In vitro mutagenicity assessment of fried meat-based food from mass catering companies

Food Chem Toxicol. 2021 Oct:156:112494. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112494. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Abstract

The current article aimed to evaluate the in vitro mutagenicity of ten fried meat-based food extracts obtained from different catering companies from Navarra (Spain). A miniaturized 6-well version of the Ames test in Salmonella typhimurium TA98, and the in vitro micronucleus test (OECD TG 487) in TK6 cells were performed. None of the ten extracts of fried meat-based food induced gene mutations in S. typhimurium TA98 with or without metabolic activation, but five induced chromosomal aberrations after 24 h treatment of TK6 without metabolic activation. More studies are needed to check the biological relevance of these in vitro studies.

Keywords: Ames test; Genotoxicity; Mass catering; Meat; Micronucleus test; Mutagenicity.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Chromosome Aberrations / chemically induced
  • Chromosomes, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Commerce
  • Cooking*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Meat / analysis
  • Micronucleus Tests
  • Mutagenesis
  • Mutagenicity Tests
  • Mutagens / chemistry*
  • Salmonella typhimurium / drug effects

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Mutagens