anesthesia as well as each surgery produce stress on the body, and the anesthetics themselves alter the cell immunity so the patients receiving cytostatics during their perioperative period can experience serious general and organ-specific side effects. It would be worth knowing whether any of the most commonly used anesthetics today show an advantage in treating patients withcancer, especially patients receiving chemotherapy, and whether the inhaled anesthetics combined with cytostatics increase, enhance or even suppress the individual effect on various types of cells, above all on tumor cells that can become resistant to therapy for developing the so-called āmultidrug resistanceā.Inhalacijski anestetici Äesto se primjenjuju za uvod u anesteziju ili za održavanje anestezije kod onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika zbog toga Å”to se kod uvoda u anesteziju dužina i opseg operacijskog zahvata Äesto ne mogu predvidjeti i ovise o intraoperacijskom kirurÅ”kom i patohistoloÅ”kom nalazu, a nerijetko su potrebne ponavljane operacije zbog uklanjanja ili redukcije primarnog tumora, regionalnih metastaza, recidiva bolesti, udaljenih metastaza, patoloÅ”kih fraktura ili zbog komplikacija same operacije. To su lako hlapljive tekuÄine koje u organizam ulaze udisanjem, a zatim difuzijom kroz alveolokapilarnu membranu prelaze u krvotok, krvotokom se dopremaju do svih ostalih organa i do srediÅ”njeg živÄanog sustava. VeÄi dio inhaliranih anestetika se eliminira iz organizma respiracijom, me|utim jedan dio metabolizira se u jetri putem obitelji citokrom oksidaza P450 i izluÄuje putem bubrega te je pitanje njihove toksiÄnosti oduvijek izazivalo veliki interes istraživaÄa. Svakodnevno se poveÄava broj onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika koji u periperacijskom periodu primaju citostatike. Osim planiranih operacijskih zahvata onkoloÅ”ki bolesnici koji primaju citostatike podvrgavaju se i hitnim operacijskim zahvatima, bilo zbog komplikacija bolesti ili zbog nekog drugog razloga. Važno je razumjeti farmakologiju citostatika, interakciju s anesteticima, farmakokinetiku i toksiÄne reakcije. Citostatici i opÄi anestetici djeluju imunosupresivno na bolesnika te kompromitiraju njegov imunoloÅ”ki status. Osim toga, citostatici deprimiraju miokard i oÅ”teÄuju pluÄnu funkciju, Å”to može izazvati ozbiljne probleme u anesteziji. Svaka anestezija i operacija predstavlja stres za organizam, a sami anestetici mijenjaju staniÄnu imunost, te bolesnici koji primaju citostatike u perioperacijskom periodu mogu imati ozbiljne opÄe i organ specifiÄne nuspojave. Bilo bi dobro znati ima li neki od danas najÄeÅ”Äe upotrebljavanih anestetika prednost u primjeni kod onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika, osobito ako ti bolesnici primaju citostatike te da li inhalacijski anestetici i citostatici u kombinaciji poveÄavaju, potenciraju ili Äak suprimiraju pojedinaÄni uÄinak na razliÄite vrste stanica, osobito tumorskih stanica koje mogu postati rezistentne na terapiju zbog tzv. āmultidrug resistanceā
Interakcija inhalacijskih anestetika i citostatika
Inhaled anesthetics are often used for inducing or maintaining anesthesia in cancer patients as the length and complexity of the surgical procedure cannot be predicted for it depends on intraoperative surgical and pathohistological findings, and as often as not requires repeated operations for removal or reduction of the primary tumor, regional metastases, recurrence, pathological fractures, or surgery complications. These are easily volatile liquids that enter the body through inhalation, and then, by diffusion through the aleveolocapillary membrane, they are transferred into the blood stream to be transported to all other organs and the central nervous system. Most of the inhaled anesthetics are eliminated from the body through respiration; a portion of them, however, metabolizes in the liver via the cytochrome P450 oxidase family and is excreted via the kidneys, so the issue of their toxicity has always attracted a considerable interest from investigators. Cancer patients receiving cytostatic agents during the perioperative period increase in number every day. Aside from their planned surgery, cancer patients receiving cytostatics also undergo emergency surgery either for their disease complication or for another reason. It is important to understand the pharmacology of cytostatics, their interaction with anesthetics, pharmacokinetics and toxic reactions. Cytostatics and general anesthetics act immunosuppressively and thus compromise the patientās immune status. In addition, cytostatics depress the myocardium and damage lung function, which can cause serious problems during anesthesia. Each anesthesia as well as each surgery produce stress on the body, and the anesthetics themselves alter the cell immunity so the patients receiving cytostatics during their perioperative period can experience serious general and organ-specific side effects. It would be worth knowing whether any of the most commonly used anesthetics today show an advantage in treating patients withcancer, especially patients receiving chemotherapy, and whether the inhaled anesthetics combined with cytostatics increase, enhance or even suppress the individual effect on various types of cells, above all on tumor cells that can become resistant to therapy for developing the so-called āmultidrug resistanceā.Inhalacijski anestetici Äesto se primjenjuju za uvod u anesteziju ili za održavanje anestezije kod onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika zbog toga Å”to se kod uvoda u anesteziju dužina i opseg operacijskog zahvata Äesto ne mogu predvidjeti i ovise o intraoperacijskom kirurÅ”kom i patohistoloÅ”kom nalazu, a nerijetko su potrebne ponavljane operacije zbog uklanjanja ili redukcije primarnog tumora, regionalnih metastaza, recidiva bolesti, udaljenih metastaza, patoloÅ”kih fraktura ili zbog komplikacija same operacije. To su lako hlapljive tekuÄine koje u organizam ulaze udisanjem, a zatim difuzijom kroz alveolokapilarnu membranu prelaze u krvotok, krvotokom se dopremaju do svih ostalih organa i do srediÅ”njeg živÄanog sustava. VeÄi dio inhaliranih anestetika se eliminira iz organizma respiracijom, me|utim jedan dio metabolizira se u jetri putem obitelji citokrom oksidaza P450 i izluÄuje putem bubrega te je pitanje njihove toksiÄnosti oduvijek izazivalo veliki interes istraživaÄa. Svakodnevno se poveÄava broj onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika koji u periperacijskom periodu primaju citostatike. Osim planiranih operacijskih zahvata onkoloÅ”ki bolesnici koji primaju citostatike podvrgavaju se i hitnim operacijskim zahvatima, bilo zbog komplikacija bolesti ili zbog nekog drugog razloga. Važno je razumjeti farmakologiju citostatika, interakciju s anesteticima, farmakokinetiku i toksiÄne reakcije. Citostatici i opÄi anestetici djeluju imunosupresivno na bolesnika te kompromitiraju njegov imunoloÅ”ki status. Osim toga, citostatici deprimiraju miokard i oÅ”teÄuju pluÄnu funkciju, Å”to može izazvati ozbiljne probleme u anesteziji. Svaka anestezija i operacija predstavlja stres za organizam, a sami anestetici mijenjaju staniÄnu imunost, te bolesnici koji primaju citostatike u perioperacijskom periodu mogu imati ozbiljne opÄe i organ specifiÄne nuspojave. Bilo bi dobro znati ima li neki od danas najÄeÅ”Äe upotrebljavanih anestetika prednost u primjeni kod onkoloÅ”kih bolesnika, osobito ako ti bolesnici primaju citostatike te da li inhalacijski anestetici i citostatici u kombinaciji poveÄavaju, potenciraju ili Äak suprimiraju pojedinaÄni uÄinak na razliÄite vrste stanica, osobito tumorskih stanica koje mogu postati rezistentne na terapiju zbog tzv. āmultidrug resistanceā
RazliÄiti uÄinci samih hlapljivih anestetika ili u kombinaciji s gama-zraÄenjem od 1 i 2 Gy in vivo na DNA miÅ”je jetre: preliminarno istraživanje
As the number of radiotherapy and radiology diagnostic procedures increases from year to year, so does the use of general volatile anaesthesia (VA). Although considered safe, VA exposure can cause different adverse effects and, in combination with ionising radiation (IR), can also cause synergistic effects. However, little is known about DNA damage incurred by this combination at doses applied in a single radiotherapy treatment. To learn more about it, we assessed DNA damage and repair response in the liver tissue of Swiss albino male mice following exposure to isoflurane (I), sevoflurane (S), or halothane (H) alone or in combination with 1 or 2 Gy irradiation using the comet assay. Samples were taken immediately (0 h) and 2, 6, and 24 h after exposure. Compared to control, the highest DNA damage was found in mice receiving halothane alone or in combination with 1 or 2 Gy IR treatments. Sevoflurane and isoflurane displayed protective effects against 1 Gy IR, while with 2 Gy IR the first adverse effects appeared at 24 h post-exposure. Although VA effects depend on liver metabolism, the detection of unrepaired DNA damage 24 h after combined exposure with 2 Gy IR indicates that we need to look further into the combined effects of VA and IR on genome stability and include a longer time frame than 24 h for single exposure as well as repeated exposure as a more realistic scenario in radiotherapy treatment.Kako se broj radioterapijskih i radioloÅ”kih dijagnostiÄkih postupaka iz godine u godinu poveÄava, tako raste i primjena hlapljivih anestetika za opÄu anesteziju. Iako se smatralo sigurnim, izlaganje hlapljivim anesteticima može izazvati razliÄite Å”tetne uÄinke, a u kombinaciji s ionizirajuÄim zraÄenjem može izazvati i sinergijske uÄinke. MeÄutim, malo se zna o oÅ”teÄenju DNA koje uzrokuje ova kombinacija u dozama primijenjenima u jednom izlaganju u radioterapiji. Kako bismo saznali viÅ”e o tome, alkalnim komet-testom analizirali smo oÅ”teÄenje DNA i odgovor na popravak u jetrenom tkivu muÅ”kih Swiss albino miÅ”eva nakon izlaganja samo izofluranu, sevofluranu ili halotanu, odnosno u kombinaciji sa zraÄenjem od 1 ili 2 Gy. Uzorci su uzeti odmah (0 h) te 2, 6 i 24 sata nakon izlaganja. U usporedbi s kontrolom, najveÄa oÅ”teÄenja DNA utvrÄena su u miÅ”eva koji su primili halotan, sam ili u kombinaciji sa zraÄenjem od 1 ili 2 Gy. Sevofluran i izofluran pokazali su zaÅ”titne uÄinke nakon izlaganja zraÄenju od 1 Gy, a pri 2 Gy prve nuspojave pojavile su se 24 sata nakon izlaganja. Iako uÄinci hlapljivih anestetika ovise o metabolizmu jetre, otkrivanje nepopravljenog oÅ”teÄenja DNA 24 sata nakon kombinirane izloženosti sa zraÄenjem od 2 Gy upuÄuje na to da trebamo nastaviti istraživati kombinirane uÄinke hlapljivih anestetika i ionizirajuÄega zraÄenja na stabilnost genoma i obuhvatiti Å”ire razdoblje nakon jednokratne izloženosti (duže od 24 sata). TakoÄer treba obuhvatiti viÅ”ekratna izlaganja kao realistiÄniji scenarij u lijeÄenju radioterapijom
Effectivity of flavonoids on animal model psoriasis ā thermographic evaluation
Background and purpose: Psoriasiform lesions are characterized by hyperproliferation and aberrant differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes, accompanied by inflammation, leading to a disrupted skin barrier with an abnormal stratum corneum. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etiopathogenesis has not yet been fully resolved, and therefore there is no standardized therapeutical approach. This study examined the possible positive effects of propolis and its polyphenolic/flavonoid compounds on animal
model psoriasis, induced by the Di-n-Propyl Disulfide iritant (PPD),
and the possibility to assess usefulness of thermography in psoriatic lesion regression.
Material and methods: We monitored the inflammation process by
monitoring the total number of inflammatory cells in peritoneal cavity,
macrophage spreading index and thermographic scanning. Thermographic is scanning an effective and simplemethod which reproducibly records thermographic images of the examined area. The tested animals were divided into sixteen groups and locally processed during five days with PPD, water and ethanolic extract (WSDP or EEP) of propolis preparations and flavonoids
(Epigallocatechin 3-gallate, Quercetin, Chrisin, Curcumin).
Results: The results of thermal imaging showed no statistically significant differences in temperature changes on skin locuses of psoriasis formed lesions among the examined groups. The total number of inflammatory cells in peritoneal cavity and the macrophage spreading index were reduced in psoriatic mice treated with test components.
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that topical application of propolis and the flavonoids present in propolis may improve psoriatic-like skin lesions by suppressing functional activity of macrophages and ROS production. Taken toghether, it is suggested that propolis and flavonoids offer some protection against psoriatic complications through their roles as inhibitors of inflammation and as free radical scavengers. Thermal imaging was realistic, and can be applicable in examining the inflammatory process in psoriasis and in evaluating the effectiveness of tested substances
Primjena alkalnog kometnog testa u istraživanju radioprotektivnih uÄinaka alkoholnog ekstrakta propolisa i kvercetina na miÅ”evima ozraÄenim gama-zraÄenjem
The aim of this study was to assess radioprotective effects of quercetin and the ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) in CBA mice exposed to a single radiation dose 4 Gy (60Co). The mice were treated with 100 mg kg-1 quercetin or EEP a day for three consecutive days either before (pre-treatment) or after gamma-irradiation (therapy). Leukocyte count was determined in blood drawn from the tail vein, and DNA damage in leukocytes was assessed using the alkaline comet assay. Genotoxic effects of the test compunds were also evaluated in non-irradiated mice. The levels of radioprotection provided by both test compounds were compared with those established in mice that were given chemical radioprotector S-(2-Aminoethyl)isothiouronium bromide hydrobromide (AET). Mice that received pre-treatment were less sensitive to irradiation. Mice given the post-irradiation therapy showed a slight but not significant increase in total leukocyte count over irradiated negative control. Quercetin showed better protective properties than EEP in both pre-treatment and therapy, and activated a higher number of leukocytes in non-irradiated mice. The alkaline comet assay suggests that both natural compounds, especially when given as pre-treatment, protect against primary leukocyte DNA damage in mice. At tested concentrations, EEP and quercetin were not genotoxic to non-irradiated mice. AET, however, caused a slight but not significant increase in DNA damage. Although the results of this study show the radioprotective potential of the test compounds, further investigation is needed to clarify the underlying protection mechanisms.Na miÅ”evima soja CBA istraženi su radioprotektivni uÄinci alkoholnog ekstrakta propolisa (AEP) i flavonoida kvercetina primijenjenih u obliku predtretmana i terapije usporedo s izlaganjem gama-zraÄenju iz izvora 60Co, doze 4 Gy. Testirane tvari injicirane su miÅ”evima intraperitonealno u dozi od 100 mg kg-1 tijekom tri uzastopna dana. Nakon zavrÅ”etka pokusa u uzorcima krvi ozraÄenih miÅ”eva utvrÄen je ukupni broj leukocita, a razina primarnih oÅ”teÄenja u DNA izmjerena je primjenom alkalnog kometnog testa. Usporedo su istraženi i moguÄi genotoksiÄni uÄinci testiranih tvari na neozraÄenim miÅ”evima. Razine radioprotekcije koju pružaju propolis i kvercetin usporeÄene su sa sintetskim radioprotektorom AET-om (S-(2-aminoetil)izotiouronij bromid hidrobromid). Predtretman miÅ”eva bilo kojim oblikom radioprotektora pridonosi boljem odgovoru na zraÄenje. U miÅ”eva koji su primili radioprotektore u obliku terapije uoÄen je mali porast ukupnog broja leukocita u odnosu na ozraÄenu negativnu kontrolu. Kvercetin je pružio bolju zaÅ”titu od zraÄenja nego AEP, i u predtretmanu i terapiji, a u neozraÄenih miÅ”eva potaknuo je oslobaÄanje veÄeg broja leukocita u odnosu na negativnu kontrolu. Rezultati istraživanja upuÄuju na to da propolis i njegove fl avonoidne sastavnice, osobito ako su primijenjene prije ozraÄivanja, mogu uÄinkovito zaÅ”tititi miÅ”eve od Å”tetnih uÄinaka ionizirajuÄeg zraÄenja i smanjiti razinu primarnih oÅ”teÄenja DNA u leukocitima. AEP i kvercetin u testiranim dozama nisu bili genotoksiÄni, za razliku od AET-a koji je izazvao mali porast razine oÅ”teÄenja DNA u leukocitima neozraÄenih miÅ”eva. Iako rezultati istraživanja upuÄuju na radioprotektivne uÄinke testiranih prirodnih spojeva, radi pojaÅ”njenja pretpostavljenih mehanizama radioprotekcije potrebna su daljnja istraživanja
Effectivity of flavonoids on animal model psoriasis ā thermographic evaluation
Background and purpose: Psoriasiform lesions are characterized by hyperproliferation and aberrant differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes, accompanied by inflammation, leading to a disrupted skin barrier with an abnormal stratum corneum. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease whose etiopathogenesis has not yet been fully resolved, and therefore there is no standardized therapeutical approach. This study examined the possible positive effects of propolis and its polyphenolic/flavonoid compounds on animal
model psoriasis, induced by the Di-n-Propyl Disulfide iritant (PPD),
and the possibility to assess usefulness of thermography in psoriatic lesion regression.
Material and methods: We monitored the inflammation process by
monitoring the total number of inflammatory cells in peritoneal cavity,
macrophage spreading index and thermographic scanning. Thermographic is scanning an effective and simplemethod which reproducibly records thermographic images of the examined area. The tested animals were divided into sixteen groups and locally processed during five days with PPD, water and ethanolic extract (WSDP or EEP) of propolis preparations and flavonoids
(Epigallocatechin 3-gallate, Quercetin, Chrisin, Curcumin).
Results: The results of thermal imaging showed no statistically significant differences in temperature changes on skin locuses of psoriasis formed lesions among the examined groups. The total number of inflammatory cells in peritoneal cavity and the macrophage spreading index were reduced in psoriatic mice treated with test components.
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that topical application of propolis and the flavonoids present in propolis may improve psoriatic-like skin lesions by suppressing functional activity of macrophages and ROS production. Taken toghether, it is suggested that propolis and flavonoids offer some protection against psoriatic complications through their roles as inhibitors of inflammation and as free radical scavengers. Thermal imaging was realistic, and can be applicable in examining the inflammatory process in psoriasis and in evaluating the effectiveness of tested substances
Digital thermography in analysis of temperature changes in Pelophylax ridibundus frog
Background and Purpose: Physiological field of metabolism manipulation tries to elucidate how tissues recuperate after ischemic reperfusion changes, how signal molecules coordinate metabolic pathways and what physiological changes are to be expected in induced artificial hypometabolism or suspended animation in biomedicine. Evolutionary developed mechanisms of lowered metabolism (torpor, hibernation and aestivation) followed
by arousals to normal metabolic/thermoregulatory states present
perfect models for such studies. In the light of the vast current interest inmanipulating metabolism, natural behavior and adaptations of frogs, makes them among other organisms, an appropriate standard model animal for such studies. The exact measurements of thermal changes of frogās body temperature correlated with ambient temperature (Ta) changes are essential.
Materials and Methods: Male frogs Pelophylax ridibundus (Eurasian
Marsh Frog) were kept for 30 days at Ta=8Ā°C (artificial hibernation) and then exposed to Ta = 23Ā°C (artificial arousal). The dynamics of body temperature change over 146 minutes was analyzed with IR camera NEC Thermo tracer TH7102WL and ThermoWEB measuring system.
Results and Conclusions: Use of thermography allowed real time thermal measurement of changes in body temperature in frogs in a noninvasive manner. Previous attempts at thermography in hibernating frogs have not been reported, perhaps because of the lack of precision of earlier instruments. New generation cameras have the accuracy and software support to discriminate subtle differences in temperature of different body regions of analyzed frogs and the surrounding environment, as documented in this
study
GenotoksiÄnost sevoflurana i izoflurana u bubrežnim stanicama miÅ”eva
The aim of this study was to evaluate the DNA damage and repair in kidney cells of Swiss albino mice after repeated exposure to sevoflurane and isoflurane and compare their detrimental effects. We used the alkaline comet assay to establish the genetic damage and measured three parameters: tail length, tail moment, and tail intensity of comets. These parameters were measured immediately after exposure to the above mentioned inhalation anaesthetics, two hours, six hours, and 24 hours later and were compared with the control group. Mean values of all three parameters were significantly higher in experimental groups compared to the control group. DNA damage in kidney cells of mice exposed to sevoflurane increased continuously before it reached its peak 24 hours after exposure. Isoflurane induced the highest DNA damage two hours after exposure. Levels of DNA damage recorded 24 h after cessation of exposure to both tested compounds suggest that sevoflurane was slightly more genotoxic than isoflurane to kidney cells of mice. According to these results, the currently used volatile anaesthetics sevoflurane and isoflurane are able to damage DNA in kidney cells of mice. Such findings suggest a possibility for similar outcomes in humans and that fact must be taken into account in everyday clinical practice.Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je utvrditi razine oÅ”teÄenja i oporavak DNA u bubrežnim stanicama Swiss albino miÅ”eva nakon ponavljanog izlaganja sevofluranu i izofluranu te usporediti genotoksiÄnost spomenutih anestetika. Razine oÅ”teÄenja DNA procijenjene su metodom alkalnoga komet-testa, u kojem su kao pokazatelji oÅ”teÄenja DNA koriÅ”tena sljedeÄa tri parametra: dužina repa kometa, intenzitet repa i repni moment. Uzorci bubrežnog tkiva miÅ”eva uzimani su netom nakon izlaganja pojedinom inhalacijskom anestetiku, dva sata, Å”est sati i 24 sata poslije izlaganja. Dobiveni rezultati usporeÄeni su s vrijednostima izmjerenima u kontrolnim, neizloženim jedinkama. Srednje vrijednosti svih triju parametara izmjerene u svim eksperimentalnim skupinama bile su statistiÄki znaÄajno veÄe u odnosu na kontrolnu skupinu. Razina primarnih oÅ”teÄenja DNA u bubrežnim stanicama miÅ”eva izloženih sevofluranu kontinuirano se poveÄavala unutar 24 sata od izlaganja, za razliku od oÅ”teÄenja koja su nastala nakon izlaganja izofluranu. Izofluran je uzrokovao najviÅ”u razinu primarnih oÅ”teÄenja DNA u bubrežnim stanicama dva sata nakon izlaganja, a nakon toga zamijeÄen je pad razine oÅ”teÄenja DNA, koji upuÄuje na njihov uÄinkovit popravak. MeÄutim, niti nakon 24 sata od izlaganja nije zamijeÄeno potpuno vraÄanje razine oÅ”teÄenja DNA na kontrolne vrijednosti. ZakljuÄeno je da je sevofluran u uvjetima pokusa bio genotoksiÄniji od izoflurana. Prema dobivenim rezultatima, inhalacijski anestetici koji se trenutaÄno koriste, sevofluran i izofluran, mogu uzrokovati oÅ”teÄenja DNA u bubrežnim stanicama miÅ”a. SliÄni uÄinci mogli bi se oÄekivati i u ljudi, pa se ta Äinjenica mora uzeti u obzir u svakodnevnoj kliniÄkoj praksi