Genotoxicity of (+)- and (-)-usnic acid in mice.
DNA-comets
Enantiomers
Genotoxcity
Mice
Oxidative stress
Usnic acid
Journal
Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis
ISSN: 1879-3592
Titre abrégé: Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101632149
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Historique:
received:
03
10
2018
revised:
16
01
2019
accepted:
21
01
2019
entrez:
13
2
2019
pubmed:
13
2
2019
medline:
14
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Usnic acid, which is the most widespread and well-studied secondary lichen compound, has antibacterial and cytotoxic effects. Usnic acid is present in lichens as the (+)- and (-)-enantiomers, which have different biological activities. We used a DNA-comet assay to determine the genotoxic effect of (+)- and (-)-usnic acid in the liver and kidney cells of mice. The genotoxic effect of usnic acid was only observed 1 h after oral administration. Usnic acid doses of 100 and 50 mg/kg resulted in DNA damage in the liver and kidney cells. The genotoxic effect of usnic acid is associated with oxidative stress in cells. There were no significant differences in the effects of (+)- and (-)-enantiomers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30744810
pii: S1383-5718(18)30376-0
doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2019.01.010
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Infective Agents
0
Benzofurans
0
usnic acid
0W584PFJ77
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
36-39Informations de copyright
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