title: Vitamin C mediated protection on cisplatin induced mutagenicity in mice.
abstract: In present studies the development of chromosomal aberrations, micronuclei in bone marrow cells and sperm head abnormalities were used as mutagenic bioassay in Swiss albino mice treated with cisplatin alone or ascorbic plus cisplatin. It was noted that in the combined treated hosts the frequency of all the mutagenic parameters were always significantly less than that treated with cisplatin alone. These findings suggest a protective role of ascorbic acid against cisplatin induced mutagenic potentials. Interestingly, in combined treated hosts glutathione (GSH) level in bone marrow cells increased significantly which may suggest a possible mechanism of ascorbic acid mediated protection against cisplatin induced mutagenic potentials in the hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khynriam
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016587:Antimutagenic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D013077:Sperm Head / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016587:Antimutagenic Agents; D009153:Mutagens; D005978:Glutathione; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D002945:Cisplatin