Comet assay: a reliable tool for the assessment of DNA damage in different models

A Dhawan, M Bajpayee, D Parmar - Cell biology and toxicology, 2009 - Springer
New chemicals are being added each year to the existing burden of toxic substances in the
environment. This has led to increased pollution of ecosystems as well as deterioration of …

The comet assay in human biomonitoring: gene–environment interactions

M Dusinska, AR Collins - Mutagenesis, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The comet assay is the method of choice for measuring DNA damage, of various sorts, in
human cells such as lymphocytes obtained in the course of population-based studies of …

Biogenic synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and their effect on As (III)-induced toxicity on human lymphocytes

KS Prasad, K Selvaraj - Biological trace element research, 2014 - Springer
A bioreductive capacity of a plant, Terminalia arjuna leaf extract, was utilized for preparation
of selenium nanoparticles. The leaf extract worked as good capping as well as stabilizing …

Stable Colloidal Dispersions of C60 Fullerenes in Water: Evidence for Genotoxicity

A Dhawan, JS Taurozzi, AK Pandey… - … science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
Stable aqueous suspensions of colloidal C60 fullerenes free of toxic organic solvents were
prepared by two methods: ethanol to water solvent exchange (EthOH/n C60 suspensions) …

Biosynthesis of Se nanoparticles and its effect on UV-induced DNA damage

KS Prasad, H Patel, T Patel, K Patel… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper reports, an environmentally benign procedure of synthesis and characterizations
of selenium nanoparticles and their protective effect against UV-induced DNA damage …

Evaluation of nuclear DNA damage in human spermatozoa in men opting for assisted reproduction

MB Shamsi, R Kumar, R Dada - Indian Journal of Medical …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Diagnosis of sperm DNA integrity of semen sample is important for consistently high
reproductive efficiency. The conventional parameters of semen analysis take into account …

Evaluation of in vivo genotoxicity of cypermethrin in Drosophila melanogaster using the alkaline Comet assay

I Mukhopadhyay, DK Chowdhuri, M Bajpayee… - …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay, also known as the Comet assay, is one of
the most promising genotoxicity tests developed in recent years to measure and analyse …

Assessment of reference values for DNA damage detected by the comet assay in human blood cell DNA

P Møller - Mutation research/reviews in mutation research, 2006 - Elsevier
Genotoxicity measured by the comet assay is expressed by different researchers using
parameters that are not easy to conceptualize, except for percent tail DNA (% T) or visual …

Endurance exercise results in DNA damage as detected by the comet assay

A Mastaloudis, TW Yu, RP O'Donnell, B Frei… - Free Radical Biology …, 2004 - Elsevier
To determine if 6 weeks of supplementation with antioxidants could alleviate exercise-
induced DNA damage, we studied 21 runners during a 50 km ultramarathon. Subjects were …

Daily grape juice consumption reduces oxidative DNA damage and plasma free radical levels in healthy Koreans

YK Park, E Park, JS Kim, MH Kang - Mutation Research/Fundamental and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Grape contains flavonoids with antioxidant properties which are believed to be protective
against various types of cancer. This antioxidative protection is possibly provided by the …