title: Effect of acyclovir on the radiation-induced micronuclei and cell death.
abstract: Treatment of HeLa cells with 0.1 microM Acyclovir [9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)guanine] (ACV) before exposure to 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 Gy of gamma-radiation resulted in a dose-dependent decline in the growth kinetics and cell proliferation indices at 20, 30 and 40 h post-irradiation when compared with the PBS+irradiation group. These results were reflected in the cell survival, which declined in a dose-dependent manner and the surviving fraction of cells was significantly lower in ACV+irradiation group than that of PBS+irradiation group. The effect of ACV+1 Gy irradiation was almost similar to PBS+3 Gy irradiation suggesting an enhancement of the radiation effect by ACV pretreatment. The frequency of micronuclei increased in a dose-dependent manner at all the post-irradiation time periods in both PBS+irradiation and ACV+irradiation group and it was significantly elevated in the latter when compared with the former group. The dose-response for both groups was linear. The surviving fraction of HeLa cells declined with the increasing MN frequency and a close linear quadratic correlation between cell survival and micronuclei-induction was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiobiology, Kasturba Medical College, Third floor Manipal, 576 119, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Jagetia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aruna
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002999:Clone Cells; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000212:Acyclovir