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Antimutagenicity mechanisms of the Rhoeo discolor ethanolic extract
Myriam Arriaga-Alba1, José Luis Blasco, Nancy Jannete Ruíz-Pérez
1Microbiology Research Laboratory, Hospital Juárez de México, Av Instituto Politécnico Nacional No 5170, Col. Magdalena de las Salinas México D.F. 07760, Mexico. arriaga_alba@yahoo.com
Introduction:
Rhoeo discolor, a medical plant from Mexico, is known to be an antioxidant and chemoprotective antimutagen. Rhoeo discolor ethanolic extract (EERD) is a complex mixture, so in this study its antimutagenic mechanisms were further evaluated.
Material And Methods:
Employing Ames test, with uvrB- and uvrB+ strains, its antimutagenic activity against frameshift mutagens 2-amino-anthracene (AA), and 2 amino-fluorene (AF), alkylating: methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) and ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (ENNG) and mitomycin C were evaluated. Induction of ogt, alkyl-DNA-glycosylases were studied with Salmonella typhimurium strains deficient in ada and ogt genes (YG7100 ada-/ogt+ YG7104 ada+/ogt-, G7108 ada-/ogt-).
Results:
EERD, was not antimutagenic against AA or AF on S. typhimurium TA98 neither in UTH8413 uvrB+ strains. It significantly reduced mutations induced by Mitomycin C on strain TA102. EERD was antimutagenic to mutations induced by alkylating compounds on S. typhimurium TA100 or UTH8414 uvrB+. This antimutagenic effect was not observed on strains lacking ogt gene.
Conclusions:
EERD, did not affect CYP450 in vitro microsomal activation of AF or AA, on the Ames test, neither improved DNA uvrB excision repair system. EERD reduced oxidative damages on strain TA102, caused by Mitomycin C. This plant extract might be used to avoid DNA damage by alkylation, corrected mainly alkylguanine transferase protein encoded by ogt gene.
