Antigenotoxic effects of quercetin, rutin and ursolic acid on HepG2 cells: Evaluation by the comet assay

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-73

  Ramos, A A ^a   Lima, C F ^a   Pereira, M L ^b   Fernandes Ferreira, M ^a   Pereira Wilson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antigenotoxic effects; Comet assay; HepG2 cells; Quercetin; Rutin; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; TERT BUTYL HYDROPEROXIDE; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIGENOTOXIC EFFECT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FORMAZANS; HEPATOCYTES; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; QUERCETIN; RUTIN; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 39549121695     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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