The nitric oxide radical (•NO) released from tobacco-related compounds induces DNA damage, protein modifications, and cellular toxicity through the formation of peroxynitrite (ONOO−), the reaction product of •NO and the oxygen radical, superoxide. We hypothesize that tobacco-related compounds are cytotoxic and induce quantifiable DNA single-strand breaks in immortalized hamster cheek pouch (POII) cells, and that an amino acid marker of ONOO− injury, namely, 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), is detectable in hamster cheek pouch tissues chronically exposed to these compounds. We observed a dose-dependent decrease in POII cell viability with increasing tobacco-related compound concentrations, as well as a dose-dependent increase in DNA strand breaks. Semi-quantitative immunohistochemistry showed intense 3-NT immunoreactivity in hamster tissues treated with tobacco-related compounds compared with controls (p < 0.005). Our results suggest that tobacco-related compounds, including nicotine, are genotoxic, and that 3-NT is a quantifiable marker of ONOO− damage in intact hamster cheek pouch tissues.
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