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Increased frequencies of micronucleated reticulocytes and T-cell receptor mutation in Aldh2 knockout mice exposed to acetaldehyde.
The Journal of toxicological sciences - 1 Feb 2008
Kunugita Naoki, Isse Toyohi, Oyama Tsunehiro, Kitagawa Kyoko, Ogawa Masanori, Yamaguchi Tetsunosuke, Kinaga Tsuyoshi, Kawamoto Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) metabolizes acetaldehyde produced from ethanol into acetate and plays a major role in the oxidation of acetaldehyde in vivo. About half of all Japanese people have inactive ALDH2. We generated homozygous Aldh2 null (Aldh2-/-) mice by gene targeting knockout as a model of ALDH2-deficient humans. To investigate the mutagenicity of acetaldehyde, a micronucleus assay and a T-cell...
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