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Table 3 Effect of D. gnidium extracts on the genotoxicity induced by nitrofurantoin (5 μg/assay)

From: Antioxidant, genotoxic and antigenotoxic activities of daphne gnidium leaf extracts

Extracts

Doses (μg/assay)

β-gal (UE)

PA (UE)

IF

Inhibition of genotoxicity (%)

Nitrofurantoin

5

42,18 ± 0,092

11,19 ± 0,0021

23,56

-

NC

0

3,07 ± 0,024

18,58 ± 0,007

1

-

Petroleum ether extract

50

26,21 ± 0,011

9,82 ± 0,019

16,68

30,50*

 

250

26,65 ± 0,041

9,61 ± 0,011

17,31

27,70*

 

500

27,5 ± 0,019

9,87 ± 0,007

17,37

27,43*

Chloroform extract

50

14,31 ± 0

7,05 ± 0

12,29

49,90**

 

250

16,18 ± 0,0169

10,29 ± 0

9,53

62,19**

 

500

4,66 ± 0,047

4,45 ± 0

6,35

76,28**

Ethyl acetate extract

5

8,19 ± 0,019

5,21 ± 0

9,53

62,18**

 

15

7,18 ± 0,0183

5,29 ± 0,0028

8,23

67,95**

 

30

7,93 ± 0,0127

5,68 ± 0,007

8,46

66,93**

Methanol extract

50

14,67 ± 0,001

9,48 ± 0,08

9,38

62,85**

 

100

15,98 ± 0,08

10,55 ± 0,04

9,18

63,74**

 

200

15,42 ± 0,004

12,464 ± 0,042

7,50

71,18**

TOF extract

5

19,73 ± 0,014

8,41 ± 0,009

14,66

39,45*

 

15

17,68 ± 0,029

7,04 ± 0,007

15,68

34,92*

 

30

14,76 ± 0,009

7,17 ± 0,004

12,87

47,38*

  1. β-gal: units of β-galactosidase; AP: units of phosphatase alkaline; IF: induction factor.
  2. Positive control of genotoxicity (nitrofurantoin); NC: negative control (non-treated cells).
  3. Results were expressed as percentage of inhibition of genotoxicity compared to the positif control (Nitrofurantoin). Values represent the mean ± SD of three separate experiments. The statistical significance of results was evaluated by the Student’s t-test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 means significant difference between positif control and treated sample.