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 3

Protective effect of carvacrol against parathion treated cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Treatments	Concentrations used (g/mL + g/mL)	Metaphase scored	SCE/cell ± SE
Control	Untreated	50
Parathion	2.5	50
Parathion + carvacrol	2.5 + 2.5	50
Parathion + carvacrol	2.5 + 5.0	50
Carvacrol	2.5	50
Carvacrol	5.0	50
DMSO (−ve control)	20	50

(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).