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Radioprotective properties of apple polyphenols: An in vitro study

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Present study was undertaken to evaluate the radioprotective ability of total polyphenols extracted from edible portion (epicarp and mesocarp) of apple. Prior administration of apple polyphenols to murine thymocytes significantly countered radiation induced DNA damage (evaluated by alkaline halo assay) and cell death (trypan blue exclusion method) in a dose dependent manner maximally at a concentration of 2 and 0.2 mg/ml respectively. Apple polyphenols in a dose dependent fashion inhibited both radiation or Fenton reaction mediated 2-deoxyribose (2-DR) degradation indicating its ability to scavenge hydroxyl radicals and this activity was found to be unaltered in presence of simulated gastric juice. Similarly apple polyphenols in a dose dependent fashion scavenged DPPH radicals (maximum 69% at 1 mg/ml), superoxide anions (maximum 88% at 2 mg/ml), reduced Fe3 + to Fe2 + (maximum at 1 mg/ml) and inhibited Fenton reaction mediated lipid peroxidation (maximum 66% at 1.5 mg/ml) further establishing its antioxidative properties. Studies carried out with plasmid DNA revealed the ability of apple polyphenols to inhibit radiation induced single as well as double strand breaks. The results clearly indicate that apple polyphenols have significant potential to protect cellular system from radiation induced damage and ability to scavenge free radicals might be playing an important role in its radioprotective manifestation.

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  1. Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig SK Mazumdar Marg, Delhi, 110054, India

    Pankaj Chaudhary, Sandeep Kumar Shukla, I. Prem Kumar & I. Namita

  2. Department of Radiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig SK Mazumdar Marg, Delhi, 110054, India

    Rakesh Kumar Sharma (Joint Director)

  3. Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India

    Farhat Afrin

  4. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Brig SK Mazumdar Marg, 110054, Delhi, India

    Rakesh Kumar Sharma (Joint Director)

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Chaudhary, P., Shukla, S.K., Kumar, I.P. et al. Radioprotective properties of apple polyphenols: An in vitro study. Mol Cell Biochem 288, 37–46 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-005-9116-0

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