2023, Number 2
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Rev Biomed 2023; 34 (2)
Micronuclei: Update on the role in genetic instability, inflammation, aging and cancer
Torres-Bugarín O, Arias-Ruiz LF
Language: Spanish
References: 80
Page: 208-223
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ABSTRACT
Genome integrity is essential for the health and continuity of species.
Micronuclei are biomarkers of genotoxicity and protagonists of
instability and genetic chaos. A micronucleus, or Howell-Jolly
body, contains DNA independent of the nucleus, which originates
from anaphase delay, whose membrane is unstable and prone to
rupture without repair. The DNA contained in these structures can
condense, replicate, divide, however, in an asynchronous manner to
the nuclear genetic material, and can even undergo chromothripsis
and reincorporate into the nucleus, which causes genetic chaos and
thus cancer. On the other hand, if DNA from the micronucleus is
released into the cytosol, it triggers a chronic inflammatory response,
senescence and apoptosis. Thus, it is vital to timely detect individuals
susceptible to genomic damage, which would allow prioritizing
prophylactic care. Therefore, the objective was to make a descriptive
review of the most used and innovative models in the micronucleus
test and the cellular and molecular advances in the knowledge of
these structures, as well as their health effects, to outline a perspective
and propose them as a preventive alternative of easy execution in the
detection of individuals vulnerable to genotoxic agents. We searched
for articles in MEDLINE published in the years 2000-2023, which
included the terms “micronuclei use and causes” and “micronuclei
cause and consequences”. The final inclusion was determined after a
review of the abstracts and subsequent analysis of the full text; articles
were not included once the contributions were repetitive.
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