title: Antigenotoxic effect of ferulic acid in 7,12-dimethyl benz(a)-anthracene (DMBA) induced genotoxicity.
abstract: The antigenotoxic effect of ferulic acid was carried out by evaluating the cytogenetic markers, the micronuclei frequency and chromosomal aberrations, in the bone marrow of hamsters in 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA) induced genotoxicity. Genotoxicity was induced in experimental hamsters by single intraperitoneal injection of DMBA (30 mg kg(-1) b.w.). Pretreatment of ferulic acid orally at a dose of 40 mg kg(-1) b.w. for five days significantly reduced the frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MnPCEs) and the percentage of chromosomal aberrations in hamster's bone marrow. Our results thus suggest that ferulic acid has potent antigenotoxic effect in DMBA induced genotoxicity in golden Syrian hamsters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Subramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: Venugopal P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Shanmugam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manoharan
authors.forename: Kasinathan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajalingam