| Literature DB >> 20162052 |
Subramanian Balakrishnan1, Venugopal P Menon, Shanmugam Manoharan, Kasinathan Rajalingam.
Abstract
The antigenotoxic effect of ferulic acid was carried out by evaluating the cytogenetic markers, the micronuclei frequency and chromosomal aberrations, in the bone marrow of hamsters in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) induced genotoxicity. Genotoxicity was induced in experimental hamsters by single intraperitoneal injection of DMBA (30 mg kg(-1) b.w.). Pretreatment of ferulic acid orally at a dose of 40 mg kg(-1) b.w. for five days significantly reduced the frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MnPCEs) and the percentage of chromosomal aberrations in hamster's bone marrow. Our results thus suggest that ferulic acid has potent antigenotoxic effect in DMBA induced genotoxicity in golden Syrian hamsters.Entities:
Keywords: DMBA; antioxidants; chromosomal aberrations; ferulic acid; genotoxicity; hamster; lipid peroxidation
Year: 2007 PMID: 20162052 PMCID: PMC2816597 DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v5i1.31253
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med ISSN: 2505-0044