Immunological Detection and Quantitation of Carcinogen—DNA

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Antibodies against DNA modified by 4-nitroquinoline­ -1-oxide(4NQO), and 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl(DMAB) were raised in rabbits. On application in enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), these antibodies proved highly specific for the DNA-adducts which were used as the immunogens or structurally related forms. Sensitive immunoassays for the detection of the adducts isolated from tissues of rats exposed to carcinogens could therefore be established using competitive ELISA. Levels as low as 5-7 fmol adducts in 5 ug of DNA i.e. 2-3 adducts per 107 nucleotides could be detected. Demonstration of adduct formation in rat organs by immunoperoxidase staining revealed that the adducts were found preferentially in target tissues after exposure to DMAB, the staining intensity increasing dose dependently. Indirect immunofluorescence staining of human fibroblast (NSF) cells treated with 4NQO also indicated adducts to be localized specifically in the nuclei after treatment with 0.25 uM at mean lethal dose. These assays should prove useful for elucidation of the levels, localization and persistence of carcinogen carcinogen-DNA adducts in target organs in vivo. The availability of methods for the direct measurement of specific DNA adducts should greatly facilitate studies on the biological significance of these lesions. In recent years, the immunoassay approach to detection of DNA damage has attracted interest because of the associated sensitivity and specificity, and the fact that DNA or other chemical adducts do not reqire radiolabeling. A large number of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies have thus been elicited against carcinogen-DNA adducts(l-5) and used in highly sensitive immunoassays such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and radioimmunoassay (RIA) to quantitate adducts formed in DNA from animal tissues and cultured cells. With these assays, it has been possible to determine adduct formation in the fmol range. Moreover, immunohistochemical staining with these antibodies has allowed 0097-6156/91/0451-0246$06.00/0 © 1991 American Chemical Society Vanderlaan et al.; Immunoassays or Trace Chemical Analysis ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1990.

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d e t e c t i o n o f the p r e c i s e l o c a l i z a t i o n and examination o f the k i n e t i c s of f o r m a t i o n and removal o f adducts a t both s i n g l e - c e l l and c e l l population l e v e l s . This i n f o r m a t i o n i s o f obvious s i g n i f i c a n c e f o r r i s k assessment and m o l e c u l a r epidemiology. Our own r e s e a r c h h a s c o n c e n t r a c t e d on ( i ) d e t a i l e d characterization of polyclonal antibodies against 4-nitroquinoline 1 - o x i d e ( 4 N Q 0 ) - m o d i f i e d DNA and 3 , 2 - d i m e t h y l - 4 - a m i n o b i p h e n y l ( D M A B ) - m o d i f i e d DNA, ( i i ) q u a n t i t a t i o n o f a d d u c t s i n b i o l o g i c a l s a m p l e s and ( i i i ) i m m u n o h i s t o c h e m i c a l s t u d i e s o f t h e a d d u c t s i n t i s s u e s and c u l t u r e d c e l l s . 1

Experimental Methods Polyclonal Antibodies: Carcinogen m o d i f i e d DNA was p r e p a r e d a s d e s c r i b e d p r e v i o u s l y ( 6 , 7 ) . M o d i f i e d DNA samples used as immunogens c o n t a i n e d 18 pmol o f 4NQ0-adduct o r 11.0 pmol o f DMAB-adducts i n 1 ug of c a l f thymus DNA, t h i s i s 6 4NQ0 adducts o r 3.4 DMAB adducts p e r 10 n u c l e o t i d e s . The m o d i f i e d DNA (0.25-0.5mg) was e l e c t r o s t a t i c a l l y complexed t o e q u a l amounts o f m e t h y l a t e d b o v i n e serum a l b u m i n i n p h o s p h a t e b u f f e r e d s a l i n e ( P B S ) , and e m u l s i f i e d w i t h c o m p l e t e Freund s adjuvant. Immunization o f r a b b i t s and p u r i f i c a t i o n o f IgG f r a c t i o n s were performed as d e s c r i b e d p r e v i o u s l y ( 6 , 7 ) . Immunoassay (ELISA): M i c r o t i t e r w e l l s (Nunc Type I I ) coated w i t h lOng o f h i g h l y m o d i f i e d DNA(l-6 adducts/10 n u c l e o t i d e s ) were used f o r c o m p e t i t i v e ELISA. A n t i b o d i e s were d i l u t e d i n PBS c o n t a i n i n g 2 % FCS and mixed w i t h e q u a l volumes o f s e r i a l l y d i l u t e d c o m p e t i t o r . The m i x t u r e s were i n c u b a t e d i n t h e w e l l s f o r 60 min a t 37°C, and t h e p l a t e s were then washed and i n c u b a t e d w i t h peroxidase-conjugated g o a t a n t i - r a b b i t I g G f o r one h o u r a t 37°C. Enzyme a s s a y s were c a r r i e d out a s d e s c r i b e d p r e v i o u s l y ( 6 ) . The amount o f i n h i b i t o r r e q u i r e d f o r 50 % i n h i b i t i o n o f a n t i b o d y b i n d i n g t o i m m o b i l i z e d a n t i g e n ( I A ^ Q ) was regarded as a measure o f t h e c o m p e t i t i v e ELISA sensitivity. (Figure 1.) !

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Rat T i s s u e s : I m m u n o h i s t o c h e m i c a l s t a i n i n g was c a r r i e d o u t a s described p r e v i o u s l y ( 1 4 ) . B r i e f l y , s e c t i o n s were t r e a t e d w i t h RNase A(100 ug/ml) a t 37°C f o r 2 h r and then w i t h 2.5N HC1 a t room temperature f o r 45 min. S l i d e s were i n c u b a t e d w i t h 5 % normal goat serum f o r 20 min and then w i t h anti-DMAB-DNA a n t i b o d y f o r 60 min a t 37°C. A f t e r treatment w i t h 0.3 % H 0 ? f o r 30 min a t 37°C, b i n d i n g o f the a n t i b o d y was v i s u a l i z e d by the ABC method(37°C f o r 30 min) w i t h 0.05 % d i a m i n o b e n z i d i n e ( f o r 10 m i n ) . The s e c t i o n s were a l s o weakly counterstained w i t h hematoxylin b e f o r e d e h y d r a t i o n through graded e t h a n o l s and x y l e n e , and mounting. Human C e l l s : Normal human s k i n f i b r o b l a s t c e l l s (NHSF) were grown as monolayer c u l t u r e s on Lab-Tek 2 c h a m b e r - s l i d e s (Lab-Tek P r o d u c t s , N a p e r v i l l e , 1 1 1 ) and t r e a t e d w i t h 2§10 χ 1 0 M 4NQ0 i n Hank's solution. T h e s e c e l l s a m p l e s were a p p l i e d t o i m m u n o f l u o r e s e n c e s t a i n i n g a c c o r d i n g t o our method ( 6 ) . 2

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Results

Characterization of Antibodies j_ Anti 4NQ0-DNΑ-Antibody: The a n t i b o d y a f f i n i t y f o r 4NQ0-DNA was s t u d i e d i n d e t a i l by c o m p e t i t i v e ELISA u s i n g DNA w i t h l a r g e d i f f e r e n c e s i n m o d i f i c a t i o n l e v e l s . The r e s u l t s p r e s e n t e d i n T a b l e I , c l e a r l y show t h a t h i g h l y m o d i f i e d DNA i s r e c o g n i z e d more e f f i c i e n t l y by t h e a n t i b o d y than DNA h a v i n g a lower d e g r e e o f m o d i f i c a t i o n . F o r measurement o f a d d u c t s i n DNA f r o m b i o l o g i c a l s a m p l e s , s t a n d a r d m o d i f i e d DNA s h o u l d be u s e d a s t h e c o m p e t i t o r i n t h e same m o d i f i c a t i o n r a n g e a s t h e s a m p l e s ( 1 - 1 0 adducts/10 n u c l e o t i d e s ) . As t h e anti-4NQ0-DNA a n t i b o d y h a r d l y r e a c t e d w i t h n u c l e a s e P i d i g e s t e d n u c l e o t i d e a d d u c t s , i t may n o t i n f a c t r e c o g n i z e d t h e 4NQ0 a d d u c t m o i e t y i n DNA, b u t r a t h e r may r e a c t w i t h s u r r o u n d i n g DNA s t r u c t u r e s . The a n t i b o d y was a l s o found t o r e c o g n i z e DNA m o d i f i e d by 4HAQ0 d e r i v a t i v e s such as 6 - m e t h y l - 4 - n i t r o q u i n o l i n e 1-oxide ( 6 - C H 3 4NQ0) o r N - m e t h y l - 4 - n i t r o q u i n o l i n e 1-oxide ( N - C H 3 - 4 N Q O ) w i t h t h e same a f f i n i t y as 4NQ0-DNA. The adducts r e c o g n i z e d by t h e a n t i b o d y a r e presumably heat and a l k a l i n e s t a b l e , s i n c e t h e r e a c t i v i t y o f 4NQ0-DNA to a n t i b o d i e s d i d n o t decrease a f t e r heat treatment i n PBS o r 0.1N NaOH. Table I . Competitive i n h i b i t i o n of p o l y c l o n a l antibody b i n d i n g t o 4NQ0 DNA Modification adducts fmol/ug DNA

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The m i c r o t i t e r p l a t e s were coated w i t h 50 ng o f ds 4NQ0-DNA (20 pmol adducts/ug) and 25 ng o f IgG were a p p l i e d per w e l l . a) M o d i f i e d DNAs were heated i n PBS o r 0.1N NaOH a t 90°C f o r 4 min. b) No i n h i b i t i o n d e t e c t e d a t t h e h i g h e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n tested. A n t i DMAB-DNA A n t i b o d y : S p e c i f i c f o r DMAB-DNA a n d 4a m i n o b i p h e n y l ( A B ) - m o d i f i e d DNA, t h i s a n t i b o d y was found t o n o t c r o s s r e a c t w i t h 4NQ0-,4-aminoazoben d e r i v a t i v e - o r AAF-modified DNA ( T a b l e I I ) . I t i s t h e r e f o r e c o n c l u d e d t h a t t h e anti-DMAB-DNA a n t i b o d y r e c o g n i z e s b i p h e n y l r i n g s bound t o p u r i n e bases ( 7 ) .

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I n c o n t r a s t t o anti-4NQ0-DNA a n t i b o d y , t h e I A ^ Q v a l u e s f o r heated denatured DNA were 7-8 f m o l / a s s a y , independent o f m o d i f i c a t i o n l e v e l s and almost same a f f i n i t y f o r enzymatic h y d r o l y s a t e s (mono- o r o i l i g o n u c l e o t i d e s ) . DMAB n u c l e o t i d e s a r e thought t o be t h e a n t i g e n i c determinants. (Table I I ) The a n t i b o d y has a g r e a t e r a f f i n i t y f o r h i g h l y m o d i f i e d n a t i v e DMAB-DNA than f o r low m o d i f i e d DNA. D e n a t u r a t i o n o f DNA proved e s s e n t i a l f o r c o m p e t i t i v e ELISA. Table I I .

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The m i c r o t i t e r p l a t e s were coated w i t h 50 ng o f ds DMAB-DNA (12.3 pmol/ug) and 20 ng of IgG were a p p l i e d per w e l l . a) Heated i n PBS o r 0.1 Ν NaOH a t 90°C f o r 5 min. b) DNasel d i g e s t e d . c) 4-Aminobiphenyl adducts were determined s p e c t r o p h o t o m e t r i c a l l y . d) No i n h i b i t i o n d e t e c t e d a t the h i g h e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n t e s t e d . Quantitation of Adducts i n DNA from Rat Tissues 4NQO: D o n r y u f e m a l e r a t s ( 8 weeks o l d ) were a d m i n i s t e r e d an i n t r a v e n o u s i n j e c t i o n o f [ H]4HAQ0 a t 20 mg p e r k g body w e i g h t . A f t e r one hour, the l i v e r , pancreas, k i d n e y , l u n g and u t e r u s t i s s u e s were e x c i s e d and DNA samples i s o l a t e d by phenol e x t r a c t i o n combined w i t h p r o t e a s e and RNase A t r e a t m e n t . The amounts o f 4NQ0 adducts were determined by UV absorbance a t 260 nm and by measurement o f radioactivity. The DNA samples were denatured by h e a t i n g f o r 5 min a t 90°C, and were assayed by c o m p e t i t i v e ELISA. C o m p e t i t i v e ELISA was c a r r i e d o u t u s i n g h i g h l y m o d i f i e d DNA (107 a d d u c t s / 1 0 n u c l e o t i d e s ) and s l i g h t l y m o d i f i e d DNA ( 1 - 3 adducts/10 n u c l e o t i d e s ) as standards. The r e s u l t s a r e shown i n T a b l e I I I and compared w i t h v a l u e s o b t a i n e d from t h e r a d i o a c t i v i t y measurements. Using the s l i g h t l y modified DNA ( 3 adducts/10 n u c l e o t i d e s ) f o r the standard i n h i b i t i o n curve, the values obtained w e r e e s s e n t i a l l y t h e same a s t h o s e g a i n e d f r o m radioactivity m e a s u r e m e n t s . U s i n g t h e h i g h l y m o d i f i e d DNA ( 1 0 a d d u c t s / 1 0 n u c l e o t i d e s ) as the s t a n d a r d , the v a l u e s were a p p r o x i m a t e l y 30% lower than r a d i o a c t i v i t y assay l e v e l s . The pancreas has been found t o be the main t a r g e t organ a f t e r a s i n g l e i . v i n j e c t i o n o f 4HAQ0, t h e 6

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h i g h e s t amounts o f adducts were a l s o found i n p a n c r e a t i c t i s s u e . Adducts were not p r e s e n t o r o n l y p r e s e n t a t low l e v e l s i n t h e l i v e r n o n t a r g e t organ ( 9 ) . These r e s u l t s i n d i c a t e a s i g n i f i c a n t r o l e o f adducts f o r m a t i o n i n t u m o r i g e n e s i s . T a b l e I I I . Q u a n t i t a t i o n o f 4NQ0-adducts i n DNA from r a t t i s s u e s by r a d i o a c t i v i t y and c o m p e t i t i o n ELISA J

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