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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2004.33.1.022

Protective Effects of a Herb, Artemisia capillaris, Against Radiation-induced DNA Damage  

Jo, Sung-Kee (Radiation Food Science and Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Oh, Heon (Radiation Food Science and Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Cheon, Eui-Hyun (Radiation Food Science and Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jeong, U-Hee (Radiation Food Science and Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Cho, Nam-Jeong (School of Life Science, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.33, no.1, 2004 , pp. 22-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, the protective effects of Artemisia capillaris (AC) on the DNA damage induced by $^{60}$ Co ${\gamma}$-rays were evaluated using alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE, comet assay) in the mouse peripheral lymphocytes and micronuclei (MN) formation test in the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. We also investigated the effect of AC on 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) formation in the mouse liver and thymus exposed to ${\gamma}$-ray, The tail moment and the frequency of MN, which were markers of DNA damage in the SCGE and MN formation test, were decreased in the groups treated with AC extract before exposure to 200 cGy of ${\gamma}$-ray. We also observed its activities, lowering 8-OHdG level, an index of oxidative DNA damage, in the groups treated with AC extract before whole body ${\gamma}$-irradiation (800 cGy). It is plausible that scavenging of free radicals by AC may have played an important role in providing the protection against the radiation-induced damage to the DNA. These results indicated that AC protects the DNA damage induced by ${\gamma}$-rays and might be a useful radioprotector, especially since it is a relatively nontoxic product.
Keywords
Artemisia capillaris; radiation; DNA damage; single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE); micronuclei; 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG);
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