@article{
author = "Živković, Lada and Bajić, Vladan and Dekanski, Dragana and Pirković, Andrea and Giampieri, Francesca and Gasparrini, Massimiliano and Mazzoni, Luca and Potparević, Biljana",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Manuka honey has been widely researched regarding its biological properties, in particular its antimicrobial and antioxidant capacities. We tested the genotoxic and genoprotective properties of Manuka honey, ranging from 25-1000 mu g/mL, by performing an in vitro comet assay after exposure to human whole blood. No genotoxic effect on whole blood cells was observed within the tested concentration range (p = 0.154). Then, the antigenotoxic potency of Manuka honey against oxidative DNA damage to whole blood cells was assessed. Prior to Manuka honey treatment a modest decrease of H2O2-induced DNA damage was detected in cells, with no statistical significance (p = 0.087). Post-treatment, Manuka honey displayed a stronger potential to attenuate damaged cells at all tested concentrations, with a statistical significant difference (p lt 0.001), where concentrations of 25 and 100 mu g/mL were most efficient. Manuka honey exhibited a marked potential to protect DNA of whole blood cells from oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide in vitro.",
publisher = "Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford",
journal = "Food and Chemical Toxicology",
title = "Manuka honey attenuates oxidative damage induced by H2O2 in human whole blood in vitro",
volume = "119",
pages = "61-65",
doi = "10.1016/j.fct.2018.05.034"
}