Protective effect of thymoquinone against cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxic damage in human lymphocytes
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Tarih
2017
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Comenius Univ
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
OBJECTIVE: Protective effect of thymoquinone (TQ) against the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of cyclophosphamide (CP) was assessed in human peripheral blood lymphocyte culture. METHODS: Mitotic indices were determined as endpoints of cytotoxicity, while sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) served as endpoints of genotoxicity. Firstly, the genotoxic effect of 0.16 mu g/ml of CP was tested and CP was detected as genotoxic. In the second set, CP group was treated with 20 mu M and 40 mu M TQ. RESULTS: TQ reduced the SCE frequencies, suggesting its protective action on human lymphocytes in vitro against the CP induced genotoxic damage. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that TQ produces a protective mechanism against CP-induced genetic damage, and suggest a role of DNA strand breaks in the genotoxicity (Tab. 1, Fig. 1, Ref. 19). Text in PDF www.elis.sk.
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thymoquinone, cyclophosphamide, human lymphocytes, genotoxicity
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Bratislava Medical Journal-Bratislavske Lekarske Listy
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Q4
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Q3
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118
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4
