“Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy analysis and fluorescent microscopic pictures proved that silymarin reduces the increased intracellular calcium and apoptosis induction during B(a)P treatment.”
“The findings reveal that silymarin possesses substantial protective effect against B(a)P induced DNA damage and calcium mediated apoptosis by inhibiting the catalytic activity of CYP1B1 and maintaining the intracellular calcium dysregulation; hence, it could be considered as a potential protective agent for environmental contaminant induced immunotoxicity.”