Effect of ursolic acid, a triterpenoid antioxidant, on ultraviolet-B radiation-induced cytotoxicity, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in human lymphocytes

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 176, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 99-107

  Ramachandran, S ^a   Prasad, N Rajendra ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cell viability; Lipid peroxidation; Lymphocytes; Oxidative DNA damage; Reactive oxygen species; Ursolic acid; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID HYDROPEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; URSOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; TRITERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 55249118571     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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