Research Article

Antigenotoxic Effect of Curcumin and Carvacrol against Parathion Induced DNA Damage in Cultured Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes and Its Relation to GSTM1 and GSTT1 Polymorphism

Table 2

Antigenotoxic effect of curcumin against parathion treated cultured human lymphocytes.

TreatmentsConcentrations used (g/mL + g/mL)Metaphase scoredSCE/cell ± SE

ControlUntreated50
Parathion2.550
Parathion + curcumin2.5 + 1050
Parathion + curcumin2.5 + 1550
Curcumin1050
Curcumin1550
DMSO (−ve control)2050

(significance as compared to untreated), b (significant as compared to parathion treatment), c (nonsignificance as compared to untreated), and d (nonsignificance as compared to untreated).