Open AccessRadioprotective and cytoprotective activity of Tinospora cordifolia stem enriched extract containing cordifolioside-A
Author(s) -
Arti Patel,
Papiya Bigoniya,
Chandra Shekhar Singh,
Narayan Singh Patel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.111919
Subject(s) - chemistry , micronucleus test , micronucleus , mitotic index , tinospora cordifolia , genotoxicity , cyclophosphamide , pharmacology , tetrandrine , traditional medicine , toxicity , biology , medicine , mitosis , organic chemistry , chemotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the radioprotective and cytoprotective potential of cordifolioside-A, a primary active constituent of n-butanol fraction of Tinospora Cordifolia (NBTC) against 4 Gy-γ radiation in mice and cyclophosphamide induced genotoxicity.