Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy cells, is associated with elevated risk of lymphoma. Rituximab, a treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, has been approved as a treatment for RA. We studied the effects of rituximab on chromosomal stability in collagen-induced arthritis DBA/1J animal models. Micronucleus levels were increased in the mouse models, mainly due to chromosome loss, as detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization; rituximab-treated arthritic mice had significantly less micronucleus formation. Serum 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a DNA oxidative stress marker, was increased in the mice models but reduced following rituximab administration.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 503635 |
| Journal | Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis |
| Volume | 888 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- 8-OHdG
- Aneugenicity
- Anti-CD20
- Clastogenicity
- Inflammation
- Oxidative DNA damage
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis