title: Effect of chlorophyllin against oxidative stress in splenic lymphocytes in vitro and in vivo.
abstract: Chlorophyllin (CHL) has been examined as an antioxidant/radioprotector in splenic lymphocytes from BALB/c mice. CHL inhibited lipid peroxidation induced by 2,2'-azobis(2-propionimidinedihydrochloride) (AAPH) in lymphocytes in vitro. It also partially prevented radiation-induced suppression of mitogenic stimulation of lymphocytes in vitro. Generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) by radiation or AAPH was measured as oxidation of dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H(2)DCF-DA) using flow cytometry. Addition of CHL to lymphocytes in vitro significantly inhibited the increase in intracellular ROS. Further, lymphocytes from mice treated with CHL (100-400 microg/gbw i. p.) showed varying levels of ROS depending on the dose and the time (24 to 72 h) after injection. The extent of radiation-induced apoptosis and suppression of concanavalin A (con A)-induced mitogenesis ex vivo corresponded with changes in ROS levels in CHL-administered mice. Antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) were also estimated in lymphocytes from CHL-treated mice. CHL offered protection against whole body irradiation (WBI)-induced lipid peroxidation and apoptosis in lymphocytes at all the time points studied. These results demonstrate antioxidant effect of CHL in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Biology and Health Sciences Division, Bioscience Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Modular Laboratories, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India.
authors.forename: S Santosh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bhavani
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shankar
authors.forename: Krishna B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Sainis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002735:Chlorophyllides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D013154:Spleen / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002735:Chlorophyllides; C007020:chlorophyllin