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pyrimidine dimers

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Description

Pyrimidine Dimers: Dimers found in DNA chains damaged by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. They consist of two adjacent PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES, usually THYMINE nucleotides, in which the pyrimidine residues are covalently joined by a cyclobutane ring. These dimers block DNA REPLICATION. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID94271
MeSH IDM0018256

Synonyms (7)

Synonym
3660-32-0
cyclobuta(1,2-d:4,3-d')dipyrimidine-2,4,5,7(3h,6h)-tetrone, hexahydro-4a,4b-dimethyl-, (4aalpha,4balpha,8aalpha,8balpha)-
cyclobutadithymine
thymine-thymine
pyrimidine dimers
cis-syn-thymine
(1r,2s,7s,8r)-7,8-dimethyl-3,5,10,12-tetrazatricyclo[6.4.0.02,7]dodecane-4,6,9,11-tetrone

Research Excerpts

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Pyrimidine dimers have been isolated from in vivo UV-irradiated guinea pig and mouse skin."( Formation of thymine containing dimers in skin exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
Johnson, BE, 1978
)
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Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" cordifolia is not toxic and safe for cells."( Effect of Tinospora cordifolia on the reduction of ultraviolet radiation-induced cytotoxicity and DNA damage in PC12 cells.
Kabir Choudhuri, MS; Kurasaki, M; Masuma, R; Okuno, T; Saito, T, 2014
)
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" Accordingly, both adverse effects were diminished with a lower concentration of B[a]P and a lower SSL dose, leading to less oxidative stress."( Toxicity and DNA repair in normal human keratinocytes co-exposed to benzo[a]pyrene and sunlight.
Béal, D; Douki, T; Giot, JP; Gudimard, L; von Koschembahr, A; Youssef, A, 2020
)
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"A 222-nm UVC at 500 mJ/cm2 was a safe irradiation dose and possessed bactericidal effects."( Exploratory clinical trial on the safety and bactericidal effect of 222-nm ultraviolet C irradiation in healthy humans.
Fukui, T; Hayashi, S; Igarashi, T; Kumabe, Y; Kunisada, M; Kuroda, R; Matsumoto, T; Matsushita, T; Niikura, T; Nishigori, C; Oda, T; Oe, K; Ohashi, H; Sasaki, M; Yamano, N, 2020
)
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" Radiation of UVC with a wavelength of 222 nm to the skin is considered to be safe because it only reaches the stratum corneum."( Safety of 222 nm UVC Irradiation to the Surgical Site in a Rabbit Model.
Fukui, T; Hamblin, MR; Igarashi, T; Kaigome, R; Kumabe, Y; Kuroda, R; Niikura, T; Nishiaki, A; Oda, T; Oe, K; Ohashi, H; Sasaki, M, 2022
)
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Dosage Studied

The slopes of the dose-response curves for the number of uv-endonuclease-sensitive sites per 10(3) bases (pyrimidine dimers) was 1. The dose- response for the photoreversal of pyrimidineDimers in epidermal DNA of M.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" With pSV2catSVgpt, UV inactivation of CAT expression was greater in the xeroderma pigmentosum group A and D lines (D0 = 56 J X m-2) than in the other human cell lines tested (normal, ataxia-telangiectasia, Lesch-Nyhan, retinoblastoma)(D0 = 680 J X m-2)(D0 is the dose that reduces the percentage of CAT activity by 63% along the exponential portion of the dose-response curve)."( One pyrimidine dimer inactivates expression of a transfected gene in xeroderma pigmentosum cells.
Kraemer, KH; Protić-Sabljić, M, 1985
)
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" A plateau in the dose-response curve for transformation was correlated with that observed with ultraviolet light exposure."( Fluorescent light induces malignant transformation in mouse embryo cell cultures.
Kennedy, AR; Little, JB; Ritter, MA, 1980
)
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" Dose-response experiments indicate that the yield of (6-4)PDs in core DNA is about 30% that of CPDs in the UV dose range of 0-200 J/m2."( Repair of UV-induced (6-4) photoproducts in nucleosome core DNA.
Mitchell, DL; Smerdon, MJ; Suquet, C, 1995
)
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" Bleomycin dose-response studies revealed no bias for SSBs in either strand of the rDNA fragment."( Strand breaks are repaired efficiently in human ribosomal genes.
Fritz, LK; Smerdon, MJ; Suquet, C, 1996
)
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" On the basis of dose-response curves for each wavelength, the action spectra for suppression of the MECLR and the induction of T < > T were calculated."( In situ action spectra suggest that DNA damage is involved in ultraviolet radiation-induced immunosuppression in humans.
Claas, FH; Hurks, HM; Mommaas, AM; Out-Luiting, C; Vermeer, BJ, 1997
)
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" Repair of both strands in the UNG gene was consistently lower in the presence of paracetamol, but this reduction reached significance only at 8 h after irradiation and no dose-response was observed."( Paracetamol increases sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, delays repair of the UNG-gene and recovery of RNA synthesis in HaCaT cells.
Aas, PA; Alm, B; Krokan, HE; Skjelbred, C; Skorpen, F, 1998
)
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" The dose-response curves were established, showing a linear increase of the antibody response with the dose between 1000 and 10,000 J/m2."( Use of the single-cell gel electrophoresis assay for the immunofluorescent detection of specific DNA damage.
Cadet, J; Emonet, N; Richard, MJ; Sauvaigo, S; Serres, C; Signorini, N, 1998
)
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" UVR dose-response curves for dimer levels within melanocyte nuclei were determined by image analysis and compared with dimer levels in adjacent basal cell keratinocytes."( Human melanocytes and keratinocytes exposed to UVB or UVA in vivo show comparable levels of thymine dimers.
Boenders, J; Chadwick, CA; Nikaido, O; Parsons, PG; Potten, CS; Ramsden, JM; Young, AR, 1998
)
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" The slopes of dose-response curves were used to generate four action spectra, all of which had maxima at 300 nm."( The similarity of action spectra for thymine dimers in human epidermis and erythema suggests that DNA is the chromophore for erythema.
Chadwick, CA; Harrison, GI; Nikaido, O; Potten, CS; Ramsden, J; Young, AR, 1998
)
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" This work illustrates the induction and time course for excretion of ultraviolet-induced lesions, perhaps alluding to repair and ultimately offering the potential to define psoralen plus ultraviolet A dosage regimes in terms of minimizing DNA damage and hence cancer risk."( Induction and excretion of ultraviolet-induced 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine and thymine dimers in vivo: implications for PUVA.
Barnard, A; Burd, RM; Cooke, MS; Evans, MD; Hutchinson, PE; Lunec, J; Patel, K, 2001
)
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" Results from the ESS assay indicated there was a UV dose-response increase in thymine dimers from 0 to 40 J/m2."( No detectable DNA excision repair in UV-exposed hepatocytes from two catfish species.
Di Giulio, RT; Lienesch, LA; Willett, KL, 2001
)
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" If the dose-response function for a process is a linear function of the light incident on a system at each wavelength within the spectrum, the effect of a polychromatic spectrum is obtained by integrating the product of the cross section for the reaction at each wavelength and the spectral irradiance at that wavelength over both wavelength and time."( Biological effects of polychromatic light.
Sutherland, JC, 2002
)
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"Ultraviolet dose-response curves were determined based on both log reduction in colony-forming units (CFU) and endonuclease-sensitive sites per kb DNA (ESS/kb) for monochromatic 254-nm low-pressure (LP) UV, polychromatic medium-pressure (MP) UV, 228 and 289-nm UV irradiation."( Efficiency of pyrimidine dimer formation in Escherichia coli across UV wavelengths.
Eischeid, AC; Linden, KG, 2007
)
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" An action spectrum, constructed from the slopes of the dose-response curves at the different wavelengths, showed maximal efficacy at 300 nm."( An action spectrum (290-320 nm) for TNFalpha protein in human skin in vivo suggests that basal-layer epidermal DNA is the chromophore.
Walker, SL; Young, AR, 2007
)
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" La performance multifonctionnelle de l’AZ comme agent antioxydant, absorbant et éliminateur a été établie à l’aide de dosages chimiques in vitro standard pour l’industrie, après quoi son efficacité à un dosage plus biologique a été confirmée par sa capacité in vitro à réduire les taux intracellulaires d’espèces réactives de l’oxygène (ROS) dans les kératinocytes exposés au rayonnement UV."( Acetyl zingerone: An efficacious multifunctional ingredient for continued protection against ongoing DNA damage in melanocytes after sun exposure ends.
Brash, D; Chaudhuri, RK; Meyer, T; Premi, S, 2020
)
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (2,474)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990611 (24.70)18.7374
1990's630 (25.46)18.2507
2000's617 (24.94)29.6817
2010's474 (19.16)24.3611
2020's142 (5.74)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 50.11

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index50.11 (24.57)
Research Supply Index7.86 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.53 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index84.92 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (50.11)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials26 (1.02%)5.53%
Reviews186 (7.26%)6.00%
Case Studies4 (0.16%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other2,345 (91.57%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]