In:
Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 66, No. 1-2 ( 2011-2-1), p. 35-46
Abstract:
The present study is the first report of the radiomodulatory effects of Psoralea corylifolia Linn. The extract (IBG-RA-26) prepared from P. corylifolia was chemically analysed by HPLC, LC-MS/MS and NMR. The total polyphenolic content of IBG-RA-26 was 0.287 mg/ ml of quercetin equivalents. IBG-RA-26 exhibited a dose-dependent increase in 2,2-diphenyl- 1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity. It exhibited comparable ( 〉 50%) site-specific and non-site-specific hydroxyl radical scavenging activity in higher concentration ranges (500 - 1000 μg/ml), while at lower concentrations (5 - 50 μg/ml) it exhibited significantly (p 〈 0.05) higher non-site-specific scavenging ability compared to site-specific activity. Nitric oxide scavenging activity of IBG-RA-26 (5 - 1000 μg/ml) increased in a concentrationdependent manner, while maximum superoxide ion scavenging ability (79%) was observed at 50 μg/ml. The electron donation potential of IBG-RA-26 was found to be higher than that of ascorbic acid at lower concentrations (up to 5 μg/ml). Analysis of the ability of IBGRA- 26 to protect membranes against γ-radiation, utilizing an artificial membrane system (liposome), revealed a significant (p 〈 0.05) decrease in the formation of malondialdehyde (MDA) as a function of the concentration of IBG-RA-26. Radiation-induced lysis of human erythrocytes was monitored and efficacy of IBG-RA-26 was tested in the concentration range 25 - 1000 μg/ml, with significant protective efficacy observed in the range 25 - 50 μg/ml. IBG-RA-26 rendered significant (p 〈 0.05) protection against radiation (0.25 kGy)-induced DNA damage. EPR spectroscopy was used to investigate the DPPH radical scavenging capacity of IBG-RA-26. IBG-RA-26 exhibited a good DPPH radical scavenging capacity in a concentration-dependent manner. By direct EPR spectroscopy we have also demonstrated the possible formation of free radical species in a solution of IBG-RA-26. The wide spectrum of radioprotective and antioxidant properties exhibited by IBG-RA-26 indicate that P. corylifolia has potential as a radiomodulatory agent.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1865-7125
,
0939-5075
DOI:
10.1515/znc-2011-1-206
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2078107-6
SSG:
12
