Protective effect of extracts of Teucrium Polium and Rumex Crispus against cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxic damage in human lymphocytes

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Teucrium polium (T. polium) and Rumex crispus (R. crispus) are plant species that grow widely in Anatolia and are thought to have healing effects for many diseases. In this study plant extracts are suggested as alternative agents in repairing cellular damage by using sister chromatid exchange (SCE), micronucleus (MN), mitotic index (MI), replication index (RI) and nuclear abnormalities (NAs), against the genotoxicity of cyclophosphamide (CP) in the human lymphocyte cells. 8 experimental groups were formed in the study. The cell culture medium was supplemented with 0.16 μg/ml CP and the cells were treated with 50, 100 and 250 μM T. polium and R. crispus extracts in the presence and absence of CP. As a result, CP significantly decreased MI frequency while increasing SCE, MN and NAs frequencies in cells. 100 μM T. polium plus CP decreased SCEs when compared with CP alone. In addition, MN frequency was significantly decreased in 100 μM T. poliumplus CP and 250 μM R. crispus plus CP combine groups. Our results suggest that these plant extracts are not genetically damaging and have improving effects at these doses.

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Sengul Yuksel

Inonu University

Author for correspondence.
Email: sengul.yuksel@inonu.edu.tr
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7190-431X

PhD., Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biology & Genetics

Turkey, Malatya, 44100

Selcen Korkmaz Sezer

Inonu University

Email: selcenkorkmaz@hotmail.com

PhD., Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biology & Genetics

Turkey, Malatya, 44100

Elcin Latife Kurtoglu

Lokman Hekim University

Email: elcinkurtoglu@hotmail.com

PhD, Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biology

Turkey, Ankara, 06100

Harika Gozukara Bag

Inonu University

Email: harika.gozukara@inonu.edu.tr

PhD, Medical Faculty, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics

Turkey, Malatya, 44100

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