Protective Effects of Polysaccharides from Soybean Meal Against X-ray Radiation Induced Damage in Mouse Spleen Lymphocytes

Autor: Xin Yang, Jiaren Liu, Haitian Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Cuilin Cheng, Lei Yao, Xiaoyi Fu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp 8096-8104 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12118096
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate radioprotective effect of the polysaccharides from soybean meal (SMP) against X-ray radiation-induced damage in mouse spleen lymphocytes. MTT and comet assay were performed to evaluate SMP’s ability to prevent cell death and DNA damage induced by radiation. The results show that, X-ray radiation (30 KV, 10 mA, 8 min (4 Gy)) can significantly increase cell death and DNA fragmentation of mouse spleen lymphocytes. Pretreatment with SMP for 2 h before radiation could increase cell viability, moreover, the SMP can reduce X-ray radiation-induced DNA damage. The percentage of tail DNA and the tail moment of the SMP groups were significantly lower than those of the radiation alone group (p < 0.05). These results suggest SMP may be a good candidate as a radioprotective agent.
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