Effects of the plant flavonoids silymarin and quercetin on arsenite-induced oxidative stress in CHO-K1 cells
Effects of the plant flavonoids silymarin and quercetin on arsenite-induced oxidative stress in CHO-K1 cells
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fct.2006.12.002
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Eynard, A. R.
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作者:
Bongiovanni, G. A.;Soria, E. A.;Eynard, A. R.
Chronic toxic effects of arsenic resulting from drinking water are a human health problem, especially in South-America and Asia. Arsenic is capable of influencing various cellular processes, causing adverse effects, including cancer. Although the exact mechanism of the action is not known, a correlation between oxidative stress, tumour promotion and arsenic exposure has been observed. We examined the effects of silymarin and quercetin, in counteracting oxidative stress produced by acute or sub-chronic sodium arsenite exposure. The stress responses to arsenite included an increase in the heat shock protein 70 kDa expression, lipid peroxidation assayed by conjugated dienes measure, and gamma-glutamyl-transpepticlase activity. We found that all these stress responses were eliminated by silymarin and quercetin in acute experiments. Both flavonoids diminished the conjugated dienes formation during sub-chronic cultures. Our results suggest that these antioxidant flavonoids, which may be easily incorporated into the diet, may afford a protective effect against arsenite-induced cytotoxicity. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.