Radioprotective effect of the extract of Ziziphus joazeiro and Anacardium occidentale on embryos of Biomphalaria glabrata subjected to ionizing radiation

Authors

  • Williams Nascimento Siqueira Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Luanna Ribeira Santos Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Mariana Luiza de Oliveira Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Felipe Tiago José Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Hianna Arely Milca Fagundes Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Laila Bezerra Nascimento Lacerda Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • José Luis Ferreira Sá Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Edvane Borges Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Ana Maria Mendonça de Albuquerque Melo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Keywords:

Biomphaliaria glabrata, Embryotoxicity, Radioprotection

Abstract

The electromagnetic radiation is energy that can be classified as ionizing and non-ionizing. This type of energy is propagated through a material medium and the vacuum. Ionizing radiations are responsible for harmful effects to living organisms at the molecular level, where the damage occurs mainly in the molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA. Given these harmful effects caused by radiation highlights the importance of acquiring knowledge about radioprotective substances because they act protecting living tissue, reducing the damage caused to it by the effects of radiation. In this paper we investigate the radioprotective effect of aqueous extracts of Ziziphus joazeiro (jujube) and Anacardium occidentale (cashew tree) front of embryos of Biomphalaria glabrata. We used embryos of Biomphalaria glabrata-pigmented, divided into groups of approximately 100 specimens. Embryos of experimental groups were exposed to the extract at a concentration of 200 ppm and subsequently irradiated. For irradiation, we used a 60Co source (Gammacell of Radionics Labs. 4.359 X = Gy/h). The viability of the embryos was analyzed using a stereoscopic microscope and statistical analysis was used to test Student-Newman-Keuls and χ2 (chi-square) test. Our results showed that the hydroalcoholic leaf Ziziphus joazeiro showed radioprotective effect and that the aqueous extract from the bark of Anacardium occidentale exhibited a reduction in its embryotoxic effect.

Author Biographies

Williams Nascimento Siqueira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Luanna Ribeira Santos Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Mariana Luiza de Oliveira Santos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Felipe Tiago José Santos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Hianna Arely Milca Fagundes Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Laila Bezerra Nascimento Lacerda, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

José Luis Ferreira Sá, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

Edvane Borges Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Energia Nuclear, Área: Radiobiologia

Ana Maria Mendonça de Albuquerque Melo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Departamento de Biofísica e Radiobiologia, Área: Radiobiologia

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Published

2014-09-27

How to Cite

Siqueira, W. N., Silva, L. R. S., Santos, M. L. de O., Santos, F. T. J., Silva, H. A. M. F., Lacerda, L. B. N., … Melo, A. M. M. de A. (2014). Radioprotective effect of the extract of Ziziphus joazeiro and Anacardium occidentale on embryos of Biomphalaria glabrata subjected to ionizing radiation. Scientia Plena, 10(9). Retrieved from https://scientiaplena.org.br/sp/article/view/1969

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