Vol. 27 (Suppl 2) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

Study of cytotoxic, genotoxic and DNA-protective effects of selected plant essential oils on human cells cultured in vitro.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate cytotoxic, genotoxic and DNA-protective effects of carvacrol and thymol on human hepatoma HepG2 and colonic Caco-2 cells cultured in vitro.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Cytotoxicity testing was performed by the trypan blue exclusion technique. Level of DNA lesions induced in human cells with ca.....