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The effectiveness of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) to protect blood cells against Mitomycin C (MMC) induced genotoxicitywas investigated in human chronic myeloid leukemia cells (KCL22) using the alkaline comet assay. The comet assay wasselected as sensitive and rapid method for analysis of DNA damage and repair in individual cells. NAC treatment alonedid not produce any damage in KCL22 cell. But NAC was found to be effective in reducing genotoxic damage in KCL22cells exposed to MMC. These results confirm the literature data that, given the safety and ability to reduce DNA damage. NAC may be useful to prevent drug-mediated genotoxicity.
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