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Session X : Cell death in cancer Poster X, 92<br />

ASSESSMENT OF EFFECT OF ECHINACEA PURPUREA ON APOPTOTIC AND<br />

MITOTIC ACTIVITY OF LIVER CELLS DURING INTOXICATION BY CADMIUM<br />

Alina Smalinskiene1, Stanislovas Ryselis1, Oleg Abdrakhmanov1, Rima Kregzdyte1,<br />

Vaiva Lesauskaite2, Ilona Sadauskiene1, Leonid Ivanov1, Nijole Savickiene3, Virgilijus<br />

Zitkevi(ius3, Arunas Savickas4<br />

1Institute for Biomedical Research, Kaunas University of Medicine, 2Institute of<br />

Cardiology, Kaunas University of Medicine, 3Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry<br />

<strong>and</strong> Pharmacognosy, Kaunas University of Medicine, 4Department of Drug Technology<br />

<strong>and</strong> Pharmaceutical Management, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania<br />

E-mail : smalina@vector.kmu.lt<br />

Cadmium (Cd) is a very toxic <strong>and</strong> carcinogenic element. It disturbs the activity of<br />

biochemical systems of cells. Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench (EP) can modify its influence.<br />

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of EP to accumulation of Cd in blood, liver,<br />

<strong>and</strong> kidney, mitotic <strong>and</strong> apoptotic activity of liver cells after the chronic intoxication by Cd2+.<br />

Materials <strong>and</strong> methods. Experiments were carried out on the white laboratory mice. Mice<br />

(n=57) were periodically i.p. injected for 6 weeks with CdCl2 (0.05 LD50 Cd2+) <strong>and</strong> EP<br />

extract solutions of two different concentrations (0.05 LD50 <strong>and</strong> 0.1 LD50) <strong>and</strong> their<br />

combinations. Control mice were injected with 0.9% saline. Cd concentration in blood <strong>and</strong><br />

tissue specimens was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer Perkin-<br />

Elmer/Zeeman 3030. The number of mitotic liver cells was counted in 10 r<strong>and</strong>omly selected<br />

reference areas (0.04 mm2). Apoptosis of liver cells was histochemically detected by the<br />

TUNEL assay using AP (Roche) in situ cell death detection kit. Preparation of extract from<br />

herb of Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench was made according British herbal pharmacopoeia.<br />

Results. Cd2+ concentration in blood of mice in group EP(0.05)+Cd was 6.31-fold higher,<br />

therefore in group EP(0.1)+Cd was 8.25-fold higher comparing to Cd group, in liver that was<br />

1.78 fold <strong>and</strong> 2.11-fold, respectively, in kidney 2.1-fold <strong>and</strong> 1.92-fold, respectively. Higher<br />

concentration (0.1LD50) of EP extract <strong>and</strong> Cd+EP 0.1LD50 arise apoptotic activity of liver<br />

cells to compare with control group. The mitotic activity of liver cells induced by Cd2+ after<br />

injection of EP extract was the same as in control group.<br />

Conclusion. Long-term injections of extract of EP (0.1 LD50) combined with CdCl2 (0.05<br />

LD50) leads to the significant increase of cadmium concentration in blood <strong>and</strong> all<br />

investigated organs of experimental mice. EP decreases the mitotic activity of liver cells<br />

induced by cadmium <strong>and</strong> increases apoptotic activity of the liver cells.<br />

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