Studies on modulation of the effects of colchicine by L-cysteine using bone marrow of Swiss mice |
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Authors: | S Ghaskadbi V G Vaidya |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, M.A.C.S. Research Institute, Pune, India. |
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Abstract: | Colchicine (COL) elevates the frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (PE), the ratio of normochromatic to polychromatic erythrocytes (N/PE) and the frequency of large PE due to spindle disruption. Simultaneous i.p. injection of L-cysteine (CYS) does not influence the effects of COL while if administered 1 h prior to COL, CYS suppresses the N/PE ratio and frequency of large PE but not the frequency of micronucleated PE elevated by COL. Preincubation of CYS with COL at 37 degrees C for 1 h results in a significant decrease in all the COL effects. The modulatory effect of exogenous CYS appears to be due to its competition with the endogenous tubulin cysteine residues for interacting with COL. |
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