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Inhibitory effect of Emblica officinals on the in vivo clastogenicity of benzo alpyrene and acyclophosphamide in mice

P Trikha

M Athar

S Raisuddin

Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110 062, India

Benzo [] pyrene (B[]P) and cyclophosphamide (CP) are potent carcinogens/mutagens. Effect of Emblica officinalis extract administration on the in vivo genotoxi-city of B[]P and CP was studied using bone marrow chromosomal aberration and micronucleus induction tests in mice.

Three doses (50,250 and 500mg/kgbodyweight) oftheplant extractwere administered orallyfor 7 consecutive days prior to the administration of single dose of mutagens (B[]P 125 mg/kg oral; CP 40 mg/kg i.p.).

It was found that administration of 250 and 500 mg/kg of E. officinalis extract significantly inhibited the genotoxi-city of B [] P as well as CP in both the assay systems. Administration of 50 mg/kg of the plant extract had no inhibitory effect.

Vitamin C, a major constituent of E. officinalis when administered at dose level of 9 mg/kg b.w. (the approx-imate estimated amount present in the highest dose of plant extract, i.e. 500 mg) for 7 days did inhibit chromosomal aberrations and micronuclei induction, but not in a significant manner.

Effect of administration of the abovementioned effective doses (250 and 500 mg/kg oral for 7 days) of plant extract and vitamin C (9 mg/kg oral for 7 days) on the hepatic activation and detoxification enzymes was also studied. Significant induction in the levels of glutathione content (GSH) and of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes viz., glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione-S transferase (GST) resulted from plant extract treatment to animals. On the other hand, cytochrome P 450 level was significantly decreased in the plant-extract-treated animals. There was no significant change in cytochrome P 450, GSH contents and activities of enzymes on treatment with vitamin C.

The data indicate that the possible mechanism of inhibition by plant extract is mediated by its modulatory effect on hepatic activation and disposition processes.

Key Words: Emblica officinalis • vitamin C • mutagenicity • carcinogens • genotoxicity inhibition • antioxidant enzymes

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 19, No. 6, 377-384 (2000)
DOI: 10.1191/096032700678815945


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