Oxidative stress has been implicated in the inflammatory process of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), particularly by the formation of anti-DNA autoantibodies, which can lead to DNA damage. The aim of this study was...Oxidative stress has been implicated in the inflammatory process of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), particularly by the formation of anti-DNA autoantibodies, which can lead to DNA damage. The aim of this study was to investigate, through comet assay, whether the level of DNA damage in SLE patients is different from that of healthy subjects. Twenty-five adult SLE patients with SLEDAI up to ten, and 25 healthy subjects were paired according to age, gender and Body Mass Index (BMI). Other anthropometric variables were also assessed. Comet assay was assessed as the marker of oxidative stress described as DNA Damage (DD) percentage. Waist Circumference (WC), Hip Circumference (HC) and BMI were also performed. Exclusion criteria for patients and controls comprised smoking and other chronic disorders. Level of damage index was remarkably higher in SLE patients than in controls, and no significant differences between the groups were found for age, BMI, WC and HC. No stratification concerning gender was performed, since there were just two males per group. No correlation was observed between BMI and DD (%). DD increased in SLE, which reflects the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in these patients. These findings support an association between oxidative stress and SLE. This stronger correlation observed in patients with low disease activity may be useful in elucidating the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis.展开更多
Postmortem interval(PMI)estimation is a recurring problem in the field of forensic medicine.Conventional methods are effective but are insufficient to estimate accurate and precise time of death or PMI.In addition,deg...Postmortem interval(PMI)estimation is a recurring problem in the field of forensic medicine.Conventional methods are effective but are insufficient to estimate accurate and precise time of death or PMI.In addition,degradation of biological samples is another major problem in forensic science which affects the investigation process and misleads the result.Some previous studies reported that DNA fragmentation has strong correlation with PMI.DNA fragmentation increased with prolonged PMI.Comet assay is a rapid sensitive,versatile,reliable and cost effective technique that is specifically used for qualitative and quantitative estimation of nuclear DNA fragmentation.Due to this attribute,comet assay can help to estimate accurate and precise time of death for some extent that is for early PMI estimation.In addition,two confounding factors are responsible for DNA fragmentation:(1)micro-organism;(2)environmental condition.Here,comet assay plays a dual role:(1)partially degraded samples get repaired using repair enzyme;(2)accurate time since deposition can be measured without using repair enzyme.Furthermore,this assay can also help to identify potential exposures of environmental-released chemicals/toxicants and its deleterious effects on human population.In this way,comet assay shows its versatile applications that could be useful for forensic investigation.Therefore,with the help of this review,an attempt was made to explore the versatility of comet assay technique for forensic applications and its future perspective.展开更多
DNA damage is one of the most important consequences of oxidative stress in the cells. If DNA repair is unable to modify these inducible DNA damages, genomic instability may lead to mutation, cancer, aging and many ot...DNA damage is one of the most important consequences of oxidative stress in the cells. If DNA repair is unable to modify these inducible DNA damages, genomic instability may lead to mutation, cancer, aging and many other diseases. Single cell gel electrophoresis or comet assay is a common and versatile method to quantify these types of DNA damages. DNA damages induced by hydrogen peroxide(H_2O_2) are one of the proper models for measurement of protective ability of different compounds. So the main aim of this review is to provide an overview about protection ability of medicinal plants and their potential mechanism against H_2O_2 induced DNA damages. In this review, relevant researches on the effect of medicinal plants on DNA damages induced by H_2O_2 and possible molecular mechanisms are discussed.It seems that, medicinal plants are considered as therapeutic key factors to protect DNA from consequences caused by oxidative stress. Sufficient in vitro evidences introduce them as DNA protective agents through different mechanisms including antioxidant activity and some other cellular mechanisms. Moreover, in order to correlate the antigenotoxicity effects with their potential antioxidant property, most of medicinal plants were evaluated in term of antioxidant activity using standard methods. This review highlights the preventive effects of herbal medicine against oxidative DNA damages as well as provides rational possibility to engage them in animal studies and future clinical investigations.展开更多
Objective: To study the effect of citric acid given alone or combined with atropine on brain oxidative stress, neuronal injury, liver damage, and DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes induced in the rat by acute ...Objective: To study the effect of citric acid given alone or combined with atropine on brain oxidative stress, neuronal injury, liver damage, and DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes induced in the rat by acute malathion exposure. Methods: Rats were received intraperitoneal(i.p.) injection of malathion 150 mg/kg along with citric acid(200 or 400 mg/kg, orally), atropine(1 mg/kg, i.p.) or citric acid 200 mg/kg+atropine 1 mg/kg and euthanized 4 h later. Results: Malathion resulted in increased lipid peroxidation(malondialdehyde) and nitric oxide concentrations accompanied with a decrease in brain reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase(GPx) activity, total antioxidant capacity(TAC) and glucose concentrations. Paraoxonase-1, acetylcholinesterase(ACh E) and butyrylcholinesterase activities decreased in brain as well. Liver aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activities were raised. The Comet assay showed increased DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Histological damage and increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(i NOS) were observed in brain and liver. Citric acid resulted in decreased brain lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide. Meanwhile, glutathione, GPx activity, TAC capacity and brain glucose level increased. Brain ACh E increased but PON1 and butyrylcholinesterase activities decreased by citric acid. Liver enzymes, the percentage of damaged blood lymphocytes, histopathological alterations and i NOS expression in brain and liver was decreased by citric acid. Meanwhile, rats treated with atropine showed decreased brain MDA, nitrite but increased GPx activity, TAC, ACh E and glucose. The drug also decreased DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes, histopathological alterations and i NOS expression in brain and liver. Conclusions: The study demonstrates a beneficial effect for citric acid upon brain oxidative stress, neuronal injury, liver and DNA damage due to acute malathion exposure.展开更多
Objective: To better investigate the protective role of branched-chain amino acids(BCAAs)and Cymbopogon schoenanthus(CS) extract against the potassium dichromate(PDC)-induced oxido-nitrosative nephrotoxic insult in th...Objective: To better investigate the protective role of branched-chain amino acids(BCAAs)and Cymbopogon schoenanthus(CS) extract against the potassium dichromate(PDC)-induced oxido-nitrosative nephrotoxic insult in the experimental rat model. Methods: Thirty male rats were randomly divided into five equal groups: The 1 st group served as control; the 2^(nd)was injected with a single dose of PDC(15 mg/kg b.w i.p.);the 3^(rd), 4^(th), and 5^(th) groups were respectively treated with BCAAs, CS, and their combination for 15 d prior to induction of renal insult via PDC single dose(15 mg/kg b.w s.c.). The experimental period was terminated in all groups 2 d after induction of renal insult. The harvested kdney samples were divided for biochemical assays and histological examination. Results: The PDC-induced nephrotoxic effect caused a depletion of renal oxidative scavengers glutathione, superoxide dismutase with consequent lipo-oxidative cellular membrane deterioration manifested by a rise in malonaldehyde, oxidized glutathione, myeloperoxidase and the concomitant increase in inflammatory response elements tumor necrosis factor α, nitric oxide, and interleukin 1 β.Moreover, the comet assay and increased 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine proved an accelerated apoptotic DNA fragmentation. These local renal changes were met with global altered blood biochemistry. The BCAAs and CS or their compiled administration showed an ameliorative effect against PDC-induced nephrotoxic in a synergistic pattern. Conclusions: Both BCAAs and CS or their combined administration afford potential competitors against renal insult induced by polyvalent anion pollutants in experimentally studied animals model. As a route for novel drug discovery, further investigation should be attempted to optimize their augmenting reno-protecting potential.展开更多
Developments of drugs or natural products from plants are possibly made, simple to use and lower cost than modern drugs.The development processes can be started with studying local wisdom and literature reviews to cho...Developments of drugs or natural products from plants are possibly made, simple to use and lower cost than modern drugs.The development processes can be started with studying local wisdom and literature reviews to choose the plants which have long been used in diverse areas, such as foods, traditional medicine, fragrances and seasonings.Then those data will be associated with scientific researches, namely plant collection and identification, phytochemical screening by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,pharmacological study/review for their functions, and finally safety and efficiency tests in human.For safety testing, in vitro cell toxicity by cell viability assessment and in vitro testing of DNA breaks by the comet assay in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells can be performed.When active chemicals and functions containing plants were chosen with safety and efficacy for human uses, then, the potential medicinal natural products will be produced.Based on these procedures, the producing cost will be cheaper and the products can be evaluated for their clinical properties.Thus, the best and lowest-priced medicines and natural products can be distributed worldwide.展开更多
In the present experiment with ongoing concentration(0µM,100µM,250µM,500µM and 1000µM)of 2,4-D,the responses of Azolla pinnata R.Br.was evaluated based on cellular functions.Initially,plants w...In the present experiment with ongoing concentration(0µM,100µM,250µM,500µM and 1000µM)of 2,4-D,the responses of Azolla pinnata R.Br.was evaluated based on cellular functions.Initially,plants were significantly tolerated up to 1000µM of 2,4-D with its survival.This was accompanied by a steady decline of indole acetic acid(IAA)concentration in tissues with 78.8%over the control.Membrane bound H^(+)-ATPase activity was over expressed within a range of 1.14 to 1.25 folds with activator(KCl)and decreased within a range of 57.3 to 74.6%in response to inhibitor(Vanadate)application.With regards to IAA metabolism,plants recorded a linear increase with wall bound oxidase activity up to maximum concentration of 2,4-D.The variations were more moderated when wall bound IAA-oxidase recorded a linear increase proportionate to the 2,4-D concentrations.This was more extended with the presence of different isoforms of IAA-oxidase which was much more pronounced with distinct polymorphisms of expressed proteins,however,not independent to the 2,4-D concentrations.Polyamines like spermine,spermidine and putrescine(spm,spd and put)were not consistent in concentration with the dosages of 2,4-D.Besides these,plants were induced to apoplastic NAD(P)H oxidase activity maximally by 1.6 folds under 500µM 2,4-D over control.Still,putrescine responded more or less consistently and recorded maximally 11.9 folds at 500µM 2,4-D as compared to the control.NAD(P)H oxidase activity recorded maximally 1.6 folds against control and remain consistent throughout the concentrations of 2,4-D.GPX along with APX were more linear in responses through the concentration of 2,4-D except CAT as compared to control.On enzymatic antioxidative activity,peroxidases(GPX and APX)were overexpresed in a similar manner except for catalase with a non-significant rise.In stabilization of cellular redox,glutathione reductase attended maximum value by 2.45 folds at 1000µM evidenced with significant variations in protein polymorphism.The sensitivity of 2,4-D also appeared in Azolla with a maximum loss of nucleic acids as documented by the comet assay.Moreover,the Azolla might have some DNA damage protective activity as evident using frond extract with plasmid nick assay.Therefore,Azolla plants with its cellular responses is evident to sustain against the 2,4-D herbicidal stress and may be granted in bio remediation process for the contaminated soil.展开更多
Aluminium is the most abundant element in the earth crust and has no known biological function.However,it is an established neurotoxicant in its trivalent oxidation state,with exposure resulting in neurodegenerative d...Aluminium is the most abundant element in the earth crust and has no known biological function.However,it is an established neurotoxicant in its trivalent oxidation state,with exposure resulting in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and presenile dementia.Although the potential genotoxic and carcinogenic effects of aluminium are established in mammalian and other model systems,there is however very limited information on aluminium genotoxicity in aquatic invertebrates.Mechanism of aluminium toxicity is also largely unclear.With a concentration range between 0.001-0.05mg/L in near-neutral pH water,and up to 0.5-1mg/L in acidic water,aluminium poses a potential threat to the marine ecosystem,however,it is poorly studied.This study therefore presents for the first time,aluminium-induced DNA damage using the comet assay and Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS)formation using 2’,7’-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate(H2DCF-DA)assay as biomarkers of genotoxicity and oxidative stress in the inter-tidal marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis,respectively.H.perlevis is widely distributed in the British Isles,Mediterranean and the Arctic sea and has been reported as a model for environmental biomonitoring in aquatic ecosystem and as a suitable alternative to bivalves.In this study,cryopreserved single sponge cells of H.perlevis were cultured as viable aggregates and were thereafter treated with 0.1,0.2,0.3 and 0.4mg/L aluminium chloride(AlCl3)for 12 hours.Cell viability was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT)assay.Our results showed that non-cytotoxic concentrations of AlCl3 caused a statistically significant concentration-dependent increase in the level of DNA-strand break and reactive oxygen species formation single sponge cells of H.perlevis.There was also a statistically significant positive linear correlation between aluminium-induced DNA strand break and ROS formation suggesting the involvement of ROS in the causative mechanism of the aluminium induced DNA-strand breaks observed.展开更多
A significant number of stallions produce low quality ejaculates with high sensibility to chilling. Single Layer Centrifugation (SLC) with Andro-coll-ETM has been presented as an efficient method of selecting good qua...A significant number of stallions produce low quality ejaculates with high sensibility to chilling. Single Layer Centrifugation (SLC) with Andro-coll-ETM has been presented as an efficient method of selecting good quality spermatozoa. In the current study, changes in sperm quality (motility, viability, acrosome integrity and DNA damage) occurring during storage at 5?C for a maximum of 72 h, were investigated. For that, one ejaculate from 12 stallions was split in two aliquots: control and SLC-selected. Both aliquots were chilled and stored at 5?C and spermatozoa were evaluated for motility, viability and acrosome integrity at 24, 48 and 72 h post collection. DNA damage was evaluated at 48 h post collection using the comet assay. In the SLC-selected aliquots, there was a significant improvement in terms of progressive motility (0 h: P = 0.005;24 h: P 0.05). SLC with Androcoll-ETM improved semen quality prolonging sperm longevity of chilled semen (P = 0.012). This positive effect was more evident in ejaculates most sensitive to chilling that had a sharp decrease in motility in the first 24 h of refrigeration and for all ejaculates at 72 h post-chilling. Therefore, this method reveals to be a useful technique for selecting spermatozoa and maintain sperm quality during storage.展开更多
The essential oils from Mentha viridis (L). L. and Mentha pulegium L. were studied to assess their inhibitory potential on phospholipase from snake venoms and to determine their cytogenotoxic action on human cells. Th...The essential oils from Mentha viridis (L). L. and Mentha pulegium L. were studied to assess their inhibitory potential on phospholipase from snake venoms and to determine their cytogenotoxic action on human cells. These essential oils were able to inhibit the breakdown of phospholipids induced by venoms of snakes of the Bothrops genus. Both oils presented hemolytic activity, although the Mentha viridis (L). L. oil induced hemolysis only at the highest concentrations (14.6 and 29 μL·mL-1). The essential oil from M. viridis induced 3.9;8.6 and 16.2 times greater damage to human leukocyte DNA than that observed with the positive control (100 μg·μL-1 doxorubicin) at concentrations of 0.25;0.5 and 1.0 μL·mL-1, respectively. A similar effect was observed for the oil from M. pulegium (2.1, 2.5 and 15.8 times greater damage). The results extend the characterization of these essential oils and demonstrate their potential use in industries.展开更多
Six phenolic compounds namely,quercetin-3-O-rutinoside(1),3-O-caffeoylquinic acid(2),luteolin-7-O-glucoside(3),apigenin-7-O-rutinoside(4),apigenin-7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside(5)and quercetin(6)were isolated from the whole...Six phenolic compounds namely,quercetin-3-O-rutinoside(1),3-O-caffeoylquinic acid(2),luteolin-7-O-glucoside(3),apigenin-7-O-rutinoside(4),apigenin-7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside(5)and quercetin(6)were isolated from the whole plant of Pilea microphylla using conventional opensilica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC.Further,these compounds were characterized by 1D,2D NMR techniques and high-resolution LC–MS.Compounds 1–3 and 6 exhibited significant antioxidant potential in scavenging free radicals such as DPPH,ABTS and SOD with IC_(50) of 3.3–20.4 mmol/L.The same compounds also prevented lipid peroxidation with IC_(50) of 10.4–32.2 mmol/L.The compounds also significantly prevented the Fenton reagent-induced calf thymus DNA damage.Pre-treatment with compounds 1–3 and 6 in V79 cells attenuated radiation-induced formation of reactive oxygen species,lipid peroxidation,cytotoxicity and DNA damage,correlating the antioxidant activity of polyphenols with their radioprotective effects.Compounds 1,3 and 6 significantly inhibited lipid peroxidation,presumably due to 30,40-catechol ortho-dihydroxy moiety in the B-ring,which has a strong affinity for phospholipid membranes.Oxidation of flavonoids,with catechol structure on B-ring,yields a fairly stable ortho-semiquinone radical by facilitating electron delocalization,which is involved in antioxidant mechanism.Hence,the flavonoid structure,number and location of hydroxyl groups together determine the antioxidant and radioprotection mechanism.展开更多
Based on the concentration of Malathion used in the field, we evaluated the genotoxic potential of low concentrations of this insecticide on meristematic and F1 cells of Allium cepa and on rat hepatoma tissue culture(...Based on the concentration of Malathion used in the field, we evaluated the genotoxic potential of low concentrations of this insecticide on meristematic and F1 cells of Allium cepa and on rat hepatoma tissue culture(HTC cells). In the A. cepa, chromosomal aberrations(CAs), micronuclei(MN), and mitotic index(MI) were evaluated by exposing the cells at 1.5,0.75, 0.37, and 0.18 mg/m L of Malathion for 24 and 48 hr of exposure and 48 hr of recovery time. The results showed that all concentrations were genotoxic to A. cepa cells. However,the analysis of the MI has showed non-relevant effects. Chromosomal bridges were the CA more frequently induced, indicating the clastogenic action of Malathion. After the recovery period, the higher concentrations continued to induce genotoxic effects, unlike the observed for the lowest concentrations tested. In HTC cells, the genotoxicity of Malathion was evaluated by the MN test and the comet assay by exposing the cells at 0.09, 0.009, and0.0009 mg/5 m L culture medium, for 24 hr of exposure. In the comet assay, all the concentrations induced genotoxicity in the HTC cells. In the MN test, no significant induction of MN was observed. The genotoxicity induced by the low concentrations of Malathion presented in this work highlights the importance of studying the effects of low concentrations of this pesticide and demonstrates the efficiency of these two test systems for the detection of genetic damage promoted by Malathion.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the seeds of Millettia ferruginea(M.ferruginea)to unravel its antibacterial,antifungal,antitubercular,and antileishmanial potential for the first time.Methods:M.ferruginea seeds were refluxed ...Objective:To investigate the seeds of Millettia ferruginea(M.ferruginea)to unravel its antibacterial,antifungal,antitubercular,and antileishmanial potential for the first time.Methods:M.ferruginea seeds were refluxed separately with chloroform,methanol and water to prepare the three extracts,which were tested against the reference strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria,yeast cells,Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Leishmania donovani(L.donovani)promastigotes.Next,the seeds were chemically analysed to isolate three constituent compounds,viz.,barbigerone,calopogonium isoflavone-A and durmillone,which were purified,characterised and evaluated for antibacterial and antileishmanial activity.Further,Comet assay was conducted to observe DNA fragmentation effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells pretreated with the isoflavonoid compounds.Results:The chloroform and methanol extracts of M.ferruginea seeds exhibited antibacterial and antileishmanial activity.The pure compounds also showed inhibitory activity against Gram-negative ATCC strains(minimum inhibitory concentration~0.5μmol/L),and L.donovani promastigotes(IC_(50)8.2-87.3μg/mL).However,they had little or no activity against yeast cells and tubercle bacilli.The DNA fragmentation study showed that the isoflavonoid constituents of M.ferruginea seeds were safe at therapeutic doses.Conclusions:The antibacterial efficacy of the non-aqueous extracts of M.ferruginea seed was observed against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative ATCC strains.Moreover,the constituents isoflavonoids,viz.,barbigerone,calopogonium isoflavone-A and durmillone,exhibited inhibitory activity against Gram-negative ATCC strains and L.donovani promastigotes.The comet assay showed that the compounds were safe to be considered for human consumption.展开更多
Ionizing radiation can cause radiation injury to the human body under certain circumstances,such as unexpected radiation accidents and nuclear terrorist attacks.Methods that can accurately and rapidly measure the biol...Ionizing radiation can cause radiation injury to the human body under certain circumstances,such as unexpected radiation accidents and nuclear terrorist attacks.Methods that can accurately and rapidly measure the biological effects are necessary for rational triage and treatment of affected patients.In recent decades,significant researches attention has been focused on the development of accurate and efficient biodosimeters.In this review,we summarize recent developments in biological dosimeters,with a primary focus on cell-based and molecular markers,including comet assay,dicentric chromosome aberration,γ-H2AX,micronuclei,microRNA,lncRNA,and 8-Oxo-dG.展开更多
文摘Oxidative stress has been implicated in the inflammatory process of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), particularly by the formation of anti-DNA autoantibodies, which can lead to DNA damage. The aim of this study was to investigate, through comet assay, whether the level of DNA damage in SLE patients is different from that of healthy subjects. Twenty-five adult SLE patients with SLEDAI up to ten, and 25 healthy subjects were paired according to age, gender and Body Mass Index (BMI). Other anthropometric variables were also assessed. Comet assay was assessed as the marker of oxidative stress described as DNA Damage (DD) percentage. Waist Circumference (WC), Hip Circumference (HC) and BMI were also performed. Exclusion criteria for patients and controls comprised smoking and other chronic disorders. Level of damage index was remarkably higher in SLE patients than in controls, and no significant differences between the groups were found for age, BMI, WC and HC. No stratification concerning gender was performed, since there were just two males per group. No correlation was observed between BMI and DD (%). DD increased in SLE, which reflects the oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in these patients. These findings support an association between oxidative stress and SLE. This stronger correlation observed in patients with low disease activity may be useful in elucidating the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis.
文摘Postmortem interval(PMI)estimation is a recurring problem in the field of forensic medicine.Conventional methods are effective but are insufficient to estimate accurate and precise time of death or PMI.In addition,degradation of biological samples is another major problem in forensic science which affects the investigation process and misleads the result.Some previous studies reported that DNA fragmentation has strong correlation with PMI.DNA fragmentation increased with prolonged PMI.Comet assay is a rapid sensitive,versatile,reliable and cost effective technique that is specifically used for qualitative and quantitative estimation of nuclear DNA fragmentation.Due to this attribute,comet assay can help to estimate accurate and precise time of death for some extent that is for early PMI estimation.In addition,two confounding factors are responsible for DNA fragmentation:(1)micro-organism;(2)environmental condition.Here,comet assay plays a dual role:(1)partially degraded samples get repaired using repair enzyme;(2)accurate time since deposition can be measured without using repair enzyme.Furthermore,this assay can also help to identify potential exposures of environmental-released chemicals/toxicants and its deleterious effects on human population.In this way,comet assay shows its versatile applications that could be useful for forensic investigation.Therefore,with the help of this review,an attempt was made to explore the versatility of comet assay technique for forensic applications and its future perspective.
文摘DNA damage is one of the most important consequences of oxidative stress in the cells. If DNA repair is unable to modify these inducible DNA damages, genomic instability may lead to mutation, cancer, aging and many other diseases. Single cell gel electrophoresis or comet assay is a common and versatile method to quantify these types of DNA damages. DNA damages induced by hydrogen peroxide(H_2O_2) are one of the proper models for measurement of protective ability of different compounds. So the main aim of this review is to provide an overview about protection ability of medicinal plants and their potential mechanism against H_2O_2 induced DNA damages. In this review, relevant researches on the effect of medicinal plants on DNA damages induced by H_2O_2 and possible molecular mechanisms are discussed.It seems that, medicinal plants are considered as therapeutic key factors to protect DNA from consequences caused by oxidative stress. Sufficient in vitro evidences introduce them as DNA protective agents through different mechanisms including antioxidant activity and some other cellular mechanisms. Moreover, in order to correlate the antigenotoxicity effects with their potential antioxidant property, most of medicinal plants were evaluated in term of antioxidant activity using standard methods. This review highlights the preventive effects of herbal medicine against oxidative DNA damages as well as provides rational possibility to engage them in animal studies and future clinical investigations.
文摘Objective: To study the effect of citric acid given alone or combined with atropine on brain oxidative stress, neuronal injury, liver damage, and DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes induced in the rat by acute malathion exposure. Methods: Rats were received intraperitoneal(i.p.) injection of malathion 150 mg/kg along with citric acid(200 or 400 mg/kg, orally), atropine(1 mg/kg, i.p.) or citric acid 200 mg/kg+atropine 1 mg/kg and euthanized 4 h later. Results: Malathion resulted in increased lipid peroxidation(malondialdehyde) and nitric oxide concentrations accompanied with a decrease in brain reduced glutathione, glutathione peroxidase(GPx) activity, total antioxidant capacity(TAC) and glucose concentrations. Paraoxonase-1, acetylcholinesterase(ACh E) and butyrylcholinesterase activities decreased in brain as well. Liver aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activities were raised. The Comet assay showed increased DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Histological damage and increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(i NOS) were observed in brain and liver. Citric acid resulted in decreased brain lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide. Meanwhile, glutathione, GPx activity, TAC capacity and brain glucose level increased. Brain ACh E increased but PON1 and butyrylcholinesterase activities decreased by citric acid. Liver enzymes, the percentage of damaged blood lymphocytes, histopathological alterations and i NOS expression in brain and liver was decreased by citric acid. Meanwhile, rats treated with atropine showed decreased brain MDA, nitrite but increased GPx activity, TAC, ACh E and glucose. The drug also decreased DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes, histopathological alterations and i NOS expression in brain and liver. Conclusions: The study demonstrates a beneficial effect for citric acid upon brain oxidative stress, neuronal injury, liver and DNA damage due to acute malathion exposure.
文摘Objective: To better investigate the protective role of branched-chain amino acids(BCAAs)and Cymbopogon schoenanthus(CS) extract against the potassium dichromate(PDC)-induced oxido-nitrosative nephrotoxic insult in the experimental rat model. Methods: Thirty male rats were randomly divided into five equal groups: The 1 st group served as control; the 2^(nd)was injected with a single dose of PDC(15 mg/kg b.w i.p.);the 3^(rd), 4^(th), and 5^(th) groups were respectively treated with BCAAs, CS, and their combination for 15 d prior to induction of renal insult via PDC single dose(15 mg/kg b.w s.c.). The experimental period was terminated in all groups 2 d after induction of renal insult. The harvested kdney samples were divided for biochemical assays and histological examination. Results: The PDC-induced nephrotoxic effect caused a depletion of renal oxidative scavengers glutathione, superoxide dismutase with consequent lipo-oxidative cellular membrane deterioration manifested by a rise in malonaldehyde, oxidized glutathione, myeloperoxidase and the concomitant increase in inflammatory response elements tumor necrosis factor α, nitric oxide, and interleukin 1 β.Moreover, the comet assay and increased 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine proved an accelerated apoptotic DNA fragmentation. These local renal changes were met with global altered blood biochemistry. The BCAAs and CS or their compiled administration showed an ameliorative effect against PDC-induced nephrotoxic in a synergistic pattern. Conclusions: Both BCAAs and CS or their combined administration afford potential competitors against renal insult induced by polyvalent anion pollutants in experimentally studied animals model. As a route for novel drug discovery, further investigation should be attempted to optimize their augmenting reno-protecting potential.
文摘Developments of drugs or natural products from plants are possibly made, simple to use and lower cost than modern drugs.The development processes can be started with studying local wisdom and literature reviews to choose the plants which have long been used in diverse areas, such as foods, traditional medicine, fragrances and seasonings.Then those data will be associated with scientific researches, namely plant collection and identification, phytochemical screening by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,pharmacological study/review for their functions, and finally safety and efficiency tests in human.For safety testing, in vitro cell toxicity by cell viability assessment and in vitro testing of DNA breaks by the comet assay in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells can be performed.When active chemicals and functions containing plants were chosen with safety and efficacy for human uses, then, the potential medicinal natural products will be produced.Based on these procedures, the producing cost will be cheaper and the products can be evaluated for their clinical properties.Thus, the best and lowest-priced medicines and natural products can be distributed worldwide.
基金This work isfinancially supported by DST-PURSE II program,DST,Govt.of INDIA on University of Kalyani.
文摘In the present experiment with ongoing concentration(0µM,100µM,250µM,500µM and 1000µM)of 2,4-D,the responses of Azolla pinnata R.Br.was evaluated based on cellular functions.Initially,plants were significantly tolerated up to 1000µM of 2,4-D with its survival.This was accompanied by a steady decline of indole acetic acid(IAA)concentration in tissues with 78.8%over the control.Membrane bound H^(+)-ATPase activity was over expressed within a range of 1.14 to 1.25 folds with activator(KCl)and decreased within a range of 57.3 to 74.6%in response to inhibitor(Vanadate)application.With regards to IAA metabolism,plants recorded a linear increase with wall bound oxidase activity up to maximum concentration of 2,4-D.The variations were more moderated when wall bound IAA-oxidase recorded a linear increase proportionate to the 2,4-D concentrations.This was more extended with the presence of different isoforms of IAA-oxidase which was much more pronounced with distinct polymorphisms of expressed proteins,however,not independent to the 2,4-D concentrations.Polyamines like spermine,spermidine and putrescine(spm,spd and put)were not consistent in concentration with the dosages of 2,4-D.Besides these,plants were induced to apoplastic NAD(P)H oxidase activity maximally by 1.6 folds under 500µM 2,4-D over control.Still,putrescine responded more or less consistently and recorded maximally 11.9 folds at 500µM 2,4-D as compared to the control.NAD(P)H oxidase activity recorded maximally 1.6 folds against control and remain consistent throughout the concentrations of 2,4-D.GPX along with APX were more linear in responses through the concentration of 2,4-D except CAT as compared to control.On enzymatic antioxidative activity,peroxidases(GPX and APX)were overexpresed in a similar manner except for catalase with a non-significant rise.In stabilization of cellular redox,glutathione reductase attended maximum value by 2.45 folds at 1000µM evidenced with significant variations in protein polymorphism.The sensitivity of 2,4-D also appeared in Azolla with a maximum loss of nucleic acids as documented by the comet assay.Moreover,the Azolla might have some DNA damage protective activity as evident using frond extract with plasmid nick assay.Therefore,Azolla plants with its cellular responses is evident to sustain against the 2,4-D herbicidal stress and may be granted in bio remediation process for the contaminated soil.
文摘Aluminium is the most abundant element in the earth crust and has no known biological function.However,it is an established neurotoxicant in its trivalent oxidation state,with exposure resulting in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and presenile dementia.Although the potential genotoxic and carcinogenic effects of aluminium are established in mammalian and other model systems,there is however very limited information on aluminium genotoxicity in aquatic invertebrates.Mechanism of aluminium toxicity is also largely unclear.With a concentration range between 0.001-0.05mg/L in near-neutral pH water,and up to 0.5-1mg/L in acidic water,aluminium poses a potential threat to the marine ecosystem,however,it is poorly studied.This study therefore presents for the first time,aluminium-induced DNA damage using the comet assay and Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS)formation using 2’,7’-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate(H2DCF-DA)assay as biomarkers of genotoxicity and oxidative stress in the inter-tidal marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis,respectively.H.perlevis is widely distributed in the British Isles,Mediterranean and the Arctic sea and has been reported as a model for environmental biomonitoring in aquatic ecosystem and as a suitable alternative to bivalves.In this study,cryopreserved single sponge cells of H.perlevis were cultured as viable aggregates and were thereafter treated with 0.1,0.2,0.3 and 0.4mg/L aluminium chloride(AlCl3)for 12 hours.Cell viability was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide(MTT)assay.Our results showed that non-cytotoxic concentrations of AlCl3 caused a statistically significant concentration-dependent increase in the level of DNA-strand break and reactive oxygen species formation single sponge cells of H.perlevis.There was also a statistically significant positive linear correlation between aluminium-induced DNA strand break and ROS formation suggesting the involvement of ROS in the causative mechanism of the aluminium induced DNA-strand breaks observed.
基金partially financed by Projects PTDC/CVT/108456/2008(FCT)and COMPETE:FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-009565(FEDER),“Development of methods to increase the fertilizing ability of chilled and frozen stallion semen:a multidisciplinary ap-proach”.
文摘A significant number of stallions produce low quality ejaculates with high sensibility to chilling. Single Layer Centrifugation (SLC) with Andro-coll-ETM has been presented as an efficient method of selecting good quality spermatozoa. In the current study, changes in sperm quality (motility, viability, acrosome integrity and DNA damage) occurring during storage at 5?C for a maximum of 72 h, were investigated. For that, one ejaculate from 12 stallions was split in two aliquots: control and SLC-selected. Both aliquots were chilled and stored at 5?C and spermatozoa were evaluated for motility, viability and acrosome integrity at 24, 48 and 72 h post collection. DNA damage was evaluated at 48 h post collection using the comet assay. In the SLC-selected aliquots, there was a significant improvement in terms of progressive motility (0 h: P = 0.005;24 h: P 0.05). SLC with Androcoll-ETM improved semen quality prolonging sperm longevity of chilled semen (P = 0.012). This positive effect was more evident in ejaculates most sensitive to chilling that had a sharp decrease in motility in the first 24 h of refrigeration and for all ejaculates at 72 h post-chilling. Therefore, this method reveals to be a useful technique for selecting spermatozoa and maintain sperm quality during storage.
基金the support of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico(CNPq) the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais(FAPEMIG)for financial support the Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior(CAPES)for a PVNS.
文摘The essential oils from Mentha viridis (L). L. and Mentha pulegium L. were studied to assess their inhibitory potential on phospholipase from snake venoms and to determine their cytogenotoxic action on human cells. These essential oils were able to inhibit the breakdown of phospholipids induced by venoms of snakes of the Bothrops genus. Both oils presented hemolytic activity, although the Mentha viridis (L). L. oil induced hemolysis only at the highest concentrations (14.6 and 29 μL·mL-1). The essential oil from M. viridis induced 3.9;8.6 and 16.2 times greater damage to human leukocyte DNA than that observed with the positive control (100 μg·μL-1 doxorubicin) at concentrations of 0.25;0.5 and 1.0 μL·mL-1, respectively. A similar effect was observed for the oil from M. pulegium (2.1, 2.5 and 15.8 times greater damage). The results extend the characterization of these essential oils and demonstrate their potential use in industries.
基金supported by a Grant Vide No.2007/37/53/BRNS from the Board of Research and Nuclear Sciences,Department of Atomic Energy,Government of India.
文摘Six phenolic compounds namely,quercetin-3-O-rutinoside(1),3-O-caffeoylquinic acid(2),luteolin-7-O-glucoside(3),apigenin-7-O-rutinoside(4),apigenin-7-O-b-D-glucopyranoside(5)and quercetin(6)were isolated from the whole plant of Pilea microphylla using conventional opensilica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC.Further,these compounds were characterized by 1D,2D NMR techniques and high-resolution LC–MS.Compounds 1–3 and 6 exhibited significant antioxidant potential in scavenging free radicals such as DPPH,ABTS and SOD with IC_(50) of 3.3–20.4 mmol/L.The same compounds also prevented lipid peroxidation with IC_(50) of 10.4–32.2 mmol/L.The compounds also significantly prevented the Fenton reagent-induced calf thymus DNA damage.Pre-treatment with compounds 1–3 and 6 in V79 cells attenuated radiation-induced formation of reactive oxygen species,lipid peroxidation,cytotoxicity and DNA damage,correlating the antioxidant activity of polyphenols with their radioprotective effects.Compounds 1,3 and 6 significantly inhibited lipid peroxidation,presumably due to 30,40-catechol ortho-dihydroxy moiety in the B-ring,which has a strong affinity for phospholipid membranes.Oxidation of flavonoids,with catechol structure on B-ring,yields a fairly stable ortho-semiquinone radical by facilitating electron delocalization,which is involved in antioxidant mechanism.Hence,the flavonoid structure,number and location of hydroxyl groups together determine the antioxidant and radioprotection mechanism.
基金the Fundacao de AmparoàPesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo(Foundation for Research Support of the State of Sao Paulo)-FAPESP for funding the research(Process no.2005/57857-4)
文摘Based on the concentration of Malathion used in the field, we evaluated the genotoxic potential of low concentrations of this insecticide on meristematic and F1 cells of Allium cepa and on rat hepatoma tissue culture(HTC cells). In the A. cepa, chromosomal aberrations(CAs), micronuclei(MN), and mitotic index(MI) were evaluated by exposing the cells at 1.5,0.75, 0.37, and 0.18 mg/m L of Malathion for 24 and 48 hr of exposure and 48 hr of recovery time. The results showed that all concentrations were genotoxic to A. cepa cells. However,the analysis of the MI has showed non-relevant effects. Chromosomal bridges were the CA more frequently induced, indicating the clastogenic action of Malathion. After the recovery period, the higher concentrations continued to induce genotoxic effects, unlike the observed for the lowest concentrations tested. In HTC cells, the genotoxicity of Malathion was evaluated by the MN test and the comet assay by exposing the cells at 0.09, 0.009, and0.0009 mg/5 m L culture medium, for 24 hr of exposure. In the comet assay, all the concentrations induced genotoxicity in the HTC cells. In the MN test, no significant induction of MN was observed. The genotoxicity induced by the low concentrations of Malathion presented in this work highlights the importance of studying the effects of low concentrations of this pesticide and demonstrates the efficiency of these two test systems for the detection of genetic damage promoted by Malathion.
基金Supported by the Ministry of Education,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,and DST-Young Scientist Award,SERB(SB/FT/LS-116/2012)New Delhi,and Research Scientist Grant from the University Grants Commission,New Delhi.
文摘Objective:To investigate the seeds of Millettia ferruginea(M.ferruginea)to unravel its antibacterial,antifungal,antitubercular,and antileishmanial potential for the first time.Methods:M.ferruginea seeds were refluxed separately with chloroform,methanol and water to prepare the three extracts,which were tested against the reference strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria,yeast cells,Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Leishmania donovani(L.donovani)promastigotes.Next,the seeds were chemically analysed to isolate three constituent compounds,viz.,barbigerone,calopogonium isoflavone-A and durmillone,which were purified,characterised and evaluated for antibacterial and antileishmanial activity.Further,Comet assay was conducted to observe DNA fragmentation effects on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells pretreated with the isoflavonoid compounds.Results:The chloroform and methanol extracts of M.ferruginea seeds exhibited antibacterial and antileishmanial activity.The pure compounds also showed inhibitory activity against Gram-negative ATCC strains(minimum inhibitory concentration~0.5μmol/L),and L.donovani promastigotes(IC_(50)8.2-87.3μg/mL).However,they had little or no activity against yeast cells and tubercle bacilli.The DNA fragmentation study showed that the isoflavonoid constituents of M.ferruginea seeds were safe at therapeutic doses.Conclusions:The antibacterial efficacy of the non-aqueous extracts of M.ferruginea seed was observed against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative ATCC strains.Moreover,the constituents isoflavonoids,viz.,barbigerone,calopogonium isoflavone-A and durmillone,exhibited inhibitory activity against Gram-negative ATCC strains and L.donovani promastigotes.The comet assay showed that the compounds were safe to be considered for human consumption.
基金This review was funded by Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(2017-1001-08)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81772243,31971168,81803172).
文摘Ionizing radiation can cause radiation injury to the human body under certain circumstances,such as unexpected radiation accidents and nuclear terrorist attacks.Methods that can accurately and rapidly measure the biological effects are necessary for rational triage and treatment of affected patients.In recent decades,significant researches attention has been focused on the development of accurate and efficient biodosimeters.In this review,we summarize recent developments in biological dosimeters,with a primary focus on cell-based and molecular markers,including comet assay,dicentric chromosome aberration,γ-H2AX,micronuclei,microRNA,lncRNA,and 8-Oxo-dG.
