Protective effect of amentoflavone on radiation-reduced damage in mice bone marrow / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the protective effect and possible mechanism of amentoflavone (AF) on bone marrow cells of mice injured by irradiation. Methods Primary bone marrow cells of male C57BL/6 mice were cultured and randomly divided into 4 groups (normal control, radiation control,AF 2.5μmol/L and 5μmol/L), with 3 samples in each group. After treated with AF for 12 h, the cells were injured by 12 Gy 60Coγirradiation. 6 h and 12 h post-irradiation, apoptosis was evaluated by using Hoechst 33258 stain, cell cycle was determined by flow cytometry while the level of TNF-α was tested by ELISA. Results The cell cycle arrest and apoptosis were not significantly affected by Amentoflavone. Amentoflavone (5 μmol/L)could significantly inhibit the production of TNF-α on cell supernatant of mouse bone marrow cells at 6 h or 12 h after radiation and 2.5 μmol/L Amentoflavone could significantly inhibit the production of TNF-α at 6 h after radiation. Conclusion Taken together, the data suggest that AF may have radioprotection against damage in mice bone marrow by inhibiting the production of TNF-α.