➡️ Antibiotic-induced release of small extracellular vesicles (exosomes) with surface-associated DNA https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-08392-1
➡️ Ciprofloxacin impairs mitochondrial DNA replication initiation through inhibition of Topoisomerase 2 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6182158/
➡️ Do antibiotics cause mitochondrial and immune cell dysfunction? A literature review
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35211738/
➡️ Fluoroquinolone antibiotics show genotoxic effect through DNA-binding and oxidative damage. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31756649/
➥ For additional studies, please see our large library compilation of scientific studies, in addition to what is on this page:
Chemical proteomics reveal human off-targets of fluoroquinolone induced mitochondrial toxicity
https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/67165e8712ff75c3a1142bb7
Multifocal dystonia induced by levofloxacin
https://doi.org/10.31024/ajpp.2018.4.1.16
The effects of ciprofloxacin on male rabbits: Biochemical and histopathological study
https://uobasrah.edu.iq/research/sciresearch/10123
Chromosomal aberrations in human lymphocytes exposed in vitro to enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10048748/
Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects induced by enrofloxacin-based antibiotic formulation Floxagen® in two experimental models of bovine cells in vitro: peripheral lymphocytes and cumulus cells
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30506381/
Fluoroquinolones are a potent form of chemotherapy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32484262/
Adverse drug reactions related to the use of fluoroquinolone antimicrobials: An analysis of spontaneous reports and fluoroquinolone consumption data from three Italian regions
https://link.springer.com/article/10.2165/00002018-200326020-00004
Fluoroquinolone-induced serious, persistent, multisymptom adverse effects
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4600819/
4-Quinolone drugs affect cell cycle progression and function of human lymphocytes in vitro
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC174830/
A comparative analysis of chromosomal aberrations in cultured human lymphocytes due to fluoroquinolone drugs at different expression periods
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20049419/
Cellular accumulation of fluoroquinolones is not predictive of their intracellular activity: Studies with gemifloxacin, moxifloxacin and ciprofloxacin in a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of uninfected and infected macrophages
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21764262/
Nonantibiotic effects of fluoroquinolones in mammalian cells
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4571980/
Pharmacokinetic prediction of levofloxacin accumulation in tissue and its association to tendinopathy
https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=27531
Bactericidal antibiotics induce mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage in mammalian cells
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3760005/
Delayed cytotoxicity and cleavage of mitochondrial DNA in ciprofloxacin-treated mammalian cells
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8913349/
Genotoxicity of topoisomerase II inhibitors: An anti-infective perspective
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300483X08004204
High-content screening for compounds that affect mtDNA-encoded protein levels in eukaryotic cells
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20625181/
Role of mitochondria in ciprofloxacin-induced apoptosis in murine sperm cells
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23420823/
Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of antibacterial drug, ciprofloxacin, on human lymphocytes in vitro
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20334059/
Exploration of the neurotoxicity of ciprofloxacin or gatifloxacin single dose in rat cortex and hippocampus
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJPP/article-full-text/4BCF40A50432
Risk of hepatotoxicity associated with fluoroquinolones: A national case-control safety study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24352180/
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