Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 2006; 72(2): 114-120DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873148 Original Paper Pharmacology © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Protection of the Hemopoietic System by Podophyllum hexandrum against Gamma Radiation-Induced Damage Ravinder Kumar Sagar1 , Raman Chawla1 , Rajesh Arora1 , Shikha Singh1 , Bal Krishna3 , Rakesh Kumar Sharma1 , Satish Chandra Puri2 , Pankaj Singh1 , Raj Kumar1 , Ashok Kumar Sharma1 , Surender Singh1 , Jagdish Prasad1 , Vinay Gupta2 , Bilal Ahmed2 , Kanaya Lal Dhar2 , Haider Ali Khan4 , Manju Lata Gupta1 , Ghulam Nabi Qazi2 1Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Delhi, India 2Natural Products Chemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Jammu, India 3Department of Physiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India 4Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, India Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Corrected by: Protection of the Hematopoetic System by Podophyllum hexandrum against Gamma Radiation-Induced DamagePlanta Med 2006; 72(03): 288-288DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-931539 Abstract A semi-purified extract of low-altitude Podophyllum hexandrum (REC-2001) containing a relatively low content of podophyllotoxin (3.25 %) exhibited potent antioxidant ability in lipid media (at 1000 μg/mL against 0.25 kGy) and significant (p < 0.05) hydroxyl ion scavenging potential (78.83 % at 500 μg/mL). In vitro investigations revealed the ability of REC-2001 to significantly (p < 0.05) reduce radiation-induced hemolysis (2 μg/mL; 46.184 %) and nitric oxide scavenging levels (IC50: 792 ± 1.25 μg/mL). Protection of the hemopoietic system of Strain ‘A’ mice administered 20 mg/kg BW REC-2001 30 min prior to lethal irradiation (10 Gy) was recorded and was mediated by free radical scavenging and lowering of lipid oxidation. Further studies investigating the effects of REC-2001 on stem cell modulation are warranted. Key words Radioprotection - hemopoietic system - antioxidant - Podophyllum hexandrum - Podophyllotoxin - lignan glycoside Full Text References References 1 Coleman N E, Blakely W F, Fike J R. Molecular and cellular biology of moderate-dose (1 - 10 Gy) radiation and potential mechanisms of radiation protection: Report of a workshop (Bethesda, Maryland, USA, December 17 - 18, 2001). Radiat Res. 2003; 159 812-34 2 Thomson J F. Radiation protection in mammals. 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