Las plantas como radioprotectores potenciales frente a la radiación ionizante

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Alena Alonso Martín
Eliseo Almeida Varela

Abstract

Los radioprotectores son agentes que reducen la toxicidad, mutagenicidad y otros efectos biológicos adversos de las radiaciones ionizantes en los organismos vivos. El desarrollo de agentes radioprotectores es de interés en las investigaciones por su potencial empleo en la exploración espacial, la radioterapia o la guerra nuclear. Sin embargo, continúa la búsqueda de radioprotectores efectivos que sean a la vez ideales y seguros, así como el desarrollo de ensayos clínicos con algunos de ellos. Por otra parte, diferentes grupos de investigación se han enfrascado durante varias décadas, en la búsqueda de fuentes alternativas a los compuestos químicos y sus análogos sintéticos existentes, con énfasis en los extractos vegetales. Este trabajo brinda información reciente acerca de especies de plantas, incluidas las existentes en Cuba (endémicas o no), para las cuales se han descrito propiedades radioprotectoras promisorias. Se discute además sobre los posibles mecanismos de radioprotección implicados en dicho efecto. Junto a las investigaciones realizadas, otros estudios serán necesarios para determinar el papel radioprotector de estas plantas en diferentes aplicaciones.

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Alonso Martín, A., & Almeida Varela, E. (1). Las plantas como radioprotectores potenciales frente a la radiación ionizante. Nucleus, (44). Retrieved from http://nucleus.cubaenergia.cu/index.php/nucleus/article/view/512
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