Hindawi, Scientific World Journal, (2015), p. 1-10, 2015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/146378
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Trametesspecies have been used for thousands of years in traditional and conventional medicine for the treatment of various types of diseases. The goal was to evaluate possible antigenotoxic effects of mycelium and basidiocarp extracts of selectedTrametesspecies and to assess dependence on their antioxidant potential.Trametes versicolor, T. hirsuta, andT. gibbosawere the species studied. Antigenotoxic potentials of extracts were assessed on human peripheral white blood cells with basidiocarp and mycelium extracts of the species. The alkaline comet test was used for detection of DNA strand breaks and alkali-labile sites, as well as the extent of DNA migration. DPPH assay was used to estimate antioxidative properties of extracts. Fruiting body extracts ofT. versicolorandT. gibbosaas well asT. hirsutaextracts, except that at 20.0 mg/mL, were not genotoxic agents.T. versicolorextract had at 5.0 mg/mL the greatest antigenotoxic effect in both pre- and posttreatment of leukocytes. The mycelium extracts of the three species had no genotoxic activity and significant antigenotoxic effect against H2O2-induced DNA damage, both in pre- and posttreatment. The results suggest that extracts of these three species could be considered as strong antigenotoxic agents able to stimulate genoprotective response of cells.