Abstract
The extract of Sasa kurilentis was found to strongly inhibit ascorbate/Fe2+-stimulated formation of thiobarbituric reactive substances, an indicator of lipid peroxidation, in isolated rat liver mitochondoria, and further to protect human embryonic lung (HEL) cells from H2O2-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the Sasa extract effectively prevented the intracellular ROS production in HUVEC exposed to the high concentration (30 mM) of glucose and also greatly inhibited the adhesion of U937 leukemia cells to HUVEC exposed to oxidative stress. Thus, the antioxidative benefits of the Sasa extract observed in the present study may contribute to improve endothelial dysfunction related to hyperglycemia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-136 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Traditional Medicines |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- CoQ
- ROS production
- Sasa kurilentis
- endothelial dysfunction
- mitochondrial dysfunction
- tricin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Drug Discovery
- Complementary and alternative medicine