Comparison of the Modifying Action of Astaxanthin on the Development of Radiation-Induced Chromosome Instability in Human Blood Lymphocytes Irradiated in vitro at Different Cell Cycle Stages

摘要

This study presents the results and comparison of the distinctive features of the modifying effect of astaxanthin (20.0 g/mL) on -radiation-induced chromosomal instability in human peripheral blood lymphocytes that were irradiated in vitro (1.0 Gy) at the G(0), S, and G(2) stages of the cell cycle. The study showed that the effect of astaxanthin on cells irradiated at cell cycle stages S and G(2) did not lead to changes in the mean frequencies and the spectrum of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations (p > 0.05). A powerful protective effect of astaxanthin on the level of radiation-induced chromosomal instability (p < 0.001) was observed only in cells that were irradiated at the G(0) stage. Thus, the dependence of the radioprotective effect of astaxanthin on the mitotic cycle stage at which the cells were exposed to radiation was established.