Abstract
The effect of smoking was investigated on the formation of 7-methylguanines in human peripheral white blood cells. DNA was isolated from total white blood cells, granulocytes and lymphocytes from 10 smokers and 10 non-smokers. 32P-Postlabeling was performed by using anion-exchange chromatography enrichment of adducts. In smokers the mean DNA adduct levels were 6.9, 4.7 and 23.6 7-methylguanine residues/10(7) nucleotides in total white blood cells, granulocytes and lymphocytes respectively. The corresponding values in non-smokers were 3.4, 2.8 and 13.5 adducts/10(7) nucleotides. The mean adduct level was significantly higher in lymphocytes than in total white blood cells or granulocytes both in smokers and in non-smokers. The mean adduct levels differed significantly between smokers and non-smokers.
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