Abstract
Polygonum cuspidatum S. (PC) is frequently used as a laxative and an anticancer drug in Chinese medicine. The inhibitory effect of this herb and its component, emodin, on the direct-acting mutagenicity of 1-nitropyrene (1-NP) was examined using the Ames/microsomal test with Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and the genotoxicity of 1-NP was evaluated using the SOS chromotest with E. coli PQ37. Emodin and water extracts of PC markedly decreased the mutagenicity of 1-NP in a dose-dependent manner in both assay systems. Furthermore, emodin and the extracts of PC significantly inhibited the formation of 1-NP DNA adducts in S. typhimurium TA98 in the 32P-postlabeling study. The results suggest that PC extracts and emodin act as blocking and/or suppressing agents to reduce the direct-acting mutagenicity of 1-NP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-212 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis |
Volume | 329 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1-Nitropyrene
- DNA adduct, Mutagenicity
- Emodin
- Polygonum cuspidatum S.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis