Genotoxicity studies with an ethanolic extract of Kalanchoe pinnata leaves.
Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen
; 856-857: 503229, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Kalanchoe pinnata is a medicinal plant, used mainly in African, Brazilian, and Indian traditional medicine for the treatment of several human disorders. Whole leaf extracts, crude juice of the leaves, and aqueous and organic extracts of the leaves are used. Over the last decade, ethanolic extracts have become the most popular form of Kalanchoe medicinal preparation. In this study, an ethanolic extract of this plant leaf was tested in a battery of standard regulatory genetic toxicology tests. This extract did not induce reverse mutations in the Salmonella/microsome assay but induces a weak genotoxic response in the mouse lymphoma assay and the in vivo micronucleus assay in mice. Our results indicate that this material may cause DNA damage, and its use should be restricted.
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Assunto principal:
Dano ao DNA
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Extratos Vegetais
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Kalanchoe
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Testes de Mutagenicidade
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Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article