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The protective properties ofSatureja hortensis L. on the rat lymphocyte DNA lesions were tested. Lymphocytes were isolated from blood samples taken from healthy rats. DNA breaks and resistance to H2O2-induced damage were measured with the comet assay. Rat lymphocytes were incubated inS. hortensis ethanolic extract (SHE) (0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 mg/mL), essential oil (SHEO) (0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 μL/mL), H2O2 (50, 100, and 200 μM), a combination of H2O2 (200 mM) with either SHE (1.0, 2.5 mg/mL) or SHEO (1.0, 2.5 μL/mL) at 4°C for 30 min, and the extent of DNA migration was measured using a single-cell microgel electrophoresis technique under alkaline conditions. Treatment of rat lymphocytes with SHE or SHEO resulted in significant reduction of H2O2-induced DNA damage compared to controls. SHE exhibited a significant (P<0.01) inhibitory effect on oxidative DNA damage at 2.5 mg/mL. SHEO (1.0 and 2.5 μL/mL) also showed significant inhibitory effects (P<0.01) on H2O2 induced chromosomal damage. In conclusion both the ethanolic extract and the essential oil of the plant reversed the oxidative damage to rat lymphocytes induced by hydrogen peroxide.
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Mosaffa, F., Behravan, J., Karimi, G. et al. Antigenotoxic effects ofSatureja hortensis L. on rat lymphocytes exposed to oxidative stress. Arch Pharm Res 29, 159–164 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974278
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