Table 1 Protective effects of ASM on comet parameters in renal cells
From: Proficiencies of Artemisia scoparia against CCl4 induced DNA damages and renal toxicity in rat
Group | Comet length (μm) | Head length (μm) | Tail length (μm) | % DNA in head | % DNA in tail | Tail moment (μm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 41.48 ± 2.63 | 35.04 ± 1.81 | 6.61 ± 1.03 | 91.33 ± 2.21 | 9.53 ± 1.13 | 0.51 ± 0.031 |
Olive oil + DMSO | 40.85 ± 2.39 | 34.58 ± 1.78 | 6.36 ± 0.68 | 90.36 ± 2.43 | 10.11 ± 1.04 | 0.61 ± 0.023 |
CCl4 | 63.16 ± 2.11aab | 23.29 ± 1.50ab | 39.21 ± 2.81ab | 74.81 ± 2.18ab | 25.28 ± 1.40ab | 0.64 ± 0.019 |
CCl4 + Sily (100) | 41.54 ± 2.56c | 34.94 ± 2.06c | 6.35 ± 0.71c | 90.46 ± 2.52c | 9.70 ± 1.19bc | 0.44 ± 0.021c |
CCl4 + ASM (150) | 46.76 ± 1.74 | 28.22 ± 2.21 | 18.78 ± 1.62 | 84.53 ± 2.32 | 15.95 ± 1.42 | 0.60 ± 0.025 |
CCl4 + ASM (300) | 40.80 ± 2.60c | 34.70 ± 2.21c | 7.43 ± 1.24c | 88.03 ± 2.27c | 11.66 ± 1.45c | 0.45 ± 0.018c |
ASM (300) | 43.20 ± 3.21 | 34.67 ± 2.23c | 9.26 ± 1.57c | 89.98 ± 1.95c | 10.35 ± 1.16c | 0.11 ± 0.024bc |