Oxidatively Damaged DNA in Rats Exposed by Oral Gavage to C ₆₀ Fullerenes and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract

Oral exposure to low doses of C60 fullerenes and SWCNT is associated with elevated levels of 8-oxodG in the liver and lung, which is likely to be caused by a direct genotoxic ability rather than an inhibition of the DNA repair system.