Cytoprotective and genotoxic effects of vitamins K1 and B1 on irinotecan in vitro

Autor: Eleni Giarma, Th. Lialiaris, Dionysios Mourelatos, Zoi Mpampali
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis. 837
ISSN: 1879-3592
Popis: Cultured human lymphocytes were treated with vitamins K1 and B1, potential anticancer agents, either alone or in combination with irinotecan, a semisynthetic analogue of camptothecin. The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) was measured as an indicator of genotoxicity and the proliferation rate index (PRI) and mitotic index (MI) was measured as indicators of cytostatic effect. Vitamin K1 alone did not induce SCEs at the concentrations tested and combined with irinotecan does not increase SCE rates induced by irinotecan alone. Vitamin B1 significantly increased SCEs and, in combination with irinotecan, increased rates further (p
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