Table 1 Protective role of C. bursa-pastoris extract against genotoxicity induced by TFM insecticide.

From: Eco-friendly remediation of Triflumuron-induced stress with Capsella bursa-pastoris extract

 

Control

CBPE1

CBPE2

TFM

TFM + CBPE1

TFM + CBPE2

Mitotic cell number

862 ± 13,4a

865 ± 13,0a

866 ± 14,4a

657 ± 8,38d

705 ± 13,0c

755 ± 9,42b

Mitotic index (%)

8,62

8,65

8,66

6,57

7,05

7,55

Micronucleus

0,40 ± 0,52d

0,50 ± 0,53d

0,20 ± 0,42d

70,5 ± 2,92a

59,3 ± 4,27b

45,3 ± 3,20c

Sticky chromosome

0,90 ± 0,57d

0,70 ± 0,48d

0,40 ± 0,52d

60,7 ± 4,21a

49,0 ± 3,09b

40,0 ± 3,59c

Fragment

0,00 ± 0,00c

0,00 ± 0,00c

0,00 ± 0,00c

52,4 ± 3,40a

51,9 ± 3,30a

39,6 ± 2,95b

Vagrant chromosome

0,30 ± 0,48d

0,10 ± 0,32d

0,40 ± 0,52d

46,1 ± 3,38a

32,8 ± 3,08b

21,4 ± 3,72c

Unequal chromatin distribution

0,00 ± 0,00d

0,00 ± 0,00d

0,00 ± 0,00d

35,6 ± 2,67a

24,4 ± 2,99b

14,3 ± 2,83c

Bridge

0,40 ± 0,52c

0,40 ± 0,52c

0,20 ± 0,42c

25,6 ± 2,07a

25,2 ± 2,08a

19,70 ± 1,83b

Head diameter (px)

30,000

34,000

36,000

26,000

20,000

28,000

Head density

197,901

218,668

233,965

115,817

126,165

250,404

Head DNA (%)

95,1 ± 1,79b

95,9 ± 1,20b

98,7 ± 1,64a

42,3 ± 1,64e

62,4 ± 2,32d

79,6 ± 1,84c

Tail DNA (%)

4,90 ± 1,79d

4,10 ± 1,20d

1,30 ± 1,64e

57,7 ± 1,64a

37,6 ± 2,32b

20,4 ± 1,84c

Tail Moment

0,082692

0,547723

0,025220

29,424

16,174

8,352

Tail length (px)

3,000

2,000

2,000

51,000

43,000

41,000

Tail density

10,154

9,431

2,988

157,944

76,070

64,059

  1. CBPE1: 45 µg/mL C. bursa-pastoris extract, CBPE2: 90 µg/mL C. bursa-pastoris extract, TFM: 20 µg/L TFM, TFM+CBPE1: 20 µg/L TFM+45 µg/mL C. bursa-pastoris extract, TFM+CBPE2: 20 µg/L TFM+90 µg/mL C. bursa-pastoris extract. Data are presented as mean±SD. Averages indicated with different letters (a-d) within the same line are deemed to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The Comet scale, which indicates DNA damage, is based on the percentage of tail DNA: no or minimal damage (≤5%), low damage (5-20%), moderate damage (20-40%), high damage (40-75%), and severe damage (≥75%).