FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (1): 220-222.

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Study on Protection of Proanthocyaidins from Lotus Seedpod (LSPC) on Subchronic Damage Caused by ~(60)Co-γ Radiaton

 DUAN  Yu-Qing, ZHANG  Hai-Hui, TANG  Ying, WU  Jia, XIE  Bi-Jun   

  1. 1.School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University; 2.College of Food Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, ; 3.Wuhan Chief Hospital, Guangzhou Military Area.
  • Online:2006-01-15 Published:2011-09-05

Abstract:  Objective:Investigation on protection effects of proanthocyanidins from Lotus Seedpod (LSPC) on mice viscera damage caused by 60Co-γ radiation. Methods:Mice were given different dosages of LSPC continuously for 15 days by gavage, then exposed to 4.0 Gy 60Co-γ radiation, the mice were killed after 3 days exposure and assayed for viscera increase index with additional morphology observation. Results:After mice were exposed to 4.0 Gy 60Co-γ, the increase index of mice spleen and thymus were up to 100, 200mg/kg bw respectively, and showed significiant difference to the control group (p<0.01 and p< 0.05 respectively). LSPC can protect or restore mice spleen and thymus damages caused by 60Co-γ. Conclusions: LSPC had a certain of protective effect on subchronic damages to viscera by 4.0 Gy 60Co-γ.

Key words: lotus seedpod, proanthocyanidins, antiradiation, viscera