Research Article

Toxicity of Glycyl-l-Prolyl-l-Glutamate Pseudotripeptides: Cytotoxic, Oxidative, Genotoxic, and Embryotoxic Perspectives

Table 2

The effects of GPEs on SCE and MN rates in cultured human lymphocytes. symbol presents a statistical difference from the control (-) group at the level of .

GroupsSCEs/cellMN/2000 cellsNuclear division index (NDI)

Untreated cells4.55 ± 0.780.91 ± 0.151.37 ± 0.26
MMC10.92 ± 1.063.74 ± 0.521.09 ± 0.21

GPE
 0.1 μM4.16 ± 0.610.79 ± 0.181.38 ± 0.22
 1 μM4.06 ± 0.590.83 ± 0.221.42 ± 0.14
 10 μM4.38 ± 0.410.88 ± 0.151.39 ± 0.31
 25 μM4.46 ± 0.730.85 ± 0.191.36 ± 0.25
 50 μM4.41 ± 0.360.89 ± 0.201.34 ± 0.24
 100 μM4.47 ± 0.630.90 ± 0.181.32 ± 0.21

GPE1
 0.1 μM4.29 ± 0.430.81 ± 0.151.44 ± 0.29
 1 μM4.47 ± 0.550.84 ± 0.231.41 ± 0.33
 10 μM4.55 ± 0.690.90 ± 0.221.37 ± 0.23
 25 μM4.52 ± 0.560.94 ± 0.171.34 ± 0.28
 50 μM4.63 ± 0.480.98 ± 0.211.32 ± 0.22
 100 μM4.65 ± 0.531.02 ± 0.241.42 ± 0.24

GPE2
 0.1 μM4.38 ± 0.360.85 ± 0.131.38 ± 0.30
 1 μM4.51 ± 0.500.89 ± 0.191.37 ± 0.25
 10 μM4.58 ± 0.470.91 ± 0.161.34 ± 0.27
 25 μM4.66 ± 0.600.92 ± 0.261.30 ± 0.33
 50 μM4.69 ± 0.511.01 ± 0.231.28 ± 0.27
 100 μM4.71 ± 0.661.04 ± 0.201.22 ± 0.24

GPE3
 0.1 μM4.18 ± 0.440.77 ± 0.171.45 ± 0.29
 1 μM4.29 ± 0.510.76 ± 0.211.43 ± 0.26
 10 μM4.23 ± 0.400.82 ± 0.241.41 ± 0.31
 25 μM4.35 ± 0.360.85 ± 0.161.42 ± 0.34
 50 μM4.45 ± 0.560.88 ± 0.281.40 ± 0.27
 100 Μm4.61 ± 0.470.92 ± 0.231.38 ± 0.25