Antigenotoxic effect of apigenin against mitomycin C induced genotoxic damage in mice bone marrow cells

Food Chem Toxicol. 2009 Mar;47(3):536-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.12.006. Epub 2008 Dec 16.

Abstract

The antigenotoxic effect of apigenin was studied against the genotoxic damage induced by mitomycin C on mouse bone marrow cells using sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) and chromosomal aberrations (CAs) as parameters. Apigenin was studied at three different doses i.e. 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg b.w. and was found to be non-genotoxic at all the above three doses. Mitomycin C at 2 mg/kg b.w. was given along with the 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg bw of apigenin. A significant decrease in SCEs and CAs was observed, suggesting a protective role of apigenin against the genotoxicity of mitomycin C on mice bone marrow cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antimutagenic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Apigenin / pharmacology*
  • Bone Marrow / drug effects*
  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Mitomycin / toxicity*
  • Mutagens / toxicity*
  • Sister Chromatid Exchange

Substances

  • Antimutagenic Agents
  • Mutagens
  • Mitomycin
  • Apigenin