Abstract |
Antigenotoxic activity of allicin, one of the sulphur compounds of garlic (Allium sativum) which possesses antioxidant and thiol disulphide exchange activity, was studied against estradiol-17beta-induced genotoxic damage using chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) as parameters. Approximately 10, 20 and 40 microM of estradiol-17beta was tested for its genotoxic effect in the presence of metabolic activation and was found to be genotoxic at 20 and 40 microM. Approximately 20 microM of estradiol-17beta was treated along with 5, 10 and 15 microM of allicin, separately, in the presence of metabolic activation. Similar treatments were given with 40 microM of estradiol-17beta. Treatments along with allicin result in the reduction of CAs and SCEs, suggesting its anti-genotoxic activity in human lymphocytes in vitro against estradiol-17beta-induced genotoxic damage.
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Authors | Yasir Hasan Siddique, Tanveer Beg, Gulshan Ara, Jyoti Gupta, Mohammad Afzal |
Journal | Natural product research
(Nat Prod Res)
Vol. 24
Issue 12
Pg. 1087-94
(Jul 2010)
ISSN: 1478-6427 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20582805
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- Disulfides
- Estrogens
- Sulfinic Acids
- allicin
- Estradiol
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Topics |
- Antioxidants
(pharmacology)
- Cells, Cultured
- Chromosome Aberrations
(chemically induced)
- Disulfides
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Estradiol
(toxicity)
- Estrogens
(toxicity)
- Female
- Humans
- Regression Analysis
- Sister Chromatid Exchange
(drug effects, genetics)
- Sulfinic Acids
(pharmacology)
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