title: Cytogenetic investigation of chromosomal aberrations in cells treated with plantamajoside from Plantago asiatica.
abstract: Plantago asiatica is a member of the Plantaginaceae family, and is widely distributed in East Asia. In our previous work, a single active compound, plantamajoside was isolated and confirmed to have glycation inhibitory activity, and did not possess toxicity during a 90 day repeated oral toxicity test in rats. In the present study, a chromosomal aberration test was performed to investigate the genotoxicity of plantamajoside. From the results of the cytotoxicity test, plantamajoside proved to be less toxic when it was treated combined with S9 cell fractions. However, there was a significant increase in structural aberrations during the short-term treatment of plantamajoside at its highest dose (5000 microg/mL) even when combined with S9. This seems to have been a natural phenomenon due to the very high dose of plantamajoside that was used. However, to confirm the safety of plantamajoside for its potential use as a phytochemical agent in health products, additional mutagenicity tests are necessary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yun-Chang
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Koo
authors.forename: Sung-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Ji-Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yung-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Eun-Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kwang-Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000235:genetics; D002396:Catechols / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D002460:Cell Line; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000187:drug effects*; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects; D005960:Glucosides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D010943:Plantago / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D005960:Glucosides; D010936:Plant Extracts; C421173:plantamajoside