title: Radioprotection by mangiferin in DBAxC57BL mice: a preliminary study.
abstract: The radioprotective effects of various concentrations (0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 17.5, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/kg b.wt.) of mangiferin (MGN) was studied in the DBAxC57BL mice whole body exposed to 10 Gy of gamma-irradiation. Treatment of mice with different doses of MGN, one hour before irradiation reduced the symptoms of radiation sickness and delayed the onset of mortality when compared with the non-drug treated irradiated controls. The radioprotective action of MGN increased in a dose dependent manner up to 2mg/kg and declined thereafter. The highest radioprotective effect was observed at 2mg/kg MGN, where greatest number of animals survived against the radiation-induced mortality. The administration of 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 17.5 mg/kg MGN reduced the radiation-induced gastrointestinal death as evident by a greater number of survivors up to 10 days in this group when compared with the DDW + 10 Gy irradiation group. A similar effect of MGN was observed for the radiation-induced bone marrow deaths also. Our study demonstrates that mangiferin, a gluosylxanthone, present in the Mangifera indica protected mice against the radiation-induced sickness and mortality and the optimum protective dose of 2mg/kg was 1/200 of LD50 dose (400 mg/kg) of MGN. The administration of 400 mg/kg MGN induced 50% mortality, therefore LD50 of the drug was considered to be 400 mg/kg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiobiology, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India. gc.jagetia@kmc.manipal.edu
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Jagetia
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baliga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005638:Fruit; D005720:Gamma Rays; D031022:Mangifera; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044004:Xanthones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D044004:Xanthones; C013592:mangiferin