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Khalid S, Tiwana H, Saddiqi F, Ali K, Adil M, Javed T, Riaz S. In vitro antimutagenic, cytotoxic and anticancer potential of Fagonia indica phytochemicals. Pak J Pharm Sci 2021; 34:2325-2331. [PMID: 35039270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cancer is one of the most diagnosed and life threatening disease throughout the world. Nevertheless present day clinical management for cancers are surgery, radiations which are insufficient to contain the disease burden. In the past two decades, more than half of chemotherapeutic drugs developed are either directly or indirectly dependent on medicinal base phytocompounds or their derivative. The present study aims to provide the base for chemotherapeutic phytochemicals. Fagonia indica showed significant antimutagenic potential with reference to control IC50 values were calculated as 146.33±5.2μg/ml, TA100 (AZS) 105.33±4.0μg/ml, TA98 (2AA) 113.6±5.2μg/ml followed and TA98 (AZS) 112.6±4.4 in Ames test. For this reason, the antiproliferation effect of extracts on cancer cell lines was studied through resazurin fluorescence. On HepG-2 cell lines 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) of (FIWM) was recorded as 128.3±,2.43μg/ml. On the homo sapiens epithelial cell of lung tissue (A549), the high throughput instrumental analysis of Fagonia indica depicts maximum cytotoxic effect in 30hr. The electrical impedance displays the real-time evidence about qualitative apoptosis expressed. The impedance results were supported as palmitic acid from Fagonia indica virtually that inhibits Cyclin Dependent Kinase 2 (CDKs 2) in silico molecular docking studies. Fagonia indica extract possesses substantial antimutagenic, cytotoxic and anticancer activity which supports the potential of its phytochemicals for drug development.
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- Basic Health Unit, Bhu Dhrah District, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Muridqay District, Sheikhupura, Pakistan
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- Department of Urology at Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Lahore Pharmacy College, (LMDC) University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan/Ruth Pfau College of Life Sciences (LMDC) Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan /Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, the Women University, Multan, Pakistan/Biomedicine, Section Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Carabajal MPA, Piloto-Ferrer J, Nicollela HD, Squarisi IS, Prado Guissone AP, Esperandim TR, Tavares DC, Isla MI, Zampini IC. Antigenotoxic, antiproliferative and antimetastatic properties of a combination of native medicinal plants from Argentina. J Ethnopharmacol 2021; 267:113479. [PMID: 33091491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Jarilla is the common name of an appreciated group of native plants from the semi-arid region in Argentina (Larrea cuneifolia Cav., Larrea divaricata Cav. and Zuccagnia punctata Cav.) that have been historically consumed to heal respiratory, musculoskeletal and skin ailments, as well as recommended for weakness/tiredness, hypertension, diabetes and cancer treatment. It was previously reported that some biological properties could be improved when these plants are used jointly. Infusions of a defined mixture, composed by three Jarilla species, L. cuneifolia: L. divaricata: Z. punctata (0.5:0.25:0.25) (HM2) showed synergistic and additive effect on antioxidant activity even after passing through the gastro-duodenal tract. AIM OF THE STUDY The main purpose of this work was to evaluate antigenotoxic, antitumor, and anti-metastatic properties of the Jarilla species that grow in the Northwest of Argentina and a herbal combination of them. MATERIAL AND METHODS Infusions of Jarilla mixture (HM2), and of each single plant species were prepared. Phenolic profiles of infusions were analyzed by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS and two relevant chemical markers were quantified. The antigenotoxic activity was evaluated by using the Ames test and the Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus (CBMN) assay against direct mutagens. Evaluations of both cytotoxicity and antiproliferative effects were conducted on tumor and non-tumor cell lines. Both in vivo tumoral growth and metastasis inhibition were evaluated by using a carcinoma model on Balb/c mice. RESULTS HM2 mix could suppress genetic and chromosome mutations induced by 4-nitro-o-phenylendiamine (4-NPD) and doxorubicin. Herbal mixture and single plant infusions showed cytotoxic effect against mammary, uterus, and brain tumoral cells without a selective action vs normal human cell line. HM2 mix was able to reduce mammary tumor mass on the Balb/c mice model and showed a significant reduction in the number of metastatic nodules in the lungs. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the combinations of three Jarilla species from northwest Argentina would be a promising alternative to treat or slow down the development of chronic diseases, such as cancer.
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- Monica Patricia Antonella Carabajal
- Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV-CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 1469, 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Toxicología Genética y Antitumorales, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos (CIDEM), Avenida 26, No. 1605 e/Puentes Grandes y Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba.
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- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, 14404-600, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, 14404-600, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, 14404-600, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, 14404-600, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV-CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 1469, 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Bioprospección y Fisiología Vegetal (INBIOFIV-CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 1469, 4000, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina.
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Noguera-Artiaga L, García-Romo JS, Rosas-Burgos EC, Cinco-Moroyoqui FJ, Vidal-Quintanar RL, Carbonell-Barrachina ÁA, Burgos-Hernández A. Antioxidant, Antimutagenic and Cytoprotective Properties of Hydrosos Pistachio Nuts. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24234362. [PMID: 31795320 PMCID: PMC6930527 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Pistachio nuts are included among the foods with the highest antioxidant capacity. Stressed cultivating conditions, such as the use of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), are expected to create a plant response that might increase the production of secondary metabolites. Fruits that are obtained under RDI treatments are commonly called hydroSOS products. The aim of this work was to study the influence of using different rootstocks (P. atlantica, P. integerrima, and P. terebinthus) and two RDI treatments on the antioxidant (ABTS, ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and DPPH), antimutagenic (Ames test), and cytotoxicity (MTT assay in five human cell lines) activities of pistachios. P. terebinthus showed the best antioxidant activity, and the RDI treatments maintained and improved the antioxidant properties of pistachios. Neither the rootstock nor the RDI had significant impact on the antimutagenic potential of pistachios. The nut extracts had no toxic effect on non-cancerous cells and the application of RDI did not reduce their cytoprotective capacity. Furthermore, neither rootstock nor RDI treatments affected the ability of the pistachio extracts of preventing the oxidative damage by H2O2. The application of RDI strategies, in addition to allowing irrigation water saving, led to obtaining pistachios with the same or even better biofunctional characteristics as compared to fully irrigated pistachios.
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- Luis Noguera-Artiaga
- Departamento de Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Grupo Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria (CSA), Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel, km 3,2. 03312-Orihuela, Alicante, Spain; (L.N.-A.); (Á.A.C.-B.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1658, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico; (J.S.G.-R.); (E.C.R.-B.); (F.J.C.-M.); (R.L.V.-Q.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1658, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico; (J.S.G.-R.); (E.C.R.-B.); (F.J.C.-M.); (R.L.V.-Q.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1658, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico; (J.S.G.-R.); (E.C.R.-B.); (F.J.C.-M.); (R.L.V.-Q.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1658, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico; (J.S.G.-R.); (E.C.R.-B.); (F.J.C.-M.); (R.L.V.-Q.)
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- Departamento de Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Grupo Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria (CSA), Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela (EPSO), Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), Carretera de Beniel, km 3,2. 03312-Orihuela, Alicante, Spain; (L.N.-A.); (Á.A.C.-B.)
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- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos, Universidad de Sonora, Apartado Postal 1658, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico; (J.S.G.-R.); (E.C.R.-B.); (F.J.C.-M.); (R.L.V.-Q.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52 662-259-2208
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Gontijo DC, Gontijo PC, Brandão GC, Diaz MAN, de Oliveira AB, Fietto LG, Leite JPV. Antioxidant study indicative of antibacterial and antimutagenic activities of an ellagitannin-rich aqueous extract from the leaves of Miconia latecrenata. J Ethnopharmacol 2019; 236:114-123. [PMID: 30853643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ethnopharmacological relevance; Several plant species of Miconia genus are commonly used in Brazilian folk medicine as anti-inflammatory agents and for the treatment of infectious diseases. Infusions and extracts of Miconia species are also reported as analgesic, antimicrobial, antimalarial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antimutagenic, and antitumoral. Aim of the study; To determine the phytochemical composition of an aqueous extract of Miconia latecrenata leaves and to evaluate its antioxidant, antibacterial, antimutagenic and antigenotoxic activities. Materials and Methods; The following methods were used for the different effects: I) antioxidant - β-carotene/linoleic acid, lipid peroxidation, and DPPH• radical scavenging; II) antibacterial - agar well diffusion and MIC methods); III) antimutagenic assays - Ames Test; and IV) antigenotoxic - Plasmid cleavage test. The phytochemical analysis and phenolic quantification were carried out by UPLC-DAD-ESI-MS/MS and colorimetry, respectively. In addition, statistical correlation analysis was performed aiming to evaluate the Pearson correlation between phenolic compounds and biological assays. Results; A high content of tannins was observed and the ellagitannin isomers of 1,2,3,5-tris-galloyl-4,6-HHDP-glucose were identified as the main constituents of the leaves aqueous extract. High antioxidant effect, in different tests, high antibacterial activity to gram-positive and negative strains, as well as high antimutagenic activity were observed. Statistical analysis showed a high Pearson correlation for the tannin content in relation to the results of the antioxidant and antibacterial tests. In general, the antioxidant action of the aqueous extract showed low correlation with the antimutagenic activity. Conclusions; The present results confirmed the expectations regarding the pharmacological profile of M. latecrenata supporting its therapeutic potential in relation to ROS/RNS related disorders. Furthermore, the phenolic compounds of M. latecrenata can act, in turn, minimizing or inhibiting the biological macromolecules damage, especially DNA.
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- Douglas Costa Gontijo
- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Setor de Agronomia, Instituto Federal Goiano, Rodovia Sul Goiana, Km 01, CEP, 75901-970, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil
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- Escola de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Morro do Cruzeiro, s/n, CEP, 35400-000, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Produtos Farmacêuticos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n - Campus Universitário, CEP, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.
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Dar SA, Yousuf AR, Balkhi MUH, Ganai BA, Tantry M, Bhat FA. Podophyllum hexandrum ameliorates endosulfan-induced genotoxicity and mutagenicity in freshwater cyprinid fish crucian carp. Pharm Biol 2017; 55:173-183. [PMID: 27718769 PMCID: PMC7011986 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2016.1233568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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CONTEXT Medicinal plants continue to act as a repository for novel drug leads with novel mechanisms of action. Podophyllum hexandrum Royale (Berberideceae) treats diverse conditions in folk medicine. OBJECTIVE The antimutagenic potential of P. hexandrum was evaluated against endosulfan-induced clastogenicity in a piscine model by cytogenetic endpoints. MATERIALS AND METHODS Podophyllum hexandrum rhizomes were subjected to successive solvent extraction. Fish were exposed to hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous extracts (15 mg/L each) of plant and endosulfan (0.05 mg/L) alone followed by their combination for antimutagenicity estimates. Chromosomal aberrations (CA) were made from kidney cells and micronuclei (MN) slides from peripheral blood erythrocytes at 48, 72 and 96 h. Antioxidant activity was analyzed by the DPPH assay. Phytochemical analyses were carried out using chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. RESULTS Endosulfan induced significant (p < .05) MN, authenticated by scanning electron microscopy, and CA in a time-dependent manner. However, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts revealed ameliorating effects. The column eluted methanolic fraction-2 (ME-F2) showed highest reduction profile of 83 and 84% in CA and MN, followed in its extent (73 and 72%) by ethyl acetate fraction-4 (EE-F4). ME-F2 and EE-F4 showed three and six major peaks when analyzed by GC-MS. To explore possible mechanism of action, ME-F2 showed potent antioxidant potential and strong correlation (R2 = .900) with antimutagenic activity, whereas EE-F4 seemed to act through a different mechanism. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study confirms the antimutagenic potential of the subject plant with the identification of some novel compounds, justifying their use in folk medicine, and their corresponding benefit to mankind.
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- Sabzar Ahmad Dar
- Limnology and Fisheries Laboratory, Centre of
Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu
& Kashmir, India
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- Limnology and Fisheries Laboratory, Centre of
Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu
& Kashmir, India
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- Division of Fisheries, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K),
Jammu & Kashmir, India
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- Phytochemistry Laboratories, Center of
Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu
& Kashmir, India
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- Phytochemistry Laboratories, Center of
Research for Development (CORD), University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu
& Kashmir, India
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- Division of Fisheries, Sher-e-Kashmir
University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K),
Jammu & Kashmir, India
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Olivas-Quintero S, López-Angulo G, Montes-Avila J, Díaz-Camacho SP, Vega-Aviña R, López-Valenzuela JÁ, Salazar-Salas NY, Delgado-Vargas F. Chemical composition and biological activities of Helicteres vegae and Heliopsis sinaloensis. Pharm Biol 2017; 55:1473-1482. [PMID: 28347185 PMCID: PMC6130667 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2017.1306712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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CONTEXT Helicteres vegae Cristóbal (Sterculiaceae) (Hv) and Heliopsis sinaloensis B.L. Turner (Asteraceae) (Hs) are endangered and poorly studied plant species; related plants have been used against chronic-degenerative and infectious diseases. Therefore, Hv and Hs could be sources of bioactive compounds against these illnesses. OBJECTIVE To determine the chemical composition and biological activities (antioxidant, antimutagenic and antimicrobial) of Hv and Hs leaves (L) and stems (S). MATERIALS AND METHODS Methanol extracts (ME) of each plant/tissue were evaluated for their phytochemicals; phenolics (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS); antioxidant activity (AA) (0.125-4 mg/mL) (DPPH, ABTS, ORAC and β-carotene discoloration); antimutagenicity (0.5 and 1 mg/plate) (Ames assay, tester strain Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium YG1024, 1-nitropyrene as mutagen); activity against human pathogens (1 mg/mL); and toxicity (0.01-2 mg/mL) (Artemia salina assay). RESULTS All ME showed flavonoids and triterpenes/steroids. The ME-SHv had the highest content of total phenolics (TP) (2245.82 ± 21.45 mg GAE/100 g d.w.) and condensed tannins (603.71 ± 1.115 mg CE/100 g d.w.). The compounds identified were flavonoids (kaempferol 7-O-coumaroylhexoside, and two kaempferol 7-O-rhamnosylhexosides) and phenolics [rosmarinic acid, and 3'-O-(8″-Z-caffeoyl) rosmarinic acid]. The ME-LHs showed the highest content of flavonoids (357.88 mg RE/g d.w.) and phenolic acids (238.58 mg CAE/g d.w.) by HPLC. The ME-SHv showed the highest AA. All ME were strong antimutagens (63.3-85.7%). Only the Hs extracts were toxic (ME-LHs, LC50 = 94.9 ± 1.7 μg/mL; ME-SHs, LC50 = 89.03 ± 4.42 μg/mL). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Both Hv and Hs are potential sources of preventive and therapeutic agents against chronic-degenerative diseases.
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- Sandra Olivas-Quintero
- School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- School of Agronomy, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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- School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
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CONTEXT There is a growing market demand for Hypericum sp., a pharmacologically active plant that has been traditionally used to treat various ailments. However, there have been limited studies on the extract or essential oil of Hypericum lydium Boiss (Hypericaceae). OBJECTIVE This study investigates for the first time the antioxidant, mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of an ethanol extract of H. lydium. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ethanol extract from aerial parts of H. lydium harvested from Turkey were tested for this mutagenic and antimutagenic activities (2.0-0.002 mg/plate) using Ames Salmonella/microsome test system. 4-Nitro-o-phenylenediamine (4-NPD) (3 μg/plate) for the Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and sodium azide (NaN3) (8 μg/plate) for the S. typhimurium TA100 were used as positive controls. The antioxidant activity, total antioxidant activity and phenolic constituent of the extract (2.0-0.002 mg/mL) was determined by the inhibition of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), β-carotene-linoleic acid model and by means of Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, respectively. RESULTS The extract showed no sign of mutagenicity at the tested concentrations (0.002-2.0 mg/mL), and showed concentration-dependent antimutagenic activity against NaN3 and 4-NPD ranging from 26.8 to 81.5%. The extract was found to be an efficient scavenger of DPPH (IC50 0.165 ± 0.23 mg/mL) and to inhibit β-carotene-linoleic acid bleaching (IC50 0.39 ± 0.11 mg/mL). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION These findings indicate ethanol extract of H. lydium to be a safe and effective agent that may be incorporated into new strategies for the prevention of cancer and mutagenesis.
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- Rukiye Boran
- Medical Laboratory Program, Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational School of Health Service, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Section of Medical Microbiology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zarev Y, Foubert K, Lucia de Almeida V, Anthonissen R, Elgorashi E, Apers S, Ionkova I, Verschaeve L, Pieters L. Antigenotoxic prenylated flavonoids from stem bark of Erythrina latissima. Phytochemistry 2017; 141:140-146. [PMID: 28614730 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A series of prenylated flavonoids was obtained from antigenotoxic extracts and fractions of stem bark of Erythrina latissima E. Mey (Leguminosae). In addition to five constituents never reported before, i.e. (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-6-yl)chroman-4-one (erylatissin D), (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-methoxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-6-yl)chroman-4-one (erylatissin E), 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxy-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-6-yl)-4H-chromen-4-one (erylatissin F), (2S)-5,7,8'-trihydroxy-2',2'-dimethyl-[2,6'-bichroman]-4-one (erylatissin G) and (2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-8'-methoxy-2',2'-dimethyl-[2,6'-bichroman]-4-one (dihydroabyssinin I), 18 known flavonoids were identified. Evaluation of the antigenotoxic properties (against genotoxicity induced by aflatoxin B1, metabolically activated) in the Vitotox assay revealed that most flavonoids were active. Sigmoidin A and B showed the highest activity, with an IC50 value of 18.7 μg/mL, equivalent to that of curcumin (IC50 18.4 μg/mL), used as a reference antigenotoxic compound.
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- Yancho Zarev
- Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Str. Dunav 2, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Toxicology, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Toxicology and Ethnoveterinary Medicine, Food, Feed and Veterinary Public Health, ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X05, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa
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- Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University - Sofia, Str. Dunav 2, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Toxicology, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis (NatuRA), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium.
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Kumar S, Chatterjee S, Tripathi J, Gautam S. Purification and Characterization of the Principal Antimutagenic Bioactive as Ethoxy-Substituted Phylloquinone from Spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.) Based on Evaluation in Models Including Human Lymphoblast TK +/- Cells. J Agric Food Chem 2016; 64:8773-8782. [PMID: 27806562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b03915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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During in vitro analysis, spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.) leaf extracts displayed varying antimutagenicity when analyzed in models including human lymphoblast (TK+/-) cell line (thymidine kinase gene mutation assay) and Escherichia coli MG1655 (rifampicin resistance assay) against chemically (ethyl methanesulfonate and 5-azacytidine) induced mutagenicity. Highest antimutagenicity was displayed by the quinone extract. The principal bioactive compound exhibited fluorescence in TLC at 366 nm (termed C4) resolved at Rf 0.32 and tR 15.2 min in TLC and HPLC, respectively. On the TLC plate, three spots (C1-C3), observed at 254 nm, displayed comparatively lesser antimutagenicity. Furthermore, biochemical and spectroscopic analyses using MALDI-TOF MS and NMR indicated the nature of the potent compound (C4) as an ethoxy-substituted phylloquinone derivative [2-ethoxy-3-((E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-enyl)naphthalene-1,4-dione]. The C4 compound did not display any cytotoxicity and hence possesses significant nutraceutical-based intervention possibility to combat the onset of mutation-associated disease(s).
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- Sanjeev Kumar
- Food Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Food Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Food Technology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , Mumbai 400 085, India
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Osuna-Ruiz I, López-Saiz CM, Burgos-Hernández A, Velázquez C, Nieves-Soto M, Hurtado-Oliva MA. Antioxidant, antimutagenic and antiproliferative activities in selected seaweed species from Sinaloa, Mexico. Pharm Biol 2016; 54:2196-2210. [PMID: 26959892 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2016.1150305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Context Seaweeds from the Mexican Pacific Ocean have not been evaluated as a source of chemoprotectants. Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate chemopreventive activities of the seaweeds Phaephyceae - Padina durvillaei (Dictyotaceae) - Rodhophyceae - Spyridia filamentosa (Spyridiaceae), Gracilaria vermiculophylla (Gracilariaceae) - and Chlorophyceae - Ulva expansa (Ulvaceae), Codium isabelae (Codiaceae), Rhizoclonium riparium (Cladophoraceae) and Caulerpa sertularioides (Caulerpaceae). Materials and methods Methanol, acetone and hexane seaweed extracts were assessed at 30 and 3 mg/mL on antioxidant capacity (DPPH and ABTS assays), 0.003-3.0 mg/plate on antimutagenic activity against AFB1 using Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100 tester strains in Ames test, and 12.5 to 100 μg/mL on antiproliferative activity on Murine B-cell lymphoma. Phenols, flavonoids and pigments content were also assessed as antioxidant compounds. Results Extraction yield was higher in methanol than in acetone and hexane extracts (6.4, 2.7 and 1.4% dw). Antioxidant capacity was higher in brown and green than in red seaweed species, particularly in P. durvillaei extracted in acetone (EC50 value= 16.9 and 1.56 mg/mL for DPPH and ABTS). Flavonoids and chlorophylls were identified as mainly antioxidant components; particularly in hexane extracts, which were correlated with the antioxidant capacity. Highest mutagenesis inhibition (> 40%) occurred in R. riparium at the lowest concentration assayed (0.003 mg/plate), while highest antiproliferative inhibition (37 and 72% for 12.5 and 25 μg/mL) occurred in C. sertularioides. Discussion and conclusion Flavonoids and chlorophylls explained the chemopreventive activities assessed in S. filamentosa, R. riparium and C. sertularioides. These seaweeds have a high potential as a source of novel chemoprotectants.
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- Idalia Osuna-Ruiz
- a Facultad De Ciencias Del Mar , Universidad Autónoma De Sinaloa , Mazatlán , Sinaloa , México
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- b Departamento De Investigación Y Posgrado En Alimentos , Universidad De Sonora , Sonora , México
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- b Departamento De Investigación Y Posgrado En Alimentos , Universidad De Sonora , Sonora , México
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- c Departamento De Ciencias Químico Biológicas , Universidad De Sonora , Sonora , México
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- a Facultad De Ciencias Del Mar , Universidad Autónoma De Sinaloa , Mazatlán , Sinaloa , México
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- a Facultad De Ciencias Del Mar , Universidad Autónoma De Sinaloa , Mazatlán , Sinaloa , México
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Divya MK, Salini S, Meera N, Lincy L, Seema M, Raghavamenon AC, Babu TD. Attenuation of DMBA/croton oil induced mouse skin papilloma by Apodytes dimidiata mediated by its antioxidant and antimutagenic potential. Pharm Biol 2016; 54:1564-1574. [PMID: 26878464 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1107747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Context Considering the role of cellular oxidative stress in mutations and subsequent transformation, phytochemicals with antioxidant potential has become a primary choice as chemopreventives. Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex. Arn (Icacinaceae), a widely used plant in Zulu traditional medicine, is reported to possess antioxidant activity. Objective To investigate the chemopreventive efficacy of methanol extract of A. dimidiata leaf (AMF). Materials and methods Antimutagenic potential of AMF (25, 50 and 75 μg/plate) was evaluated by the Ames test. The ability of AMF (100 and 250 mg/kg orally) on restoration of depleted antioxidant status by sodium fluoride (NaF) was analysed on BALB/c mice. 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene/croton oil induced mouse skin papilloma model was studied up to 20 weeks to analyse the anticarcinogenic effect of AMF (1%, 3% and 5% topically, twice weekly for 6 weeks). Phytochemicals of AMF were characterized by GC-MS. Results AMF (75 μg/plate) reverted 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine (NPDA) induced mutations in Salmonella typhimurium strains, TA 98, 100 and 102 by 74.8%, 72.5% and 69.3%, respectively. Against sodium azide, the percentage reversion was 80.4, 71.3 and 71.3. In mice, AMF (250 mg/kg for 4 days) increased the serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities by 48.71% and 30.3% against the NaF-induced drop. GSH level was improved by 48.59% with a concomitant decrease in TBARS (57.67%). The skin papilloma reduction was 79.32% for 5% AMF. Squalene, dodecanoic, tetradecanoic and hexadecanoic acids are the known antioxidant and chemopreventive molecules identified by GC-MS. Discussion and conclusion Antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of AMF might have contributed to its anticarcinogenic potential.
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- Menon K Divya
- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Amala Cancer Research Centre, Amala Nagar (Recognized Research Centre - University of Calicut) , Thrissur , Kerala , India
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Angeli JPF, Ribeiro LR, Bellini MF. Anti-clastogenic effect of b-glucan extracted from barley towards chemically induced DNA damage in rodent cells. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 25:319-24. [PMID: 16866189 DOI: 10.1191/0960327106ht631oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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b-Glucan (BG) was tested in vitro to determine its potential clastogenic and/or anti-clastogenic activity, and attempts were made to elucidate its possible mechanism of action by using combinations with an inhibitor of DNA polymerase. The study was carried out on cells deficient (CHO-k1) and cells proficient (HTC) in phases I and II enzymes, and the DNA damage was assessed by the chromosomal aberration assay. BG did not show a clastogenic effect, but was anti-clastogenic in both cell lines used, and at all concentrations tested (2.5, 5 and 10 mg/mL) in combination with damage inducing agents (methylmethane sulfonate in cell line CHO-k1, and methylmethane sulfonate or 2-aminoanthracene in cell line HTC). BG also showed a protective effect in the presence of a DNA polymerase b inhibitor (cytosine arabinoside-3-phosphate, Ara-C), demonstrating that BG does not act through an anti-mutagenic mechanism of action involving DNA polymerase b.
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- J P F Angeli
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Sassi A, Bouhlel I, Mustapha N, Mokdad-Bzeouich I, Chaabane F, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Assessment in vitro of the genotoxicity, antigenotoxicity and antioxidant of Ceratonia siliqua L. extracts in murine leukaemia cells L1210 by comet assay. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 77:117-24. [PMID: 26946406 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Genotoxicity of Ceratonia siliqua extracts, was investigated by assessing their capacity to induce nucleus DNA degradation of murine leukaemia cells L1210, using the "Comet assay". The ability of total oligomer flavonoids (TOF) and aqueous extracts to protect cell DNA against oxidative stress induced by H2O2, was performed by pre- co or post-treatment of cells with the before mentioned extracts for different periods preceding exposure to H2O2 stress. No significant genotoxic effect was detected at different exposure times, except at the lowest concentration of TOF extract (16.25 μg/ml). It appears that extracts decreased DNA damage, induced by H2O2. Both of TOF and aqueous extracts exhibited cellular antioxidant capacity, with EC50 values of respectively <16.25 and < 35 μg/ml, as well as, a protective capacity against lipidperoxidation inducing using L1210 cells line as a cellular model. MDA inhibition percentages reached 88.43% and 90.52% with respectively 35.5 μg/ml of TOF extract and 70 μg/ml of aqueous extract. Antioxidant properties of carob leaf extracts revealed by our study make a good antioxidant protection and thus a good candidate as food addition component.
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- Aïcha Sassi
- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie
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- Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et moléculaire. Faculté de médecine dentaire. Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie; Unité de Substances Naturelles Bioactives et Biotechnologie « UR12ES12 ». Faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Avicenne 5000 Monastir, Tunisie.
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Al-Ali K, Abdelrazik M, Alghaithy A, Diab A, El-Beshbishy H, Baghdadi H. Antimutagenic and anticancer activity of Al Madinah Alhasawy mint (Mentha longifolia) leaves extract. Pak J Biol Sci 2015; 17:1231-6. [PMID: 26027170 DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2014.1231.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mentha is one of the genera of Lamiaceae family. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimutagenic and anticancer activity of the water and methanolic extract of Alhasawy mint (Mentha longifolia), that grown in Madina Province, western region, Saudi Arabia using three different bioassays namely; Brine shrimp bioassay, Ames mutagenicity bioassay using 3 Hist-Salmonella typhimurium strains of different mutations (TA98, TA97 and TA100) and 2 reference mutagenic drugs nitrosopiperidine (NP) and 2-amino-3-methylimidazo-quinolidine (IQ) and Mammalian cell lines bioassays using 2 different cell lines HepG2 and Vero cell lines. The plant extract showed an efficient antimutagenic activity against the studied bioassays in a directly proportional effect with concentration.
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Rocha RS, Kassuya CAL, Formagio ASN, Mauro MDO, Andrade-Silva M, Monreal ACD, Cunha-Laura AL, Vieira MDC, Oliveira RJ. Analysis of the anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive potential and description of the antimutagenic mode of action of the Annona crassiflora methanolic extract. Pharm Biol 2015; 54:35-47. [PMID: 25885939 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1014567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Annona crassiflora Mart. (Annonaceae) is a medicinal plant that is widely used in folk medicine, which leads to its investigation as a potential source of new pharmacological principles. OBJECTIVE This study describes the anti-inflammatory, antiallodynic, and antimutagenic/chemopreventive activities of the leaves A. crassiflora methanolic extract. Its antimutagenic mode of action was analyzed in a plant or animal experimental model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total flavonoids were quantified by spectrophotometry at 415 nm and its composition was analyzed by (1)H NMR spectra. Animals received orally, 30, 100, and 300 mg/kg of extract in both tests, carrageenan-induced paw edema and myeloperoxidase activity. Animals were treated with 100 and 300 mg/kg, in all the analyzed tests, pleural cell migration and protein exudation, carrageenan-induced cell migration into the pouch, induction of joint inflammation and carrageenan-induced allodynia response in the mouse paw. To evaluate the antimutagenic/chemopreventive activity through the Allium cepa test, we used 5, 10, and 15 mg/L of extract, and for the micronucleus test in the peripheral blood, we used the dose of 15 mg/kg. RESULTS The fractionation of the ethyl acetate (EA) fraction, resulting from the partition of the methanol extract of the A. crassiflora, afforded through chromatographic methods resulted in the isolation of kaempferol 3-O-β-glucoside and kaempferol 3-O-β-diglucoside. Oral treatment with 100 and 300 mg/kg of extract significantly inhibited the carrageenan-induced edema formation, with inhibitions of 53 ± 7% and 47 ± 10%; in MPO activity, the observed inhibitions were 60 ± 7% for 100 mg/kg treatment and 63 ± 7% for 300 mg/kg. The ACME reduced significantly the total leukocytes (an inhibition of 78 ± 9% with 100 mg/kg and 90 ± 7% with 300 mg/kg) and protein levels (approximately 100% inhibition with both doses) in the pleurisy model. In carrageenan-induced leukocyte migration into the pouch, the extract inhibited leukocyte migration only when administered 300 mg/kg per dose (the reduction was 43 ± 5%). Pretreatment with extract failed to reduce the zymosan-induced edema formation and did not inhibit the carrageenan-induced mechanical allodynia. Damage reduction in Allium cepa tested with different concentrations (5, 10, and 15 mg/L) was 66.17, 75.75, and 69.19% for the pre-treatment; 72.72, 33.33, and 22.22% for the simple simultaneous treatment; 100.50, 93.93, and 102.52% for the simultaneous treatment with pre-incubation; 89.39, 79.79, and 84.34%; for the post-treatment, and 86.36, 81.31, and 93.43% for the continuous treatment. The antimutagenic evaluation in the micronucleous test showed a damage reduction of 75.00 and 64.58% for the pre-treatment and simultaneous protocols, respectively. The post-treatment protocol increased the cyclophosphamide effects in 45.83%. CONCLUSION These results suggest that this medicinal plant has chemopreventive and anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential.
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- Roberta Schroder Rocha
- a Center of Studies in Stem Cells, Cell Therapy and Genetic Toxicology (CeTroGen), University Hospital (NHU), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
- b Center of Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
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- a Center of Studies in Stem Cells, Cell Therapy and Genetic Toxicology (CeTroGen), University Hospital (NHU), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
- e Midwest Pro Network - Graduate Program in Biotechnology and Biodiversity, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
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- c Faculty of Health Sciences (FCS), Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD) , Dourados , MS , Brazil
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- b Center of Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
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- b Center of Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
- f Master's Programme in Pharmacy, Center of Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil , and
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- d Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FCA), Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD) , Dourados , MS , Brazil
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- a Center of Studies in Stem Cells, Cell Therapy and Genetic Toxicology (CeTroGen), University Hospital (NHU), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
- f Master's Programme in Pharmacy, Center of Biological and Health Sciences (CCBS), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil , and
- g Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Midwest Region, School of Medicine "Dr. Hélio Mandetta" (FAMED), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) , Campo Grande , MS , Brazil
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Mokdad-Bzeouich I, Kilani-Jaziri S, Mustapha N, Bedoui A, Ghedira K, Chekir-Ghedira L. Evaluation of the antimutagenic, antigenotoxic, and antioxidant activities of Eriobotrya japonica leaves. Pharm Biol 2015; 53:1786-1794. [PMID: 25880139 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2015.1008145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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CONTEXT The leaves of Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (Rosaceae) are used in traditional medicine to treat inflammatory diseases. However, information about the antigenotoxic and antioxidant properties of its leaves remains to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to evaluate the mutagenic/antimutagenic, genotoxic/antigenotoxic, and antioxidant potentials of aqueous and total oligomers flavonoid (TOF) extracts from E. japonica. MATERIALS AND METHODS The mutagenic/antimutagenic and genotoxic/antigenotoxic potentials of extracts (50, 250, and 500 µg/plate) were evaluated, respectively, by the Ames test with 48 h incubation and the SOS chromotest test with 2 h incubation. The antioxidant capacity of these extracts (ranging from 50 to 700 µg/mL) was tested using xanthine/xanthine oxidase and the deoxyribose assays. RESULTS Eriobotrya japonica extracts showed neither mutagenic nor genotoxic effect. The highest protective effect against methyl methanesulfonate and 2-aminoanthracene was obtained in the presence of aqueous extract, with IC50 values of 80 and 140 µg/plate, respectively, against S. typhimurium TA104. Moreover, this extract (500 µg/plate) was also able to reduce significantly the genotoxicity induced by nitrofurantoin and aflatoxin B1 with IC50 values of 140 and 240 µg/assay, respectively. Likewise, aqueous and TOF extracts inhibited xanthine oxidase and superoxide anion formation with IC50 values ranging from 45 to 95 and from 70 to 90 µg/mL, respectively. However, TOF extract is more efficient in inhibiting hydroxyl radical and chelating iron ion with IC50 values of 140 and 400 µg/mL, respectively, when compared with the aqueous extract. CONCLUSION Eriobotrya japonica prevents the genotoxicity of some carcinogenic substances probably thanks to its antioxidant capacities.
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- Imen Mokdad-Bzeouich
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Monastir , Monastir , Tunisia and
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Habibi E, Shokrzadeh M, Ahmadi A, Chabra A, Naghshvar F, Keshavarz-Maleki R. Genoprotective effects of Origanum vulgare ethanolic extract against cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxicity in mouse bone marrow cells. Pharm Biol 2015; 53:92-97. [PMID: 25519883 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.910674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Cyclophosphamide (CP), an alkylating chemotherapeutic agent, can bind DNA, causing chromosome breaks, micronucleus (Mn) formation, and cell death. Because Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiaceae) has antioxidative properties, it might protect against DNA damage. OBJECTIVE The genoprotective effect of O. vulgare ethanolic extract against CP-induced genotoxicity in mouse bone marrow cells was evaluated using a Mn assay. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mice were pre-treated with aerial parts of O. vulgare ethanolic extract at different doses (50, 100, 200, or 400 mg/kg) for 7 d. One hour after the last administration of O. vulgare, animals were injected with CP at 200 mg/kg. After 24 h, the bone marrow cells of both femurs were flushed and the frequency of MnPCEs was evaluated to measure the chromosomal damages. In addition, the number of PCEs per 1000 NCEs in each animal was recorded to evaluate the bone-marrow suppression; mitotic activity was calculated as [PCE/(PCE + NCE)] × 100 to assess the cell division. RESULTS At 400 mg/kg, O. vulgare displayed its maximum protective effect, reduced the number of MnPCEs from 10.52 ± 1.07 for CP group to 2.17 ± 0.26 and completely normalized the mitotic activity (p < 0.001). Origanum vulgare also led to significant proliferation and hypercellularity of immature myeloid elements after the mice were treated with CP, mitigating the bone marrow suppression. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Origanum vulgare ethanolic extract exerts a potent genoprotective effect against CP-induced genotoxicity in mice bone marrow, which might be possibly due to the scavenging of free radicals during oxidative stress conditions.
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- Emran Habibi
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy
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Zengin G, Uysal A, Gunes E, Aktumsek A. Survey of phytochemical composition and biological effects of three extracts from a wild plant (Cotoneaster nummularia Fisch. et Mey.): a potential source for functional food ingredients and drug formulations. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113527. [PMID: 25409171 PMCID: PMC4237428 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This study was focused on the analysis of the phenolic content, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-cholinesterase, anti-tyrosinase, anti-amylase and anti-glucosidase activity of three solvent extracts from Cotoneaster nummularia. Moreover, water extract was tested in terms of mutagenic/anti-mutagenic effects. The antioxidant activities of these extracts were evaluated by DPPH, ABTS, O2, metal chelating, phosphomolybdenum, β-carotene/linoleic acid, ferric and cupric reducing power assays. Enzyme inhibitory activities were also examined with colorimetric methods. Generally, methanol and water extracts exhibited excellent biological activities. These extracts were rich in phenolic and flavonoid content. Furthermore, Cotoneaster extracts indicated appreciable antibacterial properties against human pathogen strains. HPLC analysis showed that ferulic acid, chlorogenic acid, (-) – epicatechin and (+)-catechin were the major phenolics in extracts tested. These data offer that these extracts from C. nummularia may be considered as a potential source of biological agents for developing functional foods or drug formulations.
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- Gokhan Zengin
- Selcuk University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Konya, Turkey
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- Selcuk University, Vocational School of Health Services, Konya, Turkey
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- Selcuk University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Konya, Turkey
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Brown EM, Nitecki S, Pereira-Caro G, McDougall GJ, Stewart D, Rowland I, Crozier A, Gill CIR. Comparison of in vivo and in vitro digestion on polyphenol composition in lingonberries: potential impact on colonic health. Biofactors 2014; 40:611-23. [PMID: 25359330 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The composition of polyphenols in ileal fluid samples obtained from an ileostomy subject after lingonberry intake was compared with lingonberry extracts obtained after simulated in vitro digestion (IVDL) and subsequent faecal fermentation (IVFL). HPLC-PDA-MS/MS analysis confirmed similar patterns of lingonberry (poly)phenolic metabolism after the in vivo and in vitro digestion, with reduced recovery of anthocyanins and a similar pattern of recovery for proanthocyanidins observed for both methods of digestion. On the other hand, the IVFL sample contained none of the original (poly)phenolic components but was enriched in simple aromatic components. Digested and fermented extracts exhibited significant (P < 0.05) anti-genotoxic (Comet assay), anti-mutagenic (Mutation Frequency assay), and anti-invasive (Matrigel Invasion assay) effects in human cell culture models of colorectal cancer at physiologically-relevant doses (0-50 μg/mL gallic acid equivalents). The ileal fluid induced significant anti-genotoxic activity (P < 0.05), but at a higher concentration (200 μg/mL gallic acid equivalents) than the IVDL. Despite extensive structural modification following digestion and fermentation, lingonberry extracts retained their bioactivity in vitro. This reinforces the need for studies to consider the impact of digestion when investigating bioactivity of dietary phytochemicals.
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- Emma M Brown
- Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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Cantanhêde LF, Almeida LP, Soares REP, Castelo Branco PVG, Pereira SRF. Soy isoflavones have antimutagenic activity on DNA damage induced by the antileishmanial Glucantime (meglumine antimoniate). Drug Chem Toxicol 2014; 38:312-7. [PMID: 25268948 DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2014.963599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Isoflavones are phytoestrogens reported to be potent antioxidant agents. In contrast, the antileishmanial meglumine antimoniate has mutagenic activities. This study evaluated the ability of soy isoflavones to reduce DNA damage induced by meglumine antimoniate. Antimutagenic effects (by micronucleus test) were tested using Swiss mice divided into seven groups treated with meglumine antimoniate (425 mg/kg bw pentavalent antimony); cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg bw); water (negative control); single isoflavones dose (1.6 mg/kg bw), and three groups received one dose of isoflavones via gavage (0.4 mg/kg bw, 0.8 mg/kg bw or 1.6 mg/kg bw) plus meglumine antimoniate via intraperitoneal, simultaneously. To evaluate antigenotoxicity (by Comet assay), each group with 10 animals received the above-mentioned control doses; single dose of isoflavones 0.8 mg/kg bw, and three groups received isoflavones (0.8 mg/kg bw) by gavage along with intraperitoneal meglumine antimoniate, which were treated with isoflavones 24 h before or after receiving meglumine antimoniate (pre-treatment and post-treatment, respectively) or simultaneously. Cells were harvested 24 h after the treatment, and the data were evaluated by ANOVA followed by Tukey's test (p < 0.05). The data from the simultaneous treatment by micronucleus test revealed that isoflavones (0.4 and 0.8 mg/kg) were able to reverse the mutagenic effect of Glucantime. Moreover, all regimes of the treatment with 0.8 mg/kg bw dose were able to reduce the genotoxicity caused by meglumine antimoniate. It is suggested that the protective effect of isoflavones against DNA damage is related to their ability to reduce oxidative stress caused by the trivalent Sb(III) metabolite of meglumine antimoniate.
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- Ludymila Furtado Cantanhêde
- Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Maranhão, Cidade Universitária do Bacanga , São Luís, Maranhão , Brazil
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El Hosry L, Di Giorgio C, Birer C, Habib J, Tueni M, Bun SS, Herbette G, De Meo M, Ollivier E, Elias R. In vitro cytotoxic and anticlastogenic activities of saxifragifolin B and cyclamin isolated from Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen libanoticum. Pharm Biol 2014; 52:1134-1140. [PMID: 24649909 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.879600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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CONTEXT The genus Cyclamen L. (Primulaceae) is rich in saponins known to have interesting biological activities. OBJECTIVE To isolate saxifragifolin B and cyclamin, two triterpene saponins, from Cyclamen libanoticum Hildebr and Cyclamen persicum Mill, and to assess their cytotoxic, clastogenic/aneugenic, and anticlastogenic effects, as well as antioxidant potential. MATERIALS AND METHODS Saxifragifolin B and cyclamin were tested for their cytotoxicity against SK-BR-3, HT-29, HepG2/3A, NCI-H1299, BXPC-3, 22RV1, and normal DMEM cell lines using WST-1 assay. Their clastogenic/aneugenic activities and anticlastogenic effects against the anticancer drug mitomycin C were assessed by the in vitro micronucleus assay in CHO cells. Their antioxidant capacities were determined using Fe(2+)-chelating and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assays. RESULTS Both saponins were described for the first time in Cyclamen libanoticum. They showed strong cytotoxic activities against the tested cancer cell lines. Saxifragifolin B was found to be 56- and 37-times more active than mitomycin C against breast adenocarcinoma (SK-BR-3) and lung carcinoma (NCI-H1299), respectively. Also, saxifragifolin B did not induce micronuclei formation and prevented cells from mitomycin C clastogenic effect. Cyclamin induced a significant increase of micronucleated cells after metabolic activation with S9 mix, and did not possess any anticlastogenic activity. Both molecules exhibited low antioxidant activities as compared to reference compounds. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS This study showed the remarkable cytotoxic activity of saxifragifolin B, especially against breast adenocarcinoma and lung carcinoma and its chemoprotective activity against mitomycin C. Thus, saxifragifolin B could be suggested as a potential cytotoxic drug with a preventive effect against possible exposures to genotoxic agents.
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- Leina El Hosry
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et Ethnopharmacologie, UMR MD3, Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille Université , Marseille Cedex , France
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Ceker S, Agar G, Alpsoy L, Nardemir G, Kizil HE. Antagonistic effects of Satureja hortensis essential oil against AFB1 on human lymphocytes in vitro. Tsitol Genet 2014; 48:65-71. [PMID: 25318179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Satureja hortensis L. (Lamiaceae) has been used as a folk remedy to treat various such as cramps, muscle pains, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, and infectious diseases. In this study, the antagonistic effects of essential oil of S. hortensis (SHE) were studied against aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in human lymphocytes in vitro. The analysis of the essential oil was performed by using Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Anti-genotoxic effects of the SHEs was evaluated using sister chromatid exchange (SCE), micronuclei (MN) tests against AFB1. Also level of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities used to determine the anti-oxidative effects of the SHEs. This result showed AFB1 (5 microM) increased the frequencies of SCE, MN and the level of MDA. AFB1 at the same concentration decreased the activities of SOD and GPx. However, different concentrations of SHE with AFB1 decreased the frequency of SCE and MN and level of MDA and also increased the activities of SOD and GPx significantly. Especially, the 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 microL dose of SHE are more effective than other doses. The results of this experiment have clearly shown that SHE has strong antioxidative and antigenotoxic effects, these biological activities of SHEs can be due to its component.
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Boldbaatar D, El-Seedi HR, Findakly M, Jabri S, Javzan B, Choidash B, Göransson U, Hellman B. Antigenotoxic and antioxidant effects of the Mongolian medicinal plant Leptopyrum fumarioides (L): an in vitro study. J Ethnopharmacol 2014; 155:599-606. [PMID: 24928829 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Leptopyrum fumarioides has been used in the traditional medicine of Mongolia for the treatment of various diseases, including drug intoxications. However, since there is only sparse information about its chemistry, active components, and pharmacological and toxicological effects, the major aim of the present study employing mouse lymphoma cells was to evaluate the genotoxic and antigenotoxic/antioxidative effects of extracts and components isolated from this plant. MATERIAL AND METHODS A crude methanol extract was separated into three different sub-extracts: dichloromethane, n-butanol, and water. The major constituent of the n-butanol extract, i.e., the flavone luteolin-7-O-glucoside and a mixture of the most abundant compounds in the dichloromethane sub-extract were then isolated. DNA damage was evaluated using the comet assay; the antioxidant activity was evaluated using the DPPH radical scavenging assay. RESULTS The crude methanol extract, the dichloromethane sub-extract and the mixture of compounds isolated from the latter fraction, increased the level of DNA damage after three hours of exposure. In contrast, no increase in DNA damage was observed in the cells that had been exposed to the n-butanol and water sub-extracts, or to the pure flavone. When non-DNA damaging concentrations of extracts and compounds were tested together with the DNA damaging agent catechol, all sub-extracts were found to reduce the catechol-induced DNA damage (the flavone was then found to be the most effective protective agent). The n-butanol sub-extract and the flavone were also found to have the most prominent antioxidative effects. CONCLUSION Based on the results from the present study, components in Leptopyrum fumarioides were found to protect the DNA damage induced by catechol, probably by acting as potent antioxidants.
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- Delgerbat Boldbaatar
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Pharmacognosy, Uppsala University, Box 574, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden; School of Biology and Biotechnology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Pharmacognosy, Uppsala University, Box 574, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, El-Menoufia University, 32512 Shebin El-Kom, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Toxicology, Box 591, SE-741 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Toxicology, Box 591, SE-741 24 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Biology and Biotechnology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia
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- School of Biology and Biotechnology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 46, Mongolia
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Division of Pharmacognosy, Uppsala University, Box 574, SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Division of Toxicology, Box 591, SE-741 24 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Colak S, Geyikoglu F, Türkez H, Bakır TÖ, Aslan A. The ameliorative effect of Cetraria islandica against diabetes-induced genetic and oxidative damage in human blood. Pharm Biol 2013; 51:1531-1537. [PMID: 23987663 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.801994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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CONTEXT The aqueous extracts of Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. (Parmeliaceae) is traditionally used in many countries against a number of conditions, including inflammatory conditions. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to assess, for the first time, the effectiveness of C. islandica in cultured primary blood cells of Type 1 diabetes subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Diabetic and control blood samples were treated with or without aqueous lichen extract (5 and 10 μg mL(-1)) for 48 h. The activity of antioxidant enzymes in erythrocytes and also malondialdehyde levels in plasma were determined to evaluate the oxidative status. DNA damages were analyzed by SCE, MN and comet assays in cultured human lymphocytes. Additionally, proliferation index (PI) was evaluated in peripheral blood lymphocytes. RESULTS There were significant increases in observed total DNA damage (comet assay) (240.2%) and SCE (168.8%), but not in MN frequencies of cultures with diabetes as compared (p > 0.05) to controls. Whereas, the significant reductions of total DNA damage (69.2 and 65.3%) and SCE frequencies (17.7 and 12.3%) were determined when the 5 and 10 mg mL(-1) lichen extract was added to the cell culture medium, respectively. However, lichen extract did not completely inhibit the induction of SCEs in lymphocytes of patients with diabetes. C. islandica extract was also useful on PI rates. DISCUSSION In conclusion, the antioxidant role of C. islandica in alleviating diabetes-induced genomic instability and for increasing cell viability was firstly indicated in the present study.
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- Suat Colak
- Department of Biology, Artvin Coruh University Faculty of Science and Arts , Artvin , Turkey
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Vijayan V, Tiwari PK, Meshram GP. Inhibitory effects of neem seed oil and its extract on various direct acting and activation-dependant mutagens-induced bacterial mutagenesis. Pharm Biol 2013; 51:1525-1530. [PMID: 23998188 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.801020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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CONTEXT Azadirachta indica A. Juss (Meliaceae), commonly called neem is a plant native to the Indian sub-continent. Neem oil extracted from the seeds of neem tree has shown promising medicinal properties. OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible anti-mutagenic activity of neem seed oil (NO) and its dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) extract (NDE) on the mutagenicity induced by various direct acting and activation-dependant mutagens. MATERIALS AND METHODS The possible anti-mutagenic activity of NO (100-10,000 µg/plate) and NDE (0.1-1000 µg/plate) as well as the mechanism of anti-mutagenic activity was studied in an in vitro Ames Salmonella/microsome assay. RESULTS NSO and NDE inhibited the mutagenic activity of methyl glyoxal (MG), in which case the extent of inhibition ranged from 65 to 77% and against 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (NQNO); it showed a 48-87% inhibition in the non-toxic doses. Similar response of NSO and NDE was seen against the activation-dependant mutagens aflatoxin B1 (AFB1, 48-88%), benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P, 31-85%), cyclophosphamide (CP, 66-71%), 20-methylcholanthrane (20-MC, 37-83%) and acridine orange (AO, 39-72%) in the non-toxic doses. Mechanism-based studies indicated that NDE exhibits better anti-mutagenic activity in the pre- and simultaneous-treatment protocol against MG, suggesting that one or several active phytochemicals present in the extract covalently bind with the mutagen and prevent its interaction with the genome. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate that neem oil is capable of attenuating the mutagenic activity of various direct acting and activation-dependant mutagens.
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- Vinod Vijayan
- Mirobiology Division, Defence Research and Development Establishment , Gwalior , India and
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de Oliveira APS, de Sousa JF, da Silva MA, Hilário F, Resende FA, de Camargo MS, Vilegas W, dos Santos LC, Varanda EA. Estrogenic and chemopreventive activities of xanthones and flavones of Syngonanthus (Eriocaulaceae). Steroids 2013; 78:1053-63. [PMID: 23891669 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The possible benefits of some bioactive flavones and xanthones present in plants of the genus Syngonanthus prompted us to screen them for estrogenic activity. However, scientific research has shown that such substances may have undesirable properties, such as mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and toxicity, which restrict their use as therapeutic agents. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the estrogenicity and mutagenic and antimutagenic properties. We used recombinant yeast assay (RYA), with the strain BY4741 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Ames test, with strains TA100, TA98, TA97a and TA102 of Salmonella typhimirium, to evaluate estrogenicity, mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of methanolic extracts of Syngonanthus dealbatus (S.d.), Syngonanthus macrolepsis (S.m.), Syngonanthus nitens (S.n.) and Syngonanthus suberosus (S.s.), and of 9 compounds isolated from them (1=luteolin, 2=mix of A-1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-methoxyxanthone and B-1,3,6-trihydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyxanthone, 3=1,5,7-trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyxanthone, 4=1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyxanthone, 5=1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone, 6=7-methoxyluteolin-8-C-β-glucopyranoside, 7=7-methoxyluteolin-6-C-β-glucopyranoside, 8=7,3'-dimethoxyluteolin-6-C-β-glucopyranoside and 9=6-hydroxyluteolin). The results indicated the estrogenic potential of the S. nitens methanol extract and four of its isolated xanthones, which exhibited, respectively, 14.74±1.63 nM; 19.54±6.61; 7.20±0.37; 6.71±1.02 e 10.01±4.26 nM of estradiol-equivalents (EEQ). None of the extracts or isolated compounds showed mutagenicity in any of the test strains and all of them showed antimutagenic potential, in particular preventing mutations caused by aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). The results show that the xanthones, only isolated from the methanol extract of S. nitens capitula, probably were the responsible for its estrogenic activity and could be useful as phytoestrogens, providing a new opportunity to develop hormonal agents. In addition, flavones and xanthones could also be used as a new antimutagenic agent. Since, the mutagens are involved in the initiation and promotion of several human diseases, including cancer, the significance of novel bioactive phytocompounds in counteracting these pro-mutagenic and carcinogenic effects is now gaining credence.
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Key Words
- +S9
- 1
- 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyxanthone
- 1,3,6,8-tetrahydroxy-5-methoxyxanthone
- 1,5,7-trihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxyxanthone
- 17β-estradiol
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 4-nitro-O-phenylenediamine, B[a]P, benzo[a]pyrene
- 5
- 6
- 6-hydroxyluteolin
- 7
- 7,3′-dimethoxyluteolin-6-C-β-glucopyranoside
- 7-methoxyluteolin-6-C-β-glucopyranoside
- 7-methoxyluteolin-8-C-β-glucopyranoside
- 8
- 9
- AFB(1)
- Antimutagenicity
- BAW
- CNPq
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- DES
- DMSO
- E(2)
- EEQ
- ER
- ER-RBA
- Eriocaulaceae
- Estrogenicity
- Ex-DCM
- Ex-Hex
- Ex-MeOH
- FAPESP
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- HRT
- HSCCC
- I%
- MI
- Mutagenicity
- NPD
- Phytoestrogens
- RYA
- SA
- SD
- SERMs
- Sd
- Sm
- Sn
- Ss
- Standard Deviation
- UV
- aflatoxin B(1)
- dimethylsulfoxide
- estradiol equivalent
- estrogen diethylstilbestrol
- estrogen receptor
- estrogen receptor relative binding affinity
- hexane extract
- high speed counter current chromatography
- hormone replacement therapy
- luteolin
- methanol extract
- methanolic extract of capitula of Syngonanthus dealbatus
- methanolic extract of capitula of Syngonanthus macrolepsis
- methanolic extract of capitula of Syngonanthus nitens
- methanolic extract of capitula of Syngonanthus suberosus
- methylene chloride extract
- mix of A-1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-methoxyxanthone and B-1,3,6-trihydroxy-2,5-dimethoxyxanthone
- mutagenic index
- n-butanol, acetic acid and water solution
- percent of inhibition of reversion in bacterial strains
- recombinant yeast assay
- selective estrogen receptor modulators
- sodium azide, 2-AA, 2-anthramine, MMC, mitomycin C
- ultraviolet light
- with metabolization
- without metabolization
- −S9
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- Ana Paula Siqueira de Oliveira
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Araraquara, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Rodovia Araraquara-Jaú Km 1, 14801-902 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Badmus JA, Odunola OA, Yekeen TA, Gbadegesin AM, Fatoki JO, Godo MO, Oyebanjo KS, Hiss DC. Evaluation of antioxidant, antimutagenic, and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activities of selected fractions of Holarrhena floribunda (G. Don) leaves. Acta Biochim Pol 2013; 60:435-442. [PMID: 24020060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Exposure to environmental pollutants often leads to an upsurge in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS oxidize cellular fatty acids to produce lipid peroxyl radicals, subsequently transformed into lipid peroxides, which decrease membrane fluidity and increase the activity of various enzymes implicated in degenerative diseases and cancer formation. Edible plants that contain exogenous compounds like curcumeroid, β-carotene, turmeric, and so on, protect the aerobic cells from oxidation of free radicals. This study thus evaluates antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of ethyl acetate, aqueous and methanolic fractions of Holarrhena floribunda leaves. Inhibitory activities of the ethyl acetate fraction on Fe(2+)-induced lipid peroxidation in hen egg yolk; rat liver and brain tissues were also evaluated. The Allium cepa root assay was used to evaluate antimutagenic activity. Results showed that the ethyl acetate scavenged DPPH, OH•, and •O2(-) much stronger than other fractions, as evidenced by its lowest respective IC50 values. All the fractions displayed antimutagenic activities against cyclophosphamide-induced chromosomal aberrations. Likewise, all the fractions induced a reduction in mitotic index, a hallmark of cytotoxicity in the root meristem of Allium cepa. The decrease in mitotic index was most profound for the ethyl acetate fraction, which also demonstrated a significant lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity in the liver and brain homogenates, but not in egg yolk, compared with the ascorbic acid standard. In general, the results suggest that the ethyl acetate fraction might contain beneficial phytochemicals that should be explored as novel candidates for preclinical drug development.
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- Jelili A Badmus
- Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Medical Biosciences, University of the Western Cape, South Africa and Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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CONTEXT Heliopsis longipes (A. Gray) Blake (Asteraceae), commonly known in Mexico as "chilcuage" or "chilcuan", is widely used as an analgesic and anesthetic agent. Affinin, the major metabolite of this plant, and the ethanol extract of the plant have shown antinociceptive properties in mice. H. longipes plant produces a complex mixture of antioxidant chlorophylls and polyamines as well as a number of possible antimutagens. OBJECTIVE The current study evaluated the potential utilization of the natural product affinin isolated from H. longipes ethanol extract as an antimutagenic and possibly anticarcinogenic agent. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Ames assay was used to assess the mutagenic properties of affinin (12.5, 25 and 50 µg/plate) that was added to several mutagens with or without S9 metabolic activation in Salmonella typhimurium (TA98, TA100 and TA102 strains). RESULTS Heliopsis longipes extract and affinin were not toxic as a reduction in the number of His⁺ revertant bacteria colonies. Affinin (25 and 50 µg/plate) significantly reduced the frameshift mutations that were generated by 2-aminoanthracene (2AA) (40%) and reduced the oxidative DNA damage generated by norfloxacin (NOR) (37-50%). Affinin possessed antioxidant properties that were able to reduce 2AA- and NOR-induced mutations in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA102, respectively. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Affinin, the principal metabolite of H. longipes, is not mutagenic and possesses antimutagenic activity. These plants are currently used to treat some pain symptoms in Mexico; and antimutagen activity determined could be important to treat some pain symptoms related to antiradical activity.
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- Myriam Arriaga-Alba
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Microbiología, Dirección de Investigación y Enseñanza, Hospital Juárez de México, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 5160 México D.F., México
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Naik P, Rozman HD, Bhat R. Genoprotective effects of lignin isolated from oil palm black liquor waste. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2013; 36:135-141. [PMID: 23603466 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2012] [Revised: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Black liquor waste (BLW), a major by-product of palm oil extraction process contains lignin as one of the constituents. Lignin isolated from BLW was evaluated for antioxidant and genoprotective properties and was compared with the commercial lignin for overall efficacy. Antioxidant compounds (phenolics and tannins) and antioxidant activities (phosphomolybdenum assay, ABTS(+) and FRAP assays) of lignin isolated from BLW were compared with commercial lignin. Bone marrow micronucleus (MN) test was employed for evaluating the dose-yield protective effect against cyclophosphamide (CP, 50mg/kg b.w.) induced genotoxicity in mouse. Results revealed isolated lignin to exhibit rich antioxidant activities. A decrease in MN frequency and recovery of P/N ratio (P: polychromatic erythrocytes, N: normochromatic erhythocytes) indicated protective effects of lignin against cyclophosphamide induced genotoxicity and cytotoxicity. The efficacy of BLW-derived lignin as an antioxidant and genoprotective agent was comparable to commercial lignin. Results on lignin isolated from BLW are envisaged to find potential applications in food and/or pharmaceutical industries.
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- Prashantha Naik
- Department of Biosciences, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India
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Pellati F, Bruni R, Righi D, Grandini A, Tognolini M, Pio Prencipe F, Poli F, Benvenuti S, Del Rio D, Rossi D. Metabolite profiling of polyphenols in a Terminalia chebula Retzius ayurvedic decoction and evaluation of its chemopreventive activity. J Ethnopharmacol 2013; 147:277-285. [PMID: 23506992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The decoction of Terminalia chebula fruit is an ayurvedic remedy whose prolonged oral administration is prized as a generic intestinal and hepatic detoxifying agent. Its administration is suggested also under the perspective of a reduced risk of cancer, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the phytochemical profile and the chemopreventive potential of Terminalia chebula fruit decoction prepared according to the ayurvedic decoction recipe. MATERIALS AND METHODS The quali- and quantitative metabolite profiling of polyphenols was obtained using HPLC-UV/DAD and HPLC-ESI-MS. The crude decoction and purified compounds were tested for their capability to interact with the EphA2-ephrin-A1 system and for their antimutagenic properties against dietary and environmental mutagens (AA, 2-NF, NaN3, and heterocyclic amines IQ, MeIQ, MeIQx, Glu-P1, Glu-P2,) in the Ames-Salmonella/microsome assay, with and without enzymatic induction. RESULTS The decoction was found to contain 3,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-d-glucose (55.87 mg/g), chebulic acid (54.03 mg/g), β-punicalagin (41.25mg/g), corilagin (40.31 mg/g), α-punicalagin (35.55 mg/g), chebulagic acid (29.09 mg/g), gallic acid (27.96 mg/g) 1,3,4,6-tri-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose (24.25mg/g) chebulinic acid (20.23 mg/g), 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-d-glucose (13.53 mg/g), ellagic acid (8.00 mg/g), 1,6-di-O-galloyl-d-glucose (4.16 mg/g). An inhibitory effect was recorded in both Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100 strains against the mutagenic activity of heterocyclic amines (22-61%), promutagen AA (91-97%) and directly acting mutagen 2-NF (52%) with but not against NaN3 (7%). Galloyl derivatives allowed an inhibition of mutagenicity induced by MeIQ above 80% at 0.01 mol/plate. Both decoction and purified compounds were able to modulate the EphA2-ephrinA1 system, suggesting a potential multiple chemopreventive mechanism. CONCLUSIONS The traditional ayurvedic decoction of Terminalia chebula may harbour a potential as a safe and low-cost chemopreventive agent at the intestinal level, if administered according to the ayurvedic specifications. Moreover, its recourse may enhance the presence of some polyphenolic constituents.
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- Federica Pellati
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi, 183-41125 Modena, Italy
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Gamal-Eldeen AM, Abo-Zeid MAM, Ahmed EF. Anti-genotoxic effect of the Sargassum dentifolium extracts: prevention of chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei, and DNA fragmentation. Exp Toxicol Pathol 2013; 65:27-34. [PMID: 21652192 DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The alga Sargassum dentifolium (Turner) C. Agardh, belongs to Sargassaceae, is a brown seaweed in red sea shores in Egypt. This work aimed to extract different water-soluble polysaccharide extracts (E1, E2, and E3) from S. dentifolium and to investigate their protective effect against cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced genotoxicity. Mice bone marrow cells (BMCs) were collected and analyzed for the chromosomal aberration, micronucleated BMCs (MN-BMCs), the mitotic index, DNA fragmentation by comet assay, and histone deacetylases (HDACs), and radical scavenging capacity of extracts was evaluated by the oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay. The results indicated that E2 and E3 significantly inhibited CP-induced multiple chromosomal aberrations, where E1 and E3 significantly suppressed the number of CP-induced formation of tetraploidy. The extracts prohibited the cytotoxic effect of CP and recovered the mitotic activity, whereas E1 possessed the highest recovery and mitosis. In absence of MN, CP induced formation of bi- and poly-nucleated BMCs. E1 prohibited CP-induced formation of bi-nucleated BMCs, while E2 and E3 prohibited CP-induced formation of poly-nucleated BMCs. CP-induced MN-BMCs were accompanied with mono-, bi- and poly-nucleated cells. E1 and E3 remarkably suppressed mono-nucleated MN-BMCs, while E2 inhibited bi-nucleated MN-BMCs. All the extracts significantly inhibited the CP-induced formation of poly-nucleated MN-BMCs. CP-induced DNA fragmentation was inhibited by all extracts, where E1 was the strongest inhibitor as concluded from the comet tail moment. All the extracts were strong OH scavengers, while only E3 was ROO scavenger. The results revealed a drastic decline in HDACs activity by E1 and E3. In conclusion, S. dentifolium polysaccharide extracts E1 and E3 possessed a potential anti-genotoxic and a promising anti-mutagenic activity.
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- Amira M Gamal-Eldeen
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Center of Excellency for Advanced Sciences, National Research Center, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
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Dassprakash MV, Arun R, Abraham SK, Premkumar K. In vitro and in vivo evaluation of antioxidant and antigenotoxic potential of Punica granatum leaf extract. Pharm Biol 2012; 50:1523-1530. [PMID: 22963679 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2012.689771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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CONTEXT Several studies have reported the antioxidant activity and potential therapeutic properties of Punica granatum L. (Lythraceae) fruit. Medicinal properties have also been attributed to other parts of P. granatum tree, which are rich in bioactive phytochemicals. OBJECTIVE To explore the phytochemical characteristics, in vitro and in vivo antioxidant and in vivo antigenotoxic potential of P. granatum leaf extract (PLE). MATERIALS AND METHODS The in vitro antioxidant potential of PLE was assessed by DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). Inhibition of lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the total phenolic content of the samples were also determined. Thirty-six male Swiss albino mice were divided into six groups (six animals each). Group 1 (control) and group 2 mice received vehicle and genotoxin alone, respectively. Groups 3, 4 and 5 were pretreated with PLE (400, 600 and 800 mg/kg body weight, respectively) prior to the administration of genotoxin. Group 6 received highest test dose of PLE. DNA damage in the bone marrow cells, hepatic LPO and antioxidants were recorded. RESULTS Phytochemical analysis of PLE showed the presence of flavonoids, phenols, phytosterols, tannins and carbohydrates. Aqueous PLE demonstrated free radical scavenging activity, reducing power and inhibition of LPO with the EC₅₀ values of 10.25, 59.88 and 20.05, respectively. A significant protective effect was observed against cyclophosphamide induced DNA damage and inhibition of hepatic LPO with concomitant increase in reduced glutathione (GSH) glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in mice pretreated with PLE. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION PLE demonstrated a significant antioxidant and antigenotoxic potential and hence can be a potential natural source in health and medicine.
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- M Velayutham Dassprakash
- Cancer Genetics and Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Science, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
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Agabeĭli RA. [Genetic effects of root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. on different test-systems]. Tsitol Genet 2012; 46:43-49. [PMID: 23342648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The antimutagenic and geroprotective activities of root extracts of Glycyrrhiza glabra have been demonstrated both on plant test systems--Allium fistulosum L., Allium cepa L., Vicia faba L. and on animals--Vistar rats. The possibilities of the mobilization of Glycyrrhiza glabra root extracts as antimutagenic agents are discussed.
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Aslan A, Gulluce M, Agar G, Karadayi M, Bozari S, Orhan F. Mutagenic and antimutagenic properties of some lichen species grown in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. Tsitol Genet 2012; 46:36-42. [PMID: 23342647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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All the methanol extracts did not show mutagenic activity in Ames/Salmonella and Z. mays MI test systems. Furthermore, some extracts showed significant antimutagenic activity against 9-AA in Ames test system. Inhibition rates for 9-AA mutagenicity ranged from 25.51% (P. furfuracea - 0.05 microg/plate) to 66.14% (C. islandica - 0.05 microg/plate). In addition, all of the extracts showed significant antimutagenic activity against sodium azide (NaN3) mutagenicity on MI values of Z. mays.
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- A Aslan
- Department of Biology, Kazim Karabekir Education Faculty, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey
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Di Sotto A, Carbone F, Hrelia P, Maffei F, Castelli F, Sarpietro MG, Mazzanti G. Anticlastogenic effect in human lymphocytes by the sodium salt of 3,4-secoisopimar-4(18),7,15-trien-3-oic acid. J Nat Prod 2012; 75:1294-1298. [PMID: 22698255 DOI: 10.1021/np3001893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The ability of the sodium salt of 3,4-secoisopimar-4(18),7,15-trien-3-oic acid (1), a diterpenoid obtained from Salvia cinnabarina, to inhibit the genotoxic effect of ethyl methanesulfonate (a clastogenic agent) and colcemid (an aneugenic agent), was studied using a micronucleus assay on cultured human lymphocytes. Cells were treated with 1 before (pretreatment), during (co-treatment), and after (post-treatment) treatment with the mutagens, in order to investigate the type of antimutagenic activity (desmutagenic or bioantimutagenic) manifested. In the range of concentrations tested (0.3-330 μM) 1 reduced significantly the frequency of micronuclei induced by ethyl methanesulfonate, in both pre- and co-treatment protocols (up to 74% and 70% of reduction, respectively), showing an anticlastogenic activity. Conversely, 1 did not inhibit the effect of colcemid in all treatments. The nuclear division index value of lymphocytes was not affected by treatment with 1, thus demonstrating that the anticlastogenic effect of 1 was not due to a cytotoxic effect. On the basis of the results obtained, it can be hypothesized that 1 exerts its anticlastogenic activity against ethyl methanesulfonate by a desmutagenic mechanism, possibly by chemical inactivation of the mutagen.
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- Antonella Di Sotto
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, "Sapienza" University , P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Saravanan S, Islam VIH, Paulraj MG, Ignacimuthu S. Protective effect of Enicostema axillare on mutagenicity of Salmonella typhimurium by increasing free radical scavenging abilities. Pharm Biol 2012; 50:698-706. [PMID: 22129271 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.618993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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CONTEXT Enicostema axillare A. Raynal (Gentianaceae) has been used in the traditional Indian system of medicine as a depurative and for the treatment of skin diseases, tumors, intermittent fever, and helminthiasis. OBJECTIVE E. axillare was investigated for antimutagenic and antioxidant effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of E. axillare fractions were determined by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay and Ames test using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA98 and TA100 against direct-acting mutagens, such as sodium azide (NaN₃), 4-nitro-O-phenylene diamine (NPD), and mutagen needing activation, such as 2-aminofluorene (2AF). Toxicity study of these fractions was also performed. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The ethyl acetate fraction showed maximum antimutagenic effect by 88.25 and 84.46% (preincubation) and 85.13 and 84.47% (coincubation) of inhibition against NaN₃ and NPD-induced mutagenicity, respectively. Inhibition of S9-dependent mutagens such as 2AF was higher than direct-acting mutagens by the ethyl acetate fraction of E. axillare. It showed 90.25 and 92.00% of inhibition in the preincubation and coincubation experiments. The ethyl acetate fraction showed higher total antioxidant capacity (24.79 ± 0.29 µg) and low IC₅₀ value for DPPH radical scavenging assay (192.27 ± 3.67 µg). The overall effect of E. axillare fractions was found to be in the order: ethyl acetate > methanol > hexane in these assays. In subacute toxicity study, with oral administration of these fractions, no marked biochemical and histopathologic changes were observed. CONCLUSION The significant antimutagenic and antioxidant activities of E. axillare might provide a scientific validation for the traditional use of this plant.
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- S Saravanan
- Division of Ethnopharmacology, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600 034, India
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Sinha S, Biswas D, Mukherjee A. Antigenotoxic and antioxidant activities of palmarosa and citronella essential oils. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 137:1521-1527. [PMID: 21896323 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2011] [Revised: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 08/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Essential oils of palmarosa and citronella have been extensively used in ancient Indian and South-east Asian traditional medicines. AIM OF THE STUDY These essential oils have been reported to exhibit antimicrobial, anti parasitic effects against bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, and viruses. In the present study the oils were tested for their potential antigenotoxic and antioxidant properties in human lymphocyte cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS The antigenotoxic effect on human lymphocyte cells (measurement of cell viability, DNA damage) was studied using trypan blue dye exclusion test, plasmid pBR322 DNA strand scission, and comet assay. Anti-oxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH(+) free radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation assay. RESULTS The essential oils showed a good antigenotoxic activity against methyl methanesulphonate (MMS) and hydrogen peroxide. In addition, a significant dose dependent antioxidant activity was observed. CONCLUSION Our data provide evidence that support the usage of palmarosa and citronella essential oils in traditional herbal preparations. They can constitute a natural source of a new and safe antioxidant.
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- Sonali Sinha
- Cell Biology and Genetic Toxicology Unit, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, India.
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Marumoto S, Oda Y, Miyazawa M. Antigenotoxic activity of naturally occurring furanocoumarins. Environ Mol Mutagen 2011; 52:646-57. [PMID: 21786339 DOI: 10.1002/em.20665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study was designed to investigate the antigenotoxic effects of a series of naturally occurring furanocoumarins (NOFs) including isoimperatorin, imperatorin, (+)-oxypeucedanin, (+)-byakangelicol, and (+)-byakangelicine on antigenotoxic activities against genotoxicity induced by carcinogens [furylfuramide and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine], and procarcinogens 2-[2-(acetylamino)-4-amino-5-methoxyphenyl]-5-amino-7-bromo-4-chloro-2H-benzotriazole (PBTA-4) and 2-amino-3,4-dimethyl-3H-imidazo-[4,5-f] quinoline (MeIQ)] to genotoxic metabolites catalyzed by rat S9 or rat and human recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1As by using the umu test based on SOS response. Five different NOFs, which were found in the human diets, strongly inhibited the umuC induction by procarcinogens, but did not be affected by carcinogens. Notably, isoimperatorin and (+)-byakangelicol were found to be potent inhibitors on the metabolic activation of PBTA-4 and MeIQ to genotoxic metabolites catalyzed by rat and human CYP1A1, or rat and human CYP1A2, respectively. In addition, to elucidate the mechanism of their antigenotoxic effects against procarcinogens, the effects of NOFs on rat and human CYP1A1- or rat and human CYP1A2-related enzyme activities of 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) were also investigated. Reduction of the EROD activities by some of the NOFs with IC(50) values of 0.23-20.64 μM was found to be due to strong inhibition of CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 dependent monooxygenases. Furthermore, the mechanism of inhibitions by NOFs on human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 was analyzed by means of Dixon plots plus Cornish-Bowden plots. The kinetic studies of inhibition types revealed that these compounds inhibited the human CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 a variety of modes rather than by a uniform one. Moreover, experiments with a two-stage incubation indicated that NOFs, except for imperatorin, inhibited human CYP1A1 in a mechanism-based manner, but directly inhibited human CYP1A2. This data suggest that certain NOFs, to which humans are exposed in the diet, may be capable of affecting the metabolic activation of procarcinogens due to inhibitions of CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 enzymes.
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- Shinsuke Marumoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Kinki University, Kowakae, Higashiosaka-Shi, Osaka, Japan
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Cuello S, Alberto MR, Zampini IC, Ordoñez RM, Isla MI. Comparative study of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and genotoxicity of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of four Fabiana species that grow in mountainous area of Argentina. J Ethnopharmacol 2011; 137:512-522. [PMID: 21693175 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Revised: 06/04/2011] [Accepted: 06/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Fabiana species (Solanaceae family) extracts have long been used in Argentinean traditional medicine as anti-inflammatories, antiseptic, bone fractures and others diseases, but there is no scientific evidence which supports their use. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study was conducted to evaluate the ability of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of four Fabiana species (Fabiana bryoides Phil., Fabiana punensis A.C. Arroyo, Fabiana densa J. Rèmy and Fabiana patagonica Speg.) to inhibit key enzymes in inflammatory processes, free radical scavenging properties and genotoxic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS HPLC-DAD of aqueous and ethanolic extracts from four Fabiana species was established. All Fabiana extracts were evaluated on their ability to inhibit hyaluronidase and lipoxygenase enzymes to assess their activity against inflammatory mediators. Antioxidant capacity was determined using the 2,2'-azino-bis 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) and the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging assays and β-carotene-linolenic acid assay. Genotoxicity was evaluated by the Ames assay. RESULTS The results indicated that the chromatographic patterns of four Fabiana species were different in quantity and absorption intensity of peaks. The alcoholic extract of Fabiana punensis was the most active scavenger of DPPH and ABTS(+) radicals (SC(50) values of 3.85 ± 0.24 and 2.56 ± 0.10 μgGAE/mL, respectively). Fabiana patagonica extracts exhibited the highest peroxyl radical scavenging activity compared with the other three taxa (IC(50) values between 1.00 ± 0.04 and 4.46 ± 0.40 μg GAE/mL for all extracts) and anti-lipoxygenase activity with IC(50) values between 12.5 and 15.5 μg GAE/mL. The absence of mutagenicity indicates that the DNA does not seem to be a relevant target for these extracts. Fabiana bryoides ethanolic extract showed an interesting effect: it inhibited spontaneous mutagenesis, which could be considered as an antimutagenic effect in the TA98 (+S9) and TA100 (+S9/-S9) strains. The potency differences found between the species could be consequence of the different phytochemical pattern observed by HPLC. CONCLUSIONS The inhibitory effects on lipoxygenase and hyaluronidase, free radical scavenging activities and lack of genotoxicity of Fabiana extracts may support the folk use of Fabiana punensis, Fabiana patagonica, Fabiana bryoides and Fabiana densa as inhibitor of inflammatory mediators.
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- S Cuello
- INQUINOA (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, San Lorenzo 1469, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Odintsova TI, Vasil'eva IM, Korostyleva TV, Utkina LL, Clavokhotova AA, Rogozhin EA, Shiian AN, Pukhal'skiĭ VA, Zasukhina GD. [Antimutagenic activity of wheat beta-purothionin Tk-AMP-BP]. Genetika 2011; 47:1267-1270. [PMID: 22117413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Antimutagenic activity on human RD cells was studied for beta-purothionin Tk-AMP-BP isolated from seeds of wheat Triticum kiharae, which has a higher stress resistance. Cadmium chloride at 5 x 10(-6) M was used as a mutagen. The numbers of DNA breaks in mutagen-treated and intact cells were inferred from the single-stranded to double-stranded DNA ratio and expressed as protection coefficients. The protective effect was simultaneously assayed for aqueous plant extracts known to possess antioxidant properties. Wheat thionin was the most active among all of the antimutagens examined; its protection coefficient reached 85-88% at micromolar peptide concentrations (8-32 microg/ml). Thus, wheat beta-purothionin was for the first time demonstrated to be highly efficient in protecting human cell DNA from the damaging effect of cadmium chloride.
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Lee HY, He X, Ahn J. Enhancement of antimicrobial and antimutagenic activities of Korean barberry (Berberis koreana Palib.) by the combined process of high-pressure extraction with probiotic fermentation. J Sci Food Agric 2010; 90:2399-2404. [PMID: 20672332 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the combined effects of high pressure extraction (HPE) and probiotic fermentation on the antimicrobial and antimutagenic activities, Berberis koreana was subjected to 500 MPa for 30 min and then fermented with Bifidobacterium longum B6 (HPE-BLF) and Lactobacillus paracasei (HPE-LPF) at 37 °C for 6 days. RESULTS The phenol content was significantly increased to 228 mg GAE g(-1) by the HPE compared to the conventional extraction (CE, 188 mg GAE g(-1)). The HPE-BLF and HPE-LPF showed the highest antimicrobial activity (MIC < 4 mg mL(-1)) against β-lactam antibiotic sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus. No significant mutagenic effect was observed for CE, HPE, HPE-BLF, and HPE-LPF extracts. The highest antimutagenic activities against frame-shift mutant Salmonella typhimurium were observed at the HPE-LPF (82%), followed by the HPE-BLF (77%). CONCLUSION The combined HPE and fermentation process could be used as an alternative extraction method for improving the extraction efficacy of medicinal plants. The results will provide pharmaceutically useful information and potential direction for finding new drug sources from medicinal plants.
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- Hyeon-Yong Lee
- Division of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Department of Biomaterials Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon 200-701, Republic of Korea
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Rampal G, Thind TS, Vig AP, Arora S. Antimutagenic potential of glucosinolate-rich seed extracts of broccoli (Brassica oleracea L var italica Plenck). Int J Toxicol 2010; 29:616-24. [PMID: 20864623 DOI: 10.1177/1091581810379165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In the current study, isolation of glucosinolate degradation products was done in 4 different incubation solutions with different pHs based on the fact that distinct hydrolytic products are formed at different pHs. All the extracts were tested against direct-acting mutagens (4 nitro-o-phenylenediamine [NPD]), sodium azide, and indirect-acting mutagen (2-aminofluorene [2AF]). It was observed that extracts inhibited mutagenesis induced by the S9-dependent mutagen (2AF) more significantly than direct-acting mutagens. Two different modes of experimentation (pre-incubation and co-incubation) were used, and it was observed that the extracts showed better results in the pre-incubation mode of experimentation. Out of the 4 extracts tested, 0.1 mol/L of HCl extract was found to be the most effective in inhibiting mutagenesis with both TA 98 and TA 100 strains of Salmonella typhimurium. All other extracts also showed pronounced antimutagenic potential. The results of this study indicate the presence of potent antigenotoxic factors in broccoli, which are being explored further for their mechanism of action.
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- Geetanjali Rampal
- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab, India
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Ravikumar YS, Mahadevan KM, Manjunatha H, Satyanarayana ND. Antiproliferative, apoptotic and antimutagenic activity of isolated compounds from Polyalthia cerasoides seeds. Phytomedicine 2010; 17:513-518. [PMID: 19879119 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2008] [Revised: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 09/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Phytochemical investigation of the petroleum ether extract fraction of Polyalthia cerasoides seeds led to the isolation of two phytosterols (alpha-spinasterol and spinasterol) and a clerodane di-terpenoid. The structures of these compounds were elucidated using IR, (1)H-NMR, (13)C-NMR and Mass spectral analysis. Further, these compounds were tested for antiproliferative action against CACO-2 cell line and apoptotic action was determined by nuclear staining and DNA fragmentation analysis. The results showed that the compounds exhibited antiproliferative action at various concentrations with an IC(50) value of 28.6+/-4.34nM/ml, 57.7+/-6.81nM/ml and 60.0+/-7.10nM/ml for clerodane diterpenoid, spinasterol and alpha-Spinasterol respectively. Furthermore, the isolated compounds were screened for antimutagenic effect against methylmethane sulfonate (MMS) induced mutation. Phytosterols showed protective effect, whereas clerodane diterpenoid was less effective to MMS induced chromosomal aberrations. Our research contributes to the characterization of phytochemical constituents and to understand the ability of these compounds to antiproliferative and antimutagenic responses from the seed extracts.
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- Y S Ravikumar
- Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Chemistry, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta-577 451, Karnataka, India
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Furtado RA, de Araújo FRR, Resende FA, Cunha WR, Tavares DC. Protective effect of rosmarinic acid on V79 cells evaluated by the micronucleus and comet assays. J Appl Toxicol 2010; 30:254-9. [PMID: 19847787 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a naturally occurring phenolic compound, which contributes to the beneficial and health-promoting effects of herbs, spices and medicinal plants. RA has shown several biological activities, such as hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, antitumor, antidepressant, antineurodegenerative, HIV-1 inhibitory and antioxidant effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of RA to prevent chemically induced chromosome breakage or loss and primary DNA damage using the micronucleus and comet assays with V79 cells, respectively. The chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin (DXR; 0.5 microg ml(-1)) was used as the DNA-damaging agent. The cultures were treated with different concentrations of RA (0.28, 0.56 and 1.12 mm) alone or in combination with DXR. The results showed that RA exerted no genotoxic effect, but significantly reduced the frequency of micronuclei and the extent of DNA damage induced by DXR at the three concentrations tested. The antioxidant activity of RA might be involved in the reduction of DXR-induced DNA damage observed in the present study.
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- Ricardo Andrade Furtado
- Universidade de Franca, Avenida Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201 Parque Universitário, 14404-600, Franca, São Paulo, Brazil
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He X, Kim SS, Park SJ, Seong DH, Yoon WB, Lee HY, Park DS, Ahn J. Combined effects of probiotic fermentation and high-pressure extraction on the antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antimutagenic activities of deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata). J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:1719-1725. [PMID: 20000575 DOI: 10.1021/jf903493b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study was designed to evaluate the combined effects of probiotic fermentation and high-pressure extraction (HPE) on the functional properties of Codonopsis lanceolata. The ground C. lanceolata samples were anaerobically fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus ADH, Bifidobacterium longum B6, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, or Lactobacillus paracasei at 37 degrees C for 10 days and subjected to 500 MPa at 50 degrees C for 30 min. The extraction yields of C. lanceolata samples were noticeably increased to 29-32% by HPE. The B. longum-fermented C. lanceolata samples extracted by high pressure (BLF-HPE) exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity (MIC < 14 mg/mL) against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella boydii, and Salmonella typhimurium. The nonfermented C. lanceolata samples extracted with high pressure (NF-HPE) had the highest total phenolic content (13.3 mg of GAE/g). The lowest effective concentrations (EC(50) and EC(0.5)) were 4.55 and 1.76 mg/mL, respectively, for NF-HPE extracts, indicating its highest antioxidant activity. The BLF-HPE and L. rhamnosus-fermented C. lanceolata samples extracted by high pressure (LRF-HPE) exhibited the highest antimutagenic activities in S. typhimurium TA 100, which were 82 and 83% inhibition, respectively. The use of probiotic fermentation and HPE can produce more biologically active compounds in C. lanceolata than the conventional solvent extraction method. The results provide pharmaceutically useful information for improving biological properties and an approach to drug discovery.
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- Xinlong He
- Division of Biomaterials Engineering, Kangwon National University, Medical and Bio-Material Research Center, Chuncheon, Gangwon 200-701, Republic of Korea.
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Khader M, Bresgen N, Eckl PM. Antimutagenic effects of ethanolic extracts from selected Palestinian medicinal plants. J Ethnopharmacol 2010; 127:319-324. [PMID: 19913082 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 11/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY Eryngium creticum, Nigella sativa, and Teucrium polium have been traditionally used for the treatment of inflammations, liver disorders, and arthritis. Various studies on these plants revealed anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective and antimutagenic activities. Previous results of our research group, however, indicate that aqueous extracts prepared as for the traditional use (tea) have neither cytoprotective nor antimutagenic activity. Instead, there is evidence for a mutagenic potential. Since the described antimutagenic activity may not be present in effective amounts in the aqueous extracts this study focuses on ethanolic extracts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ethanolic extracts of the three plant species were prepared and tested against N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), a directly acting mutagen. Since it cannot be excluded that the active constituents of the plant extracts require biotransformation or induce metabolic enzymes, causing antimutagenic or detoxifying effects, primary cultures of rat hepatocytes were used for this study. Plant ethanolic extracts were applied along with MNNG in three protocols: pre-treatment, combined treatment and post-treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The results of this investigation clearly indicate an inhibitory effect of the plant extracts on MNNG mutagenicity, while the extracts had no effect on cytotoxicity indicators such as necrosis and apoptosis. The effects obtained can be attributed to a direct antimutagenic activity and an increased recovery at the chromosomal level. In order to identify the responsible compounds extracts will in a next step have to be fractionated, tested and chemically analyzed.
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- M Khader
- Division of Genetics, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Epifano F, Pelucchini C, Curini M, Genovese S. Insights on novel biologically active natural products: 7-isopentenyloxycoumarin. Nat Prod Commun 2009; 4:1755-1760. [PMID: 20120120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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7-Isopentenyloxycoumarin is a prenyloxyphenylpropanoid derivative found in low concentration in a restricted number of plant families (Apiaceae, Asteraceae, and Rutaceae). Synthetic schemes were recently developed enabling sufficient quantities of the title coumarin to be obtained in order to evidence its valuable biological effects, mainly as an anti-cancer agent. The aim of this review is to examine the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of this compound.
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- Francesco Epifano
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università "G. D 'Annunzio" di Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti Scalo, Italy, 66013.
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Panjamurthy K, Manoharan S, Menon VP, Nirmal MR, Senthil N. Protective role of withaferin-A on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced genotoxicity in bone marrow of Syrian golden hamsters. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2008; 22:251-8. [PMID: 18752311 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The present study has investigated the antigenotoxic effect of withaferin-A, a steroidal lactone obtained from the roots and leaves of Withania somnifera, in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced genotoxicity. Measurement of the frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MnPCEs) and chromosomal aberrations is used as cytogenetic endpoints. A single intraperitoneal injection of DMBA (30 mg/kg b.w.) to golden Syrian hamsters resulted in marked elevation in the frequency of MnPCEs and aberrations in the chromosomal structure. Hamsters pretreated with withaferin-A intraperitonealy 2 h before the injection of DMBA, significantly reduced the frequency of MnPCEs and chromosomal aberrations such as chromosomal break, gap, minute, and fragment. Our results thus demonstrated the antigenotoxic effect of withaferin-A in DMBA-induced genotoxicity in the bone marrow of golden Syrian hamsters.
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- K Panjamurthy
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Raja Muthaiah Dental College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Verschaeve L, Van Staden J. Mutagenic and antimutagenic properties of extracts from South African traditional medicinal plants. J Ethnopharmacol 2008; 119:575-587. [PMID: 18602977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2008] [Revised: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 06/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this paper was to summarize the results of our investigations on the in vitro genotoxic as well as antigenotoxic effects of a great number of selected South African traditional medicinal plants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Investigations of methanol and dichloromethane extracts of selected plants were conducted with the bacterial Ames, Umu-C and VITOTOX tests, and with the cytochalasin B micronucleus test and alkaline comet assay in human white blood cells. RESULTS A number of extracts were found to have genotoxic properties. Amongst the genotoxic plant extracts, especially methanol extracts of Helichrysum simillimum DC. (Asteraceae) should be highlighted. On the other hand, some plant extracts also showed antimutagenic potential. Here Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br. (Fabaceae) and especially Chlerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke (=Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.; Lamiaceae) appear to have antimutagenic properties. CONCLUSION The safe use of Helichrysum similimum should be questioned and further investigations on its mutagenicity and overall biological properties should be encouraged. Antimutagenic properties of especially Bauhinia galpinii and Rotheca myricoides are considered of particular interest as it may be assumed that these antimutagenic natural substances are able to lower the cancer risk from everyday exposures to environmental mutagens as well as to mutagenic pharmaceuticals.
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- L Verschaeve
- Scientific Institute of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Toxicology, J. Wytsmanstreet 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Kac J, Plazar J, Mlinaric A, Zegura B, Lah TT, Filipic M. Antimutagenicity of hops (Humulus lupulus L.): bioassay-directed fractionation and isolation of xanthohumol. Phytomedicine 2008; 15:216-220. [PMID: 17959367 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bioassay-directed fractionation with a Salmonella/microsomal assay against the food borne mutagen 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ) was used to identify antimutagenic components of hops. Hops pellets extracted with diethylether showed antimutagenic activity against mutations induced by IQ. Fractionation of the diethylether extract (DE) by column chromatography, followed by semi-preparative HPLC yielded two fractions (E4b and E4d) with strong antimutagenic activity against IQ induced mutations. Separation of fraction E4b resulted in inactive fractions, while fraction E4d has been identified to be xanthohumol. In mammalian test system with human hepatoma HepG2 cells fraction E4d at 10mug/ml completely prevented formation of IQ induced DNA damage. These results indicate that xanthohumol is a very promising potential protective agent against genotoxicity of food borne carcinogens, which warrants further investigation.
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- Javor Kac
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Askerceva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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