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dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, Diana
dc.contributor.advisorGopalan, Rajendran C.
dc.contributor.authorRathore, Dildar S.*
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-17T15:01:48Z
dc.date.available2017-11-17T15:01:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/13822
dc.description.abstractThe genotoxicological effects of five intra-peritoneal administered oestrogens (17β- oestradiol, daidzein, diethylstilboestrol, genistein, and equol), were examined. Male hooded- Lister rats were used to examine to what extent DNA damage occurred. The alkaline Comet assay was the chosen method used to assess double-strand DNA breakage by examining the Olive tail moment and %age tail DNA. Tissues from the testis, bone marrow, liver and blood were analysed after an 8-day duration of exposure. Statistically significant increases in DNA damage were observed in the testis with daidzein and in the blood with diethylstilboestrol. In addition, a further study was carried out to examine the effects of bulk and nanotised forms of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aspirin and ibuprofen, in the Comet and micronucleus assays, on whole blood taken from prostate cancer patients or volunteers. These were used because it is known that the sensitivity of DNA to genotoxins can be heightened in patients with cancer. Patients’ and volunteers’ blood was cultured with either the bulk or nano-forms for 44 hours at 37°C, 5% CO2. Data were obtained for the Comet assay as above and the number of binucleated cells scored for the micronucelus assay. The results show the nanotised forms of the NSAIDs decreased the levels of strand breakage and lowered the numbers of micronuclei generated compared with their bulk forms. There was no clear difference between the sensitivity of the healthy controls and the prostate cancer patients, with only one individual showing evidence of heightened sensitivity.en_US
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dc.rights<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>.en_US
dc.subjectOestrogens; Nano-NSAIDs; Genotoxic effects; Prostate cancer; Hooded-Lister rats; Aspirin; Ibuprofen; Nano form; Blood; Comet assay; Micronucleus assayen_US
dc.titleGenotoxic effects of oestrogens and nano-NSAIDs: Genotoxic effects of oestrogens in vivo and nano- and bulk forms of NSAIDs on blood samples from prostate cancer patientsen_US
dc.type.qualificationleveldoctoralen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Bradfordeng
dc.publisher.departmentFaculty of Life Sciencesen_US
dc.typeThesiseng
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_US
dc.date.awarded2014
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