Evaluation of cytotoxic, genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of Solanum lycocarpum fruits glicoalkaloid extract in V79 cells

Solanum lycocarpum St.-Hil (Solanaceae) is a hairy shrub or small much-branched tree of the Brazilian Cerrado, popularly known as "fruit-of-wolf". Considering that the induction of chromosomal mutations is involved in the process of carcinogenesis, and that S. lycocatpum is often used in folk medicine, it becomes relevant to study its effect on genetic material. In this sense, the aim of present study was to determine the possible cytotoxic, genotoxic and antigenotoxic potentials of S. lycocarpum fruits glycoalkaloid extract (SL) in Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79 cells). The cytotoxicity was evaluated by the colony forming assay, apoptosis and necrosis assay. Trypan blue exclusion dye method and mitotic index. Genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential were evaluated by comet and chromosomal aberrations assays. Four concentrations of SL (4, 8, 16 and 32 mu g/mL) were used for the evaluation of its genotoxic potential. The DNA damage-inducing agent methyl methanesulfonate (MMS, 221 mu g/mL) was utilized in combination with extract to evaluate a possible protective effect. The results showed that SL was cytotoxic at concentrations above 32 mu g/mL by the colony forming assay. For apoptosis and necrosis assay, the concentration of 64 mu g/mL of SL showed statistically significant increase in cell death by apoptosis and necrosis, while the concentrations of 128 and 256 mu g/mL of SL demonstrated statistically significant increase in cell death by necrosis, compared with the control group. Analysis of cell viability by Trypan blue exclusion indicated >96% viability for treatments with concentrations up to 32 mu g/mL of SL No significant differences in MI were observed between cultures treated with different concentrations of 51 (4, 8, 16 and 32 mu g/mL) alone or in combination with MMS and the negative control, indicating that these treatments were not cytotoxic. The comet and chromosomal aberrations assays revealed that SL does not display genotoxic activity. Moreover, the different concentrations of SL showed protective effect against both genomic and chromosomal damages induced by MMS. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

不同LET碳离子对V79细胞辐射敏感性的影响

以中国仓鼠肺V79细胞为材料 ,利用兰州近代物理研究所重离子研究装置 (HIRFL)产生的碳离子 ,研究了不同线性能量传递 (LET)的重离子对体外培养细胞的存活效应 ,并与γ射线的结果作了比较。结果表明 ,不同LET碳离子引起细胞失活效应由大到小的顺序依次为 12 5、2 0 0、70 0keV/μm。碳离子表现为无肩区的存活曲线 ,属单靶单击模型 ,γ射线表现为有肩区的存活曲线 ,属多靶单击模型。LET值为 12 5、2 0 0、70 0keV/μm时得到的失活截面分别为 35、12、8μm2 。当细胞存活比率为 0 .1和 0 .37,在LET为 12 5keV/μm时得到相对生物学效应 (RBE)值为1.4 7和 2 .19。

仓鼠V79细胞对加速碳离子的辐照致死效应

分别测定了传能线密度（LET）为125．5、200、700keV／μm碳离子辐照仓鼠V79细胞的存活曲线，由存活曲线确定了上述3种碳离子辐照时V79细胞的失活截面依次为7．86±0．17、10．44±1．11、32．32±3．58μm2。以V79细胞对60Coγ射线的存活响应为参考值，给出了对应于上述3种碳离子照射周％、20％、50％、80％存活水平下的相对生物学效应（RBE），结果表明125．5keV／μm碳离子的RBE值在各个存活水平下都为最大。提示：以存活为生物学终点的RBE最大值在LET值小于200keV／μm的碳离子辐照时出现。