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Inhibitory Effect of Grapefruit Juice on the Genotoxic Damage Induced by Ifosfamide in Mouse

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The consumption of grapefruit juice (GJ) has been associated with various activities potentially beneficial for human health, including protection against the DNA damage produced by various compounds. In the present report, we evaluated the capability of this juice to inhibit the rate of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPE) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) induced by the antineoplastic alkylating agent ifosfamide (IF). We tested the effect of administering 100, 500, and 1000 mg/kg of GJ in mouse and obtained the following results: a) with the high dose, a reduction of 72% in the rate of SCE induced by IF; b) a mean reduction of 65.3% in the rate of MNPE compared with the damage induced by IF at 48 h post-administration; c) no modification induced by GJ either on the cellular proliferation kinetics or in the mitotic index; and d) neither induction of bone marrow cytotoxicity by GJ nor a protective effect of the juice against the cytotoxicity induced by IF. These data showed a significant inhibitory effect of GJ against the chromosome damage induced by the tested agent; they also suggest the relevance of carrying out studies to clarify the involved mechanism of action as well as to determine the cancer chemopreventive capacity of the juice.

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Álvarez-González, I., Madrigal-Bujaidar, E. & Sánchez-García, V.Y. Inhibitory Effect of Grapefruit Juice on the Genotoxic Damage Induced by Ifosfamide in Mouse. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 65, 369–373 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-010-0193-1

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