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C(60) fullerene prevents genotoxic effects of doxorubicin in human lymphocytes in vitro

K. S. Afanasieva1, S. V. Prylutska1, A. V. Lozovik1, K. I. Bogutska1, A. V. Sivolob1,
Yu. I. Prylutskyy1, U. Ritter2, P. Scharff2

1Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine;
е-mail: prylut@ukr.net;
2Technical University of Ilmenau, Institute of Chemistry
and Biotechnology, Ilmenau, Germany 

The self-ordering of C60  fullerene, doxorubicin and their mixture precipitated from aqueous solutions was investigated using atomic-force microscopy. The results suggest the complexation between the two compounds. The genotoxicity of doxorubicin in complex with C60  fullerene (С60+Dox) was evaluated in vitro with comet assay using human lymphocytes. The obtained results show that the C60  fullerene prevents the toxic effect of Dox in normal cells and, thus, С60+Dox complex might be proposed for biomedical application.